Hamas
In addition to hostage families, former Hamas captives Keith Siegel and Yelena Trupanob participated in the solemn pre-holiday Selichot gathering.
Cohen, 20, a tank gunner in the IDF’s Armored Corps from Rehovot, has been held in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.
“Palestine” would be a dictatorial, racist state that flouts basic human rights.
“Israel will act with determination and strength in order to return all our hostages and defeat Hamas,” the Israeli prime minister said.
“Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians. The military authorities are conducting a thorough investigation,” the Prime Minister’s Office said of the tragic mishap.
“Every action against Israel directly serves the jihadist axis in the Middle East,” said Gideon Sa’ar.
The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem accused the British newspaper of spreading Hamas propaganda.
“The situation has to end. It’s extortion, and it has to end,” the U.S. president said of hostage talks with the Hamas terrorist organization.
Lt. Ori Gerlic was reportedly killed in an “operational accident” in Khan Yunis.
Meanwhile, a resolution calling for the complete destruction of Hamas was adopted by the Netherlands’ House of Representatives.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office slammed a U.N.-backed report claiming Gaza’s population is “facing catastrophic conditions.”
“If an application is submitted, it will be flagged for ‘appropriate processing,’” the senior U.S. official told JNS.
