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Despite the lack of an official identification for Liel, the family chose to hold a farewell ceremony for her.
“One horror does not justify another,” said Josep Borrell after touring the devastated Kibbutz Be’eri.
“The political disagreement will not go away” between Washington and Jerusalem, Shoshana Bryen, senior director of the Jewish Policy Center, told JNS.
Yehudit Weiss, 65, was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri during Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and murdered in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the “next stage has begun” for the military in the northern Strip, noting “significant findings” at Shifa Hospital.
“We uncovered a lot of equipment that can shed light on the current situation, hopefully also regarding the hostages,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus.
The US president said that it was “established” that Hamas uses Al Shifa Hospital and other medical centers for its terror operations.
The Iran-backed terror group announced it fired six anti-tank missiles towards the Jewish state.
IDF soldiers continue to battle Hamas terrorists deep inside the Palestinian enclave.
“We can’t leave a vacuum” that could enable the coastal enclave to turn “into a terror base again,” said the Israeli president.
According to a series of reports from the Gaza Strip, the IDF has stepped up the pressure on the city of Khan Yunis.
The terrorist group used the residence to direct attacks against IDF soldiers and civilians.
