by Michael Wilkins | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Thousands gathered Tuesday to honor Oded Lifshitz, an 83-year-old peace activist who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and later killed in captivity. His wife, Yocheved, mourned that he had been murdered by those he had spent his life trying to help....
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Hamas and Israel have reached a deal to release the remains of four Israeli hostages in exchange for 602 Palestinian security prisoners, both sides confirmed Tuesday. The agreement resolves a dispute that had threatened to derail a ceasefire deal before its first...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 25, 2025 | News
The Trump administration has revoked a Biden-era policy that required the US government to report potential violations of international law by allies using American weapons, including Israel, according to US officials. The policy, National Security Memorandum-20...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 25, 2025 | News
Hamas is reportedly considering a deal to transfer the bodies of two slain hostages to Egypt in exchange for 301 Palestinian prisoners, as international mediators scramble to salvage a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Israel had planned to release 602 prisoners on Saturday...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 24, 2025 | News
Israel has reportedly offered to release 602 Palestinian prisoners, originally set to be freed two days earlier, if Hamas immediately returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages, according to an Israeli official cited by Ynet. The demand comes amid tensions over...