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Amna Nawaz: You have been very pointed in your criticism before of the Netanyahu government. You have accused them of not meaningfully participating in the efforts to get the hostages released. On the flip side, as you mentioned, Hamas has not been a reliable partner in these talks. But, in ...
Israel and the United States have condemned the actions taken by both courts. Netanyahu also faced great domestic pressure to bring home the hostages, whose plight has captured the nation’s attention. Their families have become a powerful lobbying group with wide public support backed by months of mass protests ...
... nationals, including American citizens, some 50 foreigners since July. It seems like leaders are taking away the opposite lesson, that they're incentivized to hold hostage American nationals. How do you impose a cost to deter that from happening? Roger Carstens: First off, let me gently push back on your ...
... suggesting he may have died in captivity. The body’s recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza. Israel believes at least a third of the remaining 100 hostages are dead. However, Yosef and Hamzah AlZayadni ...
Nonetheless, Gritzewsky has been a constant presence at protests and demonstrations across the country along with Zangauker's mother, who has emerged as one of the most vocal activists for the hostages. Einav Zangauker, who used to support Netanyahu, has virulently opposed his handling of the war and is furious ...
... the video, Matan Zangauker said he's been held in captivity for more than 420 days. He also blamed the Israeli government for neglecting the hostages. The 25-year old's mother later spoke at a hostage family's protest in Tel Aviv to urge a ceasefire. She said that ...
... President-Elect Trump. Today, Alexander's family said the 20-year-old spoke under duress when he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of neglecting the hostages. Meanwhile, in Gaza, where dozens of hostages are still believed to be held, an Israeli airstrike killed at least six people in a tent ...
... his government. Do you believe that the Netanyahu government has done all that it can to release your brothers-in-law and all of the hostages? Dalia Cusnir: That's a very hard question. I believe they can do more. I believe the Netanyahu government has waited too many days ...
... into southern Israel in a surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023. They killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, around a third of whom are believed to be dead. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 42,000 ...
“Israel has achieved most of the strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before boarding his plane. “Now is the time to turn those successes into an enduring strategic success.”
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