Hamas shows flexibility amid indirect hostage talks
The terror organization agreed for the first time to discuss releasing an additional group of five living hostages without receiving the Bohler terms.
The terror organization agreed for the first time to discuss releasing an additional group of five living hostages without receiving the Bohler terms.
Despite Hamas’s announcement that it agrees to releasing 5 hostages, Israel is demanding 11 living hostages and the return of bodies, along with a temporary ceasefire. Hamas also insists on a commitment to ending the war and rebuilding the Gaza Strip - under its continued rule.
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The family approved the release of the video, in which Bohbot says, among other things: "This is not a psychological warfare video. The only one experiencing psychological warfare is me, waking up every morning without my wife and my son."
Hamas has agreed to release 5 hostages, while Israel is insisting on the Witkof deal, which calls for 10 to 12 hostages to be released alive.
In a powerful interview with the Wall Street Journal, Omer Wenkert advocates for the hostages left behind: "The return of the hostages – this is where the success of the return to war will be measured for me."
For the third consecutive day, protests against the terrorist organization erupted in northern Gaza, including in Jabaliya and Beit Lahia. Demonstrators in Jabaliya held signs reading: “We won’t be pawns,” “We want to live,” and “Hamas out.” Children chanted: “Hamas is a terrorist organization.”
Medical teams dispatched to multiple sites following reports of interception debris.
The mother of Matan Zangauker, held captive by Hamas for 537 days, released a video appealing to the terrorist organization to safeguard her son. In her message, she also called on President Donald Trump to lead efforts to free all the hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
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