Tag: Hostages
Hanan Yablonka, whose body was recovered from Gaza, laid to rest in Tel Aviv
“Until Friday, we did not know whether Hanan was alive or dead,” Shay Abadi, Hanan Yablonka’s brother-in-law, told JNS on Monday.
“In a meeting at around 8:30 a.m., the IDF told us they had found his...
IDF recovers bodies of three more hostages in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of three more hostages from the Gaza Strip during an overnight operation, the military announced on Friday.
Orión Hernández Radoux, 30, Hanan Yablonka, 42, and Michel Nisenbaum, 59,...
Video shows Hamas abduction of female IDF spotters on Oct. 7
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Wednesday evening released a video of Hamas terrorists abducting female Israel Defense Forces spotters on Oct. 7.
Footage taken by body cameras of the terrorists reveals the violence...
Nova massacre survivor raises awareness at Cannes
t was very important for me that the faces of my friends Eliya Cohen and Elkana Bohbot be on the front of the dress. I did it for them,” Oct. 7 survivor Laura Blajman-Kadar...
Sullivan meets with officials whose citizens are being held by Hamas
Ambassadors and chiefs of missions from 18 countries joined to address the continued captivity of their citizens by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after terrorists kidnapped as many as 250 people from Israel on...
White House denounces destruction of Gaza aid by outraged Israelis
The United States, United Kingdom and Germany condemned the dumping of humanitarian aid on the roadside by Israeli protesters and the later torching of at least one aid truck on Monday.
The events took place...
Israel celebrates 76th Independence Day in shadow of Hamas war
Israel ushered in its 76th Independence Day on Monday night with muted celebrations amid the war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The traditional torch-lighting ceremony marked the start of Independence Day and the...
Should Deborah Lipstadt resign in protest?
U.S. President Biden’s suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel places Deborah Lipstadt, the most prominent Jewish member of his administration, in quite a bind. How will she respond?
Let us recall the example set by...
Hostages Forum asks ICRC to press Hamas for access to captives
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent a letter on Tuesday to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red...
Netanyahu talks hostage negotiations with visiting CIA chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted CIA Director William Burns at his office in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon for talks on the ongoing indirect hostage negotiations with Hamas.
Burns first held a private discussion with...