Cookbook for Jewish holiday of Shavuot raises awareness of plight of hostages still held in Gaza
To commemorate Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that celebrates God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, the Forum of Hostages and Missing Families, a volunteer group founded by relatives of abduction victims in the Gaza Strip, has published a cookbook it created called “A Shavuot to Deserve.” This year, Shavuot begins on the […]
Israeli Hostages Freed Under Heavy Fire in Gaza
Israeli police on Monday released dramatic helmet camera footage of Saturday’s daring hostage rescue, in which Noah Al-Ghamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, were freed from Gaza and returned to Israel. The operation was carried out by the Israel Police’s counter-terrorism unit, Yamam, in collaboration with the Israel […]
White House discussed negotiating with Hamas to free US hostages: report
The Biden administration is considering negotiating directly with Hamas to secure the release of five American hostages being held in the Gaza Strip if ceasefire talks between the terrorists and Israel ultimately fail, current and former U.S. officials said. The negotiations will be conducted through Qatar, which has helped free American hostages in the past, […]
Florida sniper shoots, kills bank robber holding hostages through computer monitor: Video
A video released by a Florida sheriff’s office shows the moment a gunman fired a gun through a computer monitor, killing an armed bank robber suspect who was holding a hostage. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), led by Sheriff Carmine Marceno, announced that the incident occurred at a Bank of America in Fort Myers […]
Incredible footage shows sniper shoot bank robber through computer and between hostages
Newly released footage from Florida police shows the incredible moment a sniper shot a bank robber with a bullet that ripped through a desktop computer, passed between two hostages and fatally wounded the suspect. The incident occurred on Feb. 6, when a 36-year-old man attempted to rob a Bank of America in Fort Myers and […]
Kamala Harris grieves for ‘innocent’ Palestinians killed in Israeli raid to save hostages
Vice President Kamala Harris mourned the Palestinian civilians killed in an Israeli hostage rescue operation. Speaking to the Michigan Democratic Party, Harris prefaced her remarks by expressing condolences toward the Palestinian casualties. Michigan is known for having one of the largest Muslim and Arab populations in the United States. “On Oct. 7, Hamas committed a […]
All 3 Rescued Male Israeli Hostages Held by Gaza ‘Journalist’
This story has been updated to include new facts from the Israeli military and additional background information. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that all three male hostages rescued on Saturday were being held by “journalist” Abdallah al-Jamal, who previously wrote for the Palestine Chronicle and Al Jazeera newspapers. Breitbart News reported on […]
Israel rescues 4 hostages from Gaza: Here’s what we know
The four hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 were rescued in a special operation on Saturday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Police and the Israel Securities Authority, a joint statement from the groups said. The operation is the largest rescue of surviving hostages since the start of the current war between Israel […]
Release of Israeli hostages celebrated as US officials eye ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his country’s commitment to securing “the release of all the hostages” still held captive in Gaza after meeting with four who had been rescued during a special military operation earlier in the day. The four hostages were taken by militants following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack. Word […]
Four Israeli Hostages Rescued During Raid In Central Gaza
Friends of Almog Meir Jan, one of four Israeli hostages rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack, gather outside Sheba Tel Hashomer medical center in Ramat Gan for a photo with him after the hostage was transferred. As conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas continues in the Palestinian […]