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One was held in a Gaza tunnel, deep underground, shackled in darkness for nearly two years.
Another was kept in total isolation, enduring a process of deliberate starvation at the hands of his captors, losing nearly 40% of his body weight.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas terrorists have executed 32 Palestinians amid fierce clashes in recent days with militia groups opposed to the Islamist group, Reuters reported on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called Monday for direct negotiations with Israel, signaling a possible historic shift with its southern neighbor that Beirut classifies as an enemy state.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he will hold Hamas to its pledge to disarm and accused the terror group of misrepresenting the number of dead hostages it holds.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Military representatives on Wednesday morning notified the families of three Israeli hostages that the bodies of their loved ones were returned to Israel by Hamas the night prior, including one whose death had not been confirmed by Israel until now. A fourth body transferred to Israel by the terror group belonged to an unidentified Palestinian,…
Explosions resulting from violent confrontations between Hamas and groups the terror organization has labeled “wanted and outlawed” were heard east of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, a correspondent for the Saudi state-run Al-Hadath reported.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The political echelon has decided to sanction Hamas after failing to deliver the remains of hostages it promised to deliver during negotiations.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Freed Israeli hostages were reunited with their families amid tears, cries of joy and embraces on Monday at the military base in Re’im near the Gaza border, after two years of captivity by the Hamas terror group.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the bodies they received from Hamas were those of Guy Illuz, Nepalese agricultural student Bipin Joshi and two additional hostages.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israelis gathered outside the IDF’s Re’im base near Gaza on Monday to welcome the returning hostages as they arrived to be reunited with family members and undergo initial medical and psychological evaluations.
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Shortly before releasing them, the Hamas terror group on Monday morning orchestrated video calls between some of the living hostages and their families, who were anxiously awaiting their return.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited but declined to attend a summit of international leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday aimed at advancing Washington’s plans for Gaza and the region, after US President Donald Trump arranged for the premier’s invitation.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
US President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset’s plenum on Monday, underscoring America’s bond with Israel and reflecting on the work he had done with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout the two-year war, which came to a close after Israel and Hamas accepted the hostage-ceasefire deal he brokered.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
All 20 of the living Israeli hostages held by Hamas have returned to Israeli territory, the IDF announced.
The remaining live hostages held by Hamas were all in IDF custody as of 11:42 a.m.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Hundreds of Israelis congregated in the early hours of Monday morning at the Nova Festival Victims Memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im, where Gazan terrorists stormed a peaceful music festival a little over two years ago, murdering 378 people.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The U.S. State Department announced sanctions on Thursday against a support network for Iranian armed forces and Tehran-backed militias in Iraq.
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Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Friday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
US President Donald Trump will visit Israel on Monday ahead of the release of the remaining live hostages held in Gaza to speak before the Knesset and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post