Defense and Security
“We must not allow the actions of a few interfere with our mission,” said Laura Rosenbury, the college president.
The Pardes Hanna-Karkur Municipality named the slain girl as Yahli Gur,
The more than 180-year-old Jewish nonprofit also urged caution about reducing foreign aid, including for Israel.
The operation was conducted by the IDF’s Yehuda Brigade alongside Yahalom combat engineers.
The agency viewed the phones’ activation as routine, since the terrorist organization had carried out “similar tests” the previous year.
Despite Israeli and global media reports that such a meeting had been scheduled, the White House says no get-together was planned.
“They took amazing care of us at Beilinson, but there’s nothing like home after a year and a half,” said Cohen’s fiancée.
No Israeli troops were hurt in the attempted attack.
If the terrorist group has not agreed to the U.S. bridging proposal by its next meeting, the Israeli Security Cabinet “will convene and decide on the next steps,” said a spokesman for the Israeli premier.
One of the suspects allegedly praised Diaa Hamarsheh, who carried out a deadly attack in Bnei Brak in 2022.
Officials doubt the terrorist organization would honor an agreement to free all remaining hostages, seeing them as its “insurance policy” against total destruction.
The two leaders also discussed Iran being a major threat to regional security.
