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Linked to Iran, imprisoned in Israel, and narrowly escaping several assassination attempts, al-Hayya was appointed deputy to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in 2021 and now serves as Hamas’s chief negotiator.
Hamas is using the starvation and torture of captives as part of a “well-planned sadistic propaganda campaign,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
The protesters included friends of Hamas hostage Rom Braslavski, and Otzma Yehudit Party lawmaker Yitzhak Kroizer.
In one example, UNRWA driver Mohammad Abi Itiwi participated in the kidnapping of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli diplomat Amir Weissbrod said.
The propaganda proves that the terrorist organization does not intend to agree to a hostage deal, said Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.S. president told reporters in Pennsylvania that “they’re in a war. Some horrible things happen.”
On Sunday, six countries airdropped a total of 136 aid packages in the northern and southern Strip.
The Israeli minister called Morgan’s remark “utterly disgusting” after the British broadcaster said it was “interesting” how pro-Israel voices doubt Gaza casualty numbers but accept hostage videos from Hamas.
Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar to France, the U.K. and Canada: “If this is who applauds you, what does it say about you?”
In a Fox News interview, the U.S. ambassador blamed the Hamas terrorist organization for the region’s suffering.
“While the State of Israel allows the entry of humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza, Hamas terrorists deliberately starve our hostages and document them in a cynical and malicious manner,” said the Israeli premier.
Survivor Naftali Fürst: “The hollow faces and emaciated bodies of Rom and Evyatar take me back decades.”