Defense and Security
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel.”
The move came two weeks after laws banned the aid agency for Palestinians from Israel, ending its decades-long presence in some facilities.
The identification process is expected to take hours and involve numerous experts. Professionals advise avoiding overexposure to distressing images.
The Israeli strategic affairs minister will reportedly replace Mossad chief David Barnea as head of the Israeli delegation.
The Hamas terrorist group agreed to double to six the number of hostages scheduled to be freed as part of the seventh release.
“Until we receive definitive confirmation, our ordeal is not over,” the family said, after Hamas announced that the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, are to be returned to Israel.
“We are going public with this statement so that our demand can be heard by the leaders in our city and beyond,” the rabbis stated.
“They are being kept under horrific, inhumane conditions in tunnels beneath Gaza. We demand: Let them go,” stated Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said of the hostages held captive by terrorists in the Gaza Strip: “We will not rest until every one is returned home and reunited with their families.”
“Thank God for life,” one of the victims told CBS. “A life shouldn’t just be taken away from anyone.”
In addition, the remains of four hostages murdered in Hamas captivity will be handed over to Israel on Thursday.
As questions remain over the Lebanese Armed Forces’ ability to stop Hezbollah’s entrenchment, the IDF is completing the remainder of its withdrawal.
