Thousands of Israelis lined the streets of Central Israel this morning to take part in the funeral procession for slain hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas. The images of Shiri Bibas carrying her two young, red-headed children into Hamas captivity on Oct. 7, 2023, are ingrained into the collective memory of the Israeli people. The … Read More

The funeral of former Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz is taking place this afternoon at Kibbutz Nir Oz Cemetery. Lifshitz, 84, was a founding member of the Kibbutz, a writer, and an activist. He was kidnapped along with his wife, Yocheved, who was freed a few weeks later. Shiri Bibbas and her children, Kfir and Ariel … Read More

White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is returning to Israel to get an extension of the hostage for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff said that he expects there will be a Phase 2. Meanwhile Hamas has announced that it’s refusing to take part in mediated talks with Israel until Palestinian prisoners are released … Read More

Israelis watched in horror today as the bodies of the mother, child and infant of the Bibas family were returned to Israel. After arriving in Israel, the bodies were taken to Tel Aviv for identification and an attempt to determine their cause of death. Israeli television is not showing video images of a stage built … Read More

Israel has confirmed that the final six living hostages slated for released under Phase 1, including Abera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed who have been held for a decade, will be freed by Hamas on Saturday. It has also been confirmed that Hamas plans to release the bodies of eight hostages who were killed in captivity. … Read More

The Israeli Security Cabinet has begun discussions concerning the second phase of the hostage for ceasefire deal with Hamas. No decisions were made, no votes were conducted, and the Cabinet has yet to approve sending negotiators to Doha to take part in mediation efforts. Israel is also preparing to receive the bodies of four Israeli … Read More

The Israeli Security Cabinet is meeting to discuss the second phase of the hostage for ceasefire agreement with Hamas as a negotiating team is headed to Cairo to finalize details of the ongoing first phase of the agreement. Netanyahu is facing ongoing pressures to move forward with the second phase of talks. Meanwhile, President Trump’s … Read More

Mediators say there are signs Hamas will back down from its threat and return three Israeli hostages on Saturday as originally agreed. Senior Israeli officials reportedly sent a message through mediators stating the deal would continue if the terror group released three more hostages on Saturday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Netanyahu will visit the Southern Command … Read More

Netanyahu sent Hamas a clear message expressing the ceasefire will be over and war will renew if they do not release all hostages by midday Saturday as originally agreed to. Netanyahu said that if the ceasefire is broken, the IDF will continue fighting until Hamas is defeated. For these stories and more see below. Make … Read More

After hearing that Hamas has delayed the next hostage release, President Trump said that the hostages should be released by noon on Saturday. He said that the decision is Israel’s, but if Hamas did not meet that deadline, he would recommend they resume the war. In an interview with Fox News, Trump expanded on his … Read More