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In light of Hamas’s repeated violations, including the ceremonies that humiliate our hostages and the cynical exploitation of our hostages for propaganda purposes, it has been decided to delay the release of terrorists that was planned for yesterday until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies,
the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement
It’s one of President Trump’s most (important) objectives, is to get all Americans home and we’re going to be successful in getting Edan home,
Witkoff said
I know my son is probably in tunnels, so I understand that he’s not seeing sunlight, and the air is very thin underground,
said AlexanderI can't wait for that day when they tell me, Yael, you have to come to Israel to get Edan back,
she said, her eyes filling with tearsThis is a critical time,
said Alexander, whose son was a 19-year-old soldier when he was abducted by Hamas-led militantsI don't know how, after this event they experienced yesterday, they will be able to gather their strength again,
Galia David, the mother of Evyatar David, told Israel's Reshet Bet radio station on SundayEvery time they say Edan’s name, it’s like they didn’t forget. They didn’t forget he’s American, and they’re working on it,
she said