Omer Wenkert went to dance with his good friend Kim Damati, who was killed, at the Nova festival in Re’im. Just before he was kidnapped, his mother received frightened messages. His family is deeply concerned for his well-being, partly because of his ongoing intestinal illness.

Shoam, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri with his children on Oct. 7, was released from Hamas captivity on Saturday.

Mengistu was born in Ethiopia in 1986 and immigrated to Israel at the age of five as part of Operation Solomon. Since 2014, he had been held captive by Hamas after crossing the border into Gaza, more than ten years ago.

The One World Trade Center, Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building, and other landmarks were illuminated in orange in memory of the Bibas children, who were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists.

Doctors say 88-year-old pontiff's condition worsens, leading staff to administer 'high-flow oxygen' support.