Gaza Strip
After 50 days in Gaza, Oria, Yuval and Ofry Brodutch were greeted at Schneider Children’s Medical Center by their dog, Rondi.
The Biden administration has “reinforced in very clear language” that renewed fighting must not “produce significant further displacement of persons.”
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar twice tried to violate the terms of the Qatari-mediated ceasefire agreement with Israel, and was forced to back down by Cairo, according to an Egyptian source.
The pause in Israel’s war against Hamas provides an opportunity for assessment. While the IDF has been forced to fight Hamas on its own turf, Jerusalem has responded with overwhelming military precision and force, diplomatic support, and most importantly, domestic resolve.
The Israel Defense Forces revealed that Hamas was holding the bodies of three soldiers abducted on Oct. 7.
“There are days I asked myself how will I sleep here, but if we cave to these fears then they have won,” says Kibbutz Nirim survivor Michelle Mari.
The GOP presidential candidate said “Hamas is trying to wipe Israel off the map. And they’re doing so with Iranian, North Korean and Russian assistance.”
“It’s a no-win situation,” Emi Palmor, former director general of Israel’s Ministry of Justice, told JNS.
“IDF and ISA forces are currently accompanying 11 released hostages inside Israeli territory,” the Israeli military announced.
There was no immediate confirmation from Jerusalem.
Regev requires surgery for a gunshot wound sustained during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack; her brother Itai is still being held captive in Gaza.
Hamas members Adham Hawwas and Ismail Hawwas were both seen in security footage at Kibbutz Alumim and inside the Gaza City medical center.
