Hamas Drops Key Demand for War’s End as Hostage Deal Advances

Media reports say the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has dropped a key demand as a condition for the release of the remaining hostages: that Israel agree never to fight the group again. Hamas’ demands have been a major sticking point for months in negotiating a deal to free Israeli hostages taken in the Oct. 7 […]
Democrat claims Israeli hostage posters ripped down at Capitol office

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) said his office in the U.S. Capitol was vandalized after posters of Israelis being held hostage in Gaza were ripped down amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Schneider, a vocal pro-Israel Democrat and co-chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, said on X that posters of the hostages were […]
Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill

Earlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
Hamas Continues to Insist on ‘Unacceptable’ Clause in Hostage Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that the terror group Hamas was posing an obstacle to the hostage deal because it was insisting on “unacceptable” clauses that would force Israel to end the war. This provision would not only end the current conflict, which began when Hamas launched a major terrorist attack […]
Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani’s mom dies of brain cancer

The mother of rescued Israeli hostage Noa Al-Ghamani has died of brain cancer, just weeks after her dying wish to be reunited with her daughter and embrace her one last time was fulfilled. Liora Arugamani was 61 and had been battling stage 4 cancer for a long time. “She spent her last days with her […]
‘It is a great privilege to be here’: Israeli hostage publicly speaks out for the first time since being rescued

Noa Al-Ghamani, one of the Israeli hostages who returned safely, said her “biggest concern” was not survival but her parents, speaking publicly for the first time on Saturday about the horrific events that took place on October 7, Israeli media reported. New York Post. Al-Ghamani, 26, was abducted by Hamas terrorists during a surprise attack […]
Parents of American Hostage Release Abduction Video

The parents of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg Pollin have spoken out about a newly released video showing their son and other hostages being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, and said they hope it serves as a “call to action.” Jonathan Pollin and his wife Rachel Goldberg talked On Monday, ahead of a […]
Israel rescues hostage Noa Argamani from Hamas captivity in Gaza, newly released footage shows

Dramatic body camera footage captured the moment elite Israeli forces rescued hostage Noor al-Ghamani from eight months of Hamas captivity during a daring and “complex” operation in Gaza. Al-Ghamani, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists from the Supernova music festival on October 7 and quickly became a symbol of terror attacks against the Jewish state, […]
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Hostage recounts Hamas’ ‘strange rules’

Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you news about rising anti-Semitic bigotry in the U.S. and around the world. Today’s Newsletter: – Mother of rescued hostage says her son told her about ‘strange rules’ when held captive by Hamas– Hamas’ ‘Green Prince’ shocked by anti-Israel protests on university campus– Video: Journalist says he was ‘punched’ […]
Biden pushed to revoke Al Jazeera credentials after Israeli hostage reportedly found in journalist’s home

First appearance on FOXPresident Biden has come under pressure to revoke Al Jazeera’s media credentials and cut off its access to the White House after reports emerged that one of its journalists was holding an Israeli hostage in his home in the Gaza Strip. “It is no secret that Qatar-funded Al Jazeera has long been […]