Israel, Gaza and hostages
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Awsat's report is based on sources from the terrorist groups. Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are considering a plan to transfer hostages to Gaza City in order to deter the IDF's planned offensive and occupation of the area,
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the hostages square in Tel Aviv as families and supporters demanding the release of the hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday with a strike that brought traffic to a halt on major roads and intersections across Israel.
Lavi, wife of abducted Israeli father Omri Miran, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Aug. 17, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
Political reporter Tal Schneider on a day of protests across Israel as PM Netanyahu doubles down on all-or-nothing offer to Hamas, plus Denmark premier's threat of sanctions
M., a mother of four and wife to a hi-tech professional she calls a “full-time father,” described her mission in five words: “Returning the hostages and denying Hamas aid."
A Health Ministry report described the systematic starvation, as well as physical and emotional torture, carried out by Hamas terrorists on hostages released from Gaza earlier this year. The lives of the remaining living hostages in Gaza captivity are under immediate threat due to physical and mental torture perpetrated by their Hamas captors,
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The Times of Israel on MSN‘Strengthening Hamas’: Coalition lawmakers slam protesters taking part in strike for hostages
Smotrich claims campaign 'buries the hostages in the tunnels,' while Regev accuses demonstrators of 'sowing division' and Eliyahu says 'pained families' are being exploited by 'cynical anarchists'