Gaza Strip
The Israeli prime minister said he was “outraged to the depths of my soul” by the terror group’s murder of six hostages in Gaza.
Palestinian terrorists breached the border through 119 holes they created in the fence separating Israel from the Strip.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, Carmel Gat and Ori Danino were murdered shortly before the IDF reached them.
“I am devastated and outraged,” stated the U.S. president, who then called for a deal between Israel and Hamas.
The military called on the public not to spread rumors.
The IDF will remain stationed along the Philadelphi Corridor in any hostages-for-ceasefire-deal with Hamas.
The slain soldier was named as St. Sgt. Elkana Navon, from Petach Tikvah.
The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized blasted the Biden administration for the “boondoggle.”
Arie Zalmanovicz, 86, was denied proper medical care.
Shlomi Ziv and Almog Meir Jan describe their ordeal at the hands of Hamas.
“The negotiators are bearing down on the details, meaning that we have advanced the discussions to a point where it’s in the nitty-gritty.”
The hostages’ families arrived at the border with a convoy of more than 300 vehicles to protest the lack of movement in ceasefire talks.