Who are the six Israeli hostages found dead in Gaza?
Reuters The recovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages seized by Palestinian militants during the 7th October Hamas-led attacks has triggered deep shock in Israel, bringing half a million people into the streets in protest on Sunday and prompting the biggest labour union to launch a general strike on Monday. They were some of […]
Thousands line streets for funeral of American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
Jerusalem Reuters Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Jerusalem on Monday to bid farewell to slain American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the best-known faces of those seized by Hamas-led gunmen on 7th October. Goldberg-Polin’s body, along with the bodies of fellow hostages Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino, […]
Protests grip Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza
Jerusalem Reuters Protests gripped Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted with the country’s leadership for failing to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that […]
Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it was moving forward with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south. After an abrupt Israeli pullback at the start of this […]
“One mission”: Rachel Goldberg’s agonising efforts to get her kidnapped son back from Hamas
Working with a team of public relations volunteers, Rachel Goldberg is determined to keep the world’s attention focused on the demand for the release of the hostages. YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…