Hostages: This evening, Hamas and the PIJ returned (what they say are) the remains of a hostage to Israel. The body was brought to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Israel for identification, a process which can take up to...
Hostages: The bodies of two slain hostages remain in Gaza: Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak. Hamas claim that it will take a long time to reach the bodies, because their captors were killed, so the exact...
Hostages: The IDF announced that they recovered the body of hostage Youssef Ziyadne, 53. His body was found in a tunnel in Rafah, Southern Gaza, and brought back to Israel for identification. The IDF had previously operated in the area...
Negotiations are either progressing, or going nowhere, depending on who you listen to. Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan held a press conference in Algeria today and very clearly stated Hamas’s conditions for a deal: Complete IDF withdrawal and ceasefire, thousands...
Hostages: Negotiations are ongoing for a deal which would release only some of the hostages. Hamas is still refusing to say which and how many of the hostages will be alive. While Hamas claims to not know the status of...
Hostages: On Shabbat, Hamas released a cruel propaganda video showing signs of life from hostage Liri Albag, 19. Her family has asked that people do not share the video or photos from it. Reuters reported on Hamas’s word that they...
Hostages: After some hints at progress with Hamas, Israel sent a negotiating team back to Qatar. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Deputy Secretary-General told media: “I believe we have come close to achieving a prisoner exchange deal, even if only...
Hostages: Hamas’s newest demand: a seven day ceasefire, so that they can check which hostages are still alive, and where they are. Gaza: Thank G-d, the IDF didn’t announce any fallen heroes today. In the afternoon, Hamas launched a...
Hostages: Kann 11 reported that Hamas is now refusing to release any live hostages in the deal, and is instead offering the bodies of 12 hostages who are no longer alive. While Israel and other negotiators keep expressing optimism about...
Hostages: The Israeli Ministry of Health released a new report about the treatment of hostages who have since been rescued from Gaza. I will not detail the horrors here, but just note that it is way worse than originally thought....
