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As President Trump has made it clear, Hamas, the Houthis, Iran, all those who seek to terrorize not just Israel, but also the United States of America, will see a price to pay,
Leavitt said
Israel’s decision to return to fighting brings me back to Gaza, to the moments where I heard the sounds of explosions around me and where I feared for my life as I was afraid that the tunnel where I was being held would collapse.”
Yarden Bibas, who was released during the first phase of the ceasefire and whose wife and two young sons were killed in captivity — and became symbols of the Israeli hostages’ plight — wrote on FacebookWe are shocked, outraged, and terrified,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an umbrella organization representing most of the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, said in a statement, calling for a return to negotiationsIf the other side [Hamas] decides to go back to the table for genuine talks, then the IDF would stop,
the official saidThe military pressure endangers the hostages while an agreement brings them home.”
He addedThey believed the ceasefire was in place and that they, as civilians, were safe from any targeting,
he saidThere are deals on the table, and you are choosing to continue sacrificing more hostages and soldiers,
Metzger shouted at him in parliament, the Times of Israel reported
A responsible Israeli leader, who has no internal political consideration, would bring all the hostages back in one group, up front, [in return] for ending the war, and then will take care of the second goal of the war to dismantle Hamas,
he said in a briefing to journalists on TuesdayWe paid [a price] too. Let’s not have a competition.”
He ordered security to remove her, sayingWhen Israeli reservists came [to serve] in October 2023, their main motivation was to bring back the hostages. Now someone has to convince them that the ground operation will bring back the hostages [alive], not bring them back dead. This is a tough job,
he addedHamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war,
National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Brian Hughest told Fox News Digital
I want to assure you: this is just the beginning,
Netanyahu saidWe extended the ceasefire for weeks when we did not receive any hostages. We sent delegations to Doha. We sent delegations to Cairo. We made proposals together with the mediators. We accepted the proposal of the American envoy, [Steve] Witkoff. In contrast, Hamas has repeatedly rejected every offer."
Netanyahu went onFrom now on, the negotiations will resume only under fighting,
Netanyahu said in a brief public messageI hear the commentators reporting lies in the studios, as if the IDF's recommendation and IDF actions stem from political considerations,
he saidIsrael will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,
Netanyahu’s office said
The families of the hostages demand a meeting this morning with the prime minister, the defense minister and the head of the negotiation team, in which they will be assured how the hostages will be protected from the military pressure and how they intend to bring them back, ... Stop the killing and disappearance of the hostages now!"
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement, adding they would demandThese designated areas are considered dangerous combat zones... For your own safety, you must evacuate immediately to the known shelters in western Gaza City and those in Khan Yunis,
the post saidThese leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces' aircraft,
said the Hamas statement, which also named interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director-general of the internal security service, among those killedWe will not stop fighting until all of our hostages are home and we have achieved all of the war goals,
he said