Tag: Hostages
Top Russian rabbi helps freed Gaza captive put on tefillin
Alexander ("Sasha") Troufanov, who was released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in Gaza, put on tefillin for the first time on Sunday, with the help of Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Lazar gave Troufanov, who is a dual...
Katz to US senators: No Palestinian state, only Trump’s plan ensures safety
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz informed a bipartisan delegation of visiting U.S. senators on Sunday that Israel "will never agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger its existence."
During the meeting,...
Israeli Security Cabinet to meet to discuss Phase 2 talks with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene the Security Cabinet on Monday to discuss Jerusalem's stance toward the Phase 2 talks with the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, the Prime...
Nobel laureates make bold peace prize offer to Trump in bid to save hostages...
Four of Israel's most distinguished scientists, including three Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry and the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, dispatched an urgent letter on Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump,...
Hamas confirms hostage release for Saturday, per report
This is reportedly contingent on Israel supplying caravans, tents, fuel, heavy equipment, medicines and hospital renovation materials to Gaza.
Egyptian sources previously informed Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Hamas agreed with Egyptian mediators to continue the hostage release arrangement...
Proof of life emerges for hostage Omri Miran after 495 days in Gaza
A recently released hostage has provided the first confirmation in months that Omri Miran, 47, held captive in Gaza, was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July.
"We received confirmation of Omri's condition through one of...
Israeli consulate ad in Times Square raises awareness of hostages
A Consulate General of Israel in New York billboard advertisement in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan raises awareness of hostages still being held captive by the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip.
It points...
Sa’ar: Israel ready to resume fighting if Hamas doesn’t free captives
During a meeting with European Union ambassadors in Israel on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned that Jerusalem would resume military actions in Gaza if Hamas does not release the hostages.
"We discussed today Hamas's...
UN chief appeals to Hamas to release Israeli hostages
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged the Hamas terror group to abide by its obligation to release additional Israeli hostages in accordance with its ceasefire agreement with the Jewish state.
"We must avoid at...
Netanyahu: Ceasefire ends unless hostages are freed on Saturday
Unless Hamas returns Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday, Feb. 15, the ceasefire will expire and the Israel Defense Forces will resume fighting until it defeats Hamas totally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...