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The returning hostages are currently on their way to an initial reception point in southern Israel, where they will be reunited with members of their families,
the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement
We don’t know if he is aware that his father, Vitaly, was murdered on October 7,
Sasha’s family said in a statement released today by the Hostages and Missing Families ForumA number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them,
it saidIair, Sagui and Sasha are on their way home!”
an announcer said
Now, we can breathe a little. Our Iair is home after surviving hell in Gaza,
his family said in a statementThe release of hostages, detainees, and the flood of aid hadn’t been seen in over a year. That’s why it’s important for us to begin phase two negotiations. This is our focus at the moment.”
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We say to the whole world— there is no migration except to Jerusalem,
Hamas said
I would hope to see some change in the region – some better future for the people of Gaza. As long as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad are pulling the strings there, it is not going to happen,
Referring to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove all Palestinians from Gaza, he said ... Dromi said
At the same time, people are looking beyond the present event and asking themselves here what will happen in Gaza the next day,
he told Al Jazeera from Tel AvivThe tough negotiations would be what comes after the first phase. While the focus is on the release of the hostages, the main question should be what is going to happen the next day?”
he saidNo, they wouldn’t because they’re going to have much better housing, much better.”
Trump saidIf they’re not returned — all of them, not in dribs and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two — by Saturday at 12 o’clock,
Trump said
I call on all the armed forces to be ready for military intervention if the criminal Trump carries out his threat,
Houthi saidWe're going to have Gaza. We don't have to buy. There's nothing to buy. We will have Gaza,
he said when asked about his prior statement about purchasing the long-occupied piece of landWe demand a full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities and for all perpetrators to be brought to justice,
UNIFIL said on Saturday
No displacement except to Jerusalem."
It showed the Al-Aqsa Mosque visible through a hole in the wall of a destroyed building along with the slogan
I was held for 484 days in unimaginable conditions, every single day felt like it could be my last,
he said in a video message
It’s no secret that Netanyahu doesn’t want the deal to continue and wants to stop it before the second phase,
Haaretz’s military analyst, Amos Harel, wrote,
The Israeli formal position is that we have an agreement that should be fulfilled,
retired IDF Major General Yaakov Amidror confirmed on Thursday during a discussion hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA).
We don’t [want to] shake the boat by adding [Trump’s] demand,
he said