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The hearts of an entire nation lie in tatters.”
In a statement, Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, said The release of my father … is part of the terrible tragedy of those who went in alive and were murdered inside. To the people who prayed for my father and wanted a different end [I say]: continue. There are still a lot of living people inside whom we need to pray and work for.”
Lifshitz’s son, Yizhar, told Israel’s Army Radio Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffins of four fallen hostages,
Netanyahu said ... adding that The War Criminal Netanyahu & His Nazi Army Killed Them with Missiles from Zionist Warplanes,
text in Hebrew and English on the banner read On behalf of the State of Israel, I bow my head and ask for forgiveness,
Their abduction and murder by Hamas is an unthinkable atrocity that we condemn unequivocally. No child, no family should endure such tragedy. We call for all hostages’ release,
The entire people of Israel embrace the families and the heroic community of Nir Oz and share their deep sorrow,
Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, said ... in a post on X earlier today President Pezeshkian congratulated the Palestinian people and their resistance ... and offered his condolences on the martyrdom of a large number of Palestinian citizens, leaders of the Palestinian resistance and its fighters,
the Islamic Jihad media office said in an official statement At this painful and difficult time, as four fallen hostages are returned, crowds are gathering together at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters said in a statement published this morning Horrified by the tragic deaths of hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas & her young sons Kfir & Ariel,
Dimiter Tzantchev, Israel's ambassador to the European Union, said as images emerged of Hamas releasing the caskets of the four hostages The Chief of the General Staff expedited his return due to progress in the agreement for the return of the hostages and the expected return of the deceased hostages tomorrow (Thursday),
The Nazis deserve no humanitarian aid. No fuel. No electricity. No trailers. No bulldozers. No ceasefire, no withdrawal. Only the gates of hell
he posted on X earlier today These are extremely difficult times for the families, and we ask that their privacy be respected,
We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable,
His grandchildren agree that he is the best grandfather in the world, always happy to read and play piano with them,
Until we receive definitive confirmation, our journey is not over,
the family said in a statement He was in the tunnels for the vast majority of the time. Even in the short period that he was aboveground, there was no sunlight whatsoever,
There was no follow-up treatment, and so there’s considerable damage,
This is one of the hardest days, I think, since October 7,
They were killed by USA bombs,
White mock-up missiles nearby carried the message ... a reference to Israel's top military supplier