China Tells Israel to ‘Stop Military Operations’ After Hostage Rescue
China’s Foreign Ministry issued an unusual statement on Tuesday during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, condemning the Israeli government for engaging in a self-defense operation in Rafah, Gaza Strip, where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescued two Hamas hostages. . The hostages, identified as Argentinian-Israeli Louis Haar and Fernando Mallman, were among an estimated […]
IDF Releases Helmet Cam Footage of Hostage Rescue
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday released footage of a daring nighttime raid to rescue two Israeli hostages in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. In addition to the aerial footage, the IDF produced footage of various stages of the attack, as well as images attached to the helmets of hostages Fernando Simon Marman, […]
Hostage Release Sparks Speculation About Javier Milei’s Visit
The unlikely rescue of two Argentinian-Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Monday marked a visit to Israel by Argentine President Javier Millei, who had offered repeated prayers in Jerusalem days earlier. There is widespread speculation about the role of As Breitbart News reported, Milley went straight from the airport to pray […]
Hamas Complains About Hostage Rescue: Claims ‘Massacre’ in Rafah
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas issued a statement on Monday morning protesting the overnight rescue of two Israeli hostages by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), claiming that the rescue led to a “massacre” in the city of Rafah. As reported by Breitbart News, Israeli forces are attacking Hamas in Rafah on the Egyptian border, despite […]
After 51 days of ‘hell’ in Hamas captivity, an Israeli hostage family shares their ordeal in New York
An Israeli mother kidnapped by Hamas with her three children recalled 51 days in captivity in a small room ricketed by bomb explosions, surviving on pita every day. Hager Brodach, 40, publicly told her family’s harrowing survival story to an American audience for the first time Thursday night at an emotional event hosted by an […]
Blinken leaves Middle East without hostage deal, says Hamas proposal has ‘absolute non-starters’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed the Middle East after the United States and Israel quickly closed on the latest hostage deal proposed by Hamas on Thursday. Blinken spent much of last week negotiating with Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas over the possible release of hostages. The proposal sent by Hamas late Tuesday includes items […]
Florida bank robbery suspect killed by law enforcement sniper during hostage standoff
A robbery suspect who held two people hostage at knifepoint inside a Florida bank was shot and killed by a law enforcement sniper during a tense standoff, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, identified by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office as Sterling Ramon Alabash, 36, had a lengthy criminal history that included drug trafficking, aggravated assault […]
Blinken Arrives in Israel with ‘Serious Proposal’ for Hostage Deal, ‘Expanding’ Truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived late Tuesday night to discuss what he called a “serious offer” for a deal in which Hamas would release the remaining 136 Israeli hostages in exchange for a long-term halt in the war in Gaza. I visited there. Blinken’s visit will be his sixth since the war began […]
9-year-old girl previously held hostage by Hamas speaks in code about time in Gaza captivity
A nine-year-old Israeli girl who was held hostage by Hamas continues to struggle to speak normally after her abduction. When she communicates, she says, she communicates in hushed tones and coded words. new york post. Emily Hand’s father, Thomas, said in a recent interview that his daughter hasn’t talked much about the terrifying ordeal that […]
Virginia Democrat suggests new hostage deal is ‘best chance’ to deescalate war in Gaza
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Saturday that the “best chance” to defuse the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is to release the group’s remaining hostages at the end of the war. He suggested negotiating a new agreement. Onset. In Kaine’s view, the deal would also help ease tensions between […]