Hostage Updates: The IDF and Foreign Ministry notified the families of two hostages from Thailand, Sonthaya Oakkharasr and Sudthisak Rinthalak, that new intelligence confirms that were killed on October 7th, before their bodies were taken hostage. The two had been...
Hostage Updates: There currently appears to be no chance of a negotiated deal to release the hostages. Gaza Front Updates: Hamas fired rockets once at the Kerem Shalom crossing and four times at Israeli communities near the border, including three...
Hostage Updates: In response to Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed al-Thani’s warning that attempts to reach a ceasefire and a hostage deal are “backtracking” due to the entry of IDF forces into Rafah, US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vadnet Patel said...
Hostage Updates: Hamas released a horrific video of 51-year-old hostage Nadav Popplewell, claiming he died due to lack of healthcare. Nadav was taken hostage from his home in Kibbutz Nirim, and is a dual Israeli-British citizen. The IDF sees these...
We were getting ready to leave the base when Naftali suggested I meet Or and Ben. The two set together on a cot in a corner of the huge tent, their military vests and guns dropped to the side. They...
I don’t think we’ll ever grow tired of getting WhatsApp messages from IDF commanders with the news that the helmets, cameras, drones, or other gear we bought saved a soldier’s life or helped locate terrorists—but the message my husband and...
Hostage Updates: Hamas published a video of hostage Nadav Popelwell. The IDF says these videos are a form of psychological warfare, and requests that they not be watched or shared. Gaza Front Updates: On Friday, Hamas fired twice at the...
Miracle in Be’er Sheva: On Friday afternoon, the playgrounds were full of kids. There hasn’t been a siren in Be’er Sheva in a while, so no one was concerned. Very suddenly, a fierce sand storm began, blowing sand and leaves...
Hostage Updates: It was revealed that Noa Marciano, a hostage whose body was rescued from Gaza by the IDF earlier in the war, was killed by a doctor in Shifa Hospital. Negotiations for a hostage release have pretty much ended....
Hostage Updates: Hamas is continuing to try and negotiate a proposal that would bring an end to the war with a complete IDF withdrawal, and continued Hamas control of Gaza. Israel appears to be under increasing pressure to agree to...
