At 11:55 a.m. Israel time, the IDF confirmed the news the world had waited nearly two years to hear: “There are no more living Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity.”
The Israeli government “approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages, the living and the deceased,” the prime minister’s office stated.
“All of the hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace.”
Demonstrators filled Hostages Square and major intersections, channeling grief and anger into a strike that drew support from political leaders and celebrities
According to Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter, who organized the meeting, the overriding objective was to find common ground among the ambassador and the Haredim.
Ambassador Huckabee blames Hamas for the impasse in the hostage release deal, calls for an investigation in the case of the American Palestinian killed near Sinjil and praises the US-Israel partnership.
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Tehran launched four missile salvos overnight following Israeli attacks on nuclear and military targets. As rescue teams dig through rubble, both sides warn that more strikes are coming.
IDF’s “Preemptive and precise” strikes killed high Iranian officials and scientists, Iranian state media reports.
