Tag: captives

"We notified all of the families of hostages that we received credible information indicating that their loved ones have been killed in captivity. The vast majority were murdered on October seventh."

Israeli and foreign captives are now being held in Gaza, where the Red Cross by its own admission apparently is present, but is refusing to help the hostages or their families.

It is not yet clear how many US citizens were among the people abducted by Hamas terrorists and spirited away to Gaza, where they are being held captive.

Thousands of Jewish mothers across the US have joined a campaign urging Congress to insist on the return of the bodies of two IDF fallen soldiers and two Israeli civilians being held by Hamas as a precondition to any US aid to the Gaza Strip.

It is unclear as to what Israel is supposed to get from this exchange. Hamas is holding hostage a number of Israeli civilians and the bodies of kidnapped IDF soldiers.

"Look at my mother. She is a mother like all other mothers, and she deserves to know the fate of her son."

Yahyah told Maurer that any swap deal between Hamas and Israel should “guarantee the release of Palestinian prisoners.”

A busy agenda when UN Secy Gen. Ban Ki-moon met with PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem; Gaza hostages, UN bias and more.