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Each one deserves the time to rehabilitate and rebuild their lives, and every one of the hostages deserves to come home soon. We will not rest nor be silent until we return all our sisters and brothers from the hell of captivity in Gaza - until the last one,
Erez marked his Bar Mitzvah and read from the Torah just a few months ago - while his father was still held in Gaza,
Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel are finally home. How we have worried, and awaited their return."
Sharing a post on X, Herzog wrote Our father was brutally kidnapped from this land, and today he returns to us. As citizens, we must ensure that all hostages return to their families for rehabilitation and that those murdered receive proper burial in this land,
Yarden's reunion with his family is simply heartbreaking. We all remain deeply concerned for the fate of our beloved Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas - as an entire nation we hold them in our hearts. The people of Israel stand by Yarden and the whole family, with great concern and in heartfelt prayer."
Keith's heroic wife Aviva, was also returned in the first exchange to their four children and five grandchildren. Since then, we have seen Aviva speak out in countless meetings around the world, crying out and working unwaveringly for Keith's return."
We are deeply grateful to the brave IDF soldiers and security forces who risk their lives every day, and we extend our condolences to the families who have lost their beloved ones in service to all of us,
At this moment, our father is stepping onto the soil of the Land of Israel, and our hearts are filled with indescribable joy. After 484 long and terrifying days and nights, filled with constant worry for our father, we can finally breathe again,
Any deal that takes two or three months to end a war is a bad deal, because it can go off the rails at any point, and at any point either one of the sides can accuse the other of breaching,
Israeli analyst and former hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin told CBS News on Friday We've already had mutual accusations of breach. Right now, both sides are interested in at least bringing this forward to the end of the 42 days
I think it's all on the shoulders of Trump,
What we hear from the Israeli side is that they will not end the war or withdraw from Gaza, and what we hear from Hamas is that there is no deal unless it ends the war and brings about an Israeli withdrawal,
There is almost nothing left of Gaza,
Witkoff told Axios, estimating that full reconstruction could take 10 to 15 years However, they haven’t yet been released, and Israeli forces have said in the past that they are concerned about their wellbeing,
This includes the release of Arbel Yehud, which was criticised as completely disorganised and lacking the dignity expected during such sensitive moments,
He’s interesting for two reasons. One is that there was a sticking point between Israel and Hamas in these negotiations, and that was whether to release men under 50. At first, Hamas didn’t want to do that. They wanted to release civilians, women and youth first, but then they decided to [yield] to that point,
Israel will not tolerate any violation of the agreement. We will continue to act for the return of all of our hostages, the living and the deceased."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X Egypt is very keen on confirming the need for a full and complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, without taking away a single inch of Lebanese sovereignty and territory.”
Following talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Abdelatty told reporters The IDF continues to be committed to the understandings reached regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon, ... and will not allow the execution of terrorist plots of this type.”
Imagine being in the depths of hell and still trying to find one thing each day that you are thankful for,
she said, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum
