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

President Trump said he is losing patience with Hamas after hostages were returned home looking like Holocaust survivors. He went on to say that he did not know how much longer the U.S. can allow Hamas to continue with the brutal way in which the hostages have been treated. The full Israeli Cabinet met on … Read More

In his first public comments on President Trump’s plan to take over Gaza, Prime Minister Netanyahu called it “a remarkable idea.” In contrast, Special U.N. Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described it as an incitement to commit forced displacement. She compared the proposal to an international crime in the context of genocide. As well, Arab hostage-for-ceasefire mediators … Read More

President Trump’s first visit from a head of state took place with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday. President Trump said, “In our meetings today, the Prime Minister and I focused on the future. We discussed how we can work together to ensure Hamas is eliminated and ultimately restore peace to … Read More