by Michael Wilkins | Feb 20, 2025 | News
Residents of Karmei Gat, where displaced members of Kibbutz Nir Oz are staying as their homes are rebuilt, stood in the rain for a moment of silence as Hamas handed over the remains of four slain hostages to the Red Cross. Holding Israeli flags and wearing yellow in...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 20, 2025 | News
For months, the world has watched in anguish as the fate of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, remained uncertain. Kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, their absence from the November hostage release only deepened...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 19, 2025 | News
Israel announced Tuesday that six living hostages under the current ceasefire agreement will be freed on Saturday, following Hamas’s decision to expedite their release. The six include Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, both held since crossing into Gaza in 2014 and...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 19, 2025 | News
Health Minister Uriel Buso has cautioned that identifying the bodies of four hostages set to be returned by Hamas may take time, depending on their condition. “I visited the Institute of Forensic Medicine to see the preparations,” Buso told Walla, adding that...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians, countering former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory and have the U.S. take control. According to Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram, the plan includes “secure areas”...
by Michael Wilkins | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Israel is set to receive the bodies of four hostages from Hamas on Thursday as part of the first phase of a ceasefire deal, an Israeli official confirmed. The agreement states that remains will be returned on the 33rd day of the truce. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
