Tag: Swords of Iron
‘Shalom Hamas’: Trump threatens Palestinian terrorist group
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Hamas in a social-media post on Wednesday after an Oval Office meeting with a delegation of eight freed Israeli hostages.
“‘Shalom Hamas’ means hello and goodbye—you can choose,” Trump wrote on his...
Rubio: Trump has ‘lost his patience’ with Hamas over hostages
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed strong support for President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas, saying the president is done waiting for the terrorist group to release hostages in Gaza.
"He's lost his patience...
Israeli official: We will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor
The IDF will not pull out of the Philadelphi Corridor that separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt, an Israeli official told reporters on Thursday, saying Jerusalem would refuse to allow Hamas terrorists to regroup...
Herzog: ‘Our hearts ache’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday eulogized the four hostages whose remains were returned from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday.
"Our hearts ache upon receiving the bitter news of the identification of Ohad Yahalomi,...
The tragic tale of Oded Lifshitz
The purported remains of Oded Lifshitz, 84, one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, were returned to Israel on Thursday, as part of the first phase of the hostage deal after his death has...
Herzog: ‘Agony. Pain. There are no words’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday mourned the return of the bodies of four Israelis from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
"Agony. Pain. There are no words. Our hearts—the hearts of an entire nation—lie...
Nation mourns Bibas family, Oded Lifshitz as bodies transferred to Israel
Israel redeemed on Thursday the bodies of four slain hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza: the three members of the Bibas family—mother Shiri, infant son Kfir and his older brother Ariel, and octogenarian Oded Lifshitz.
The...
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...
Rubio: Hamas to blame if truce collapses
The ceasefire in Gaza is "tenuous" because Hamas is a terrorist organization responsible for violence against civilians, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalist Chris Cuomo by phone on NewsNation on Tuesday.
Rubio noted that Hamas...
A mother’s 471-day fight: From daughter’s captivity to national healing
I first met Meirav Leshem-Gonen on Oct. 8, 2023, during the initial press conference held one day after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack. Chaos reigned—crying, screams of anguish, helplessness. Government officials were notably absent.
Even then,...