Gaza Strip
The families asked for guarantees that the negotiation teams have the tools and the leverage to bring their children home by Passover.
One of the ships, the Anadolu (Anatolia), has a capacity of 5,500 tons.
The moves come despite intensifying international opposition to a ground operation in the last Hamas stronghold, which Jerusalem says is necessary to defeat the terrorist organization.
In a rare audio clip of the Hamas military commander reportedly recorded the day of the terror group’s invasion of Israel, Mohammed Deif calls for a global Muslim uprising to “liberate” Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The IDF would also be responsible for physically connecting the pier to Gaza’s shore, according to U.S. officials.
In what appears to be most successful single operation of the war, the IDF has captured hundreds of terrorists and gathered valuable intel.
An Israeli government official told JNS that the Biden administration contacted Jerusalem to reschedule.
The South Caroline senator visited Israel on March 26 and 27—his fifth trip to the Jewish state since Oct. 7.
The proportion who disapprove of the IDF campaign rose from 45% in November to 55% this month.
“The propaganda and media activities of the resistance have been very good,” the Iranian supreme leader said.
The terrorist group will not release any more hostages until Israel accepts all its demands, Khaled Mashaal vowed.
The agency can pay March and April salaries after some countries resume support.