🎗️Lonny's War Update- October 385, 2023 - October 25, 2024 🎗️

  

🎗️Day 385 that 101 of our hostages in Hamas captivity
**There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!**

“I’ve never met them,

But I miss them. 

I’ve never met them,

but I think of them every second. 

I’ve never met them,

but they are my family. 

BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!”

We’re waiting for you, all of you.
A deal is the only way to bring
all the hostages home- the murdered for burial and the living for rehabilitation.

#BringThemHomeNow #TurnTheHorrorIntoHope

There is no victory until all of the hostages are home!

‎אין נצחון עד שכל החטופים בבית

 The two sections at the end, personal stories and Dark Legacy - The Abandonment of October 7th Hostages are very important to read, as important or more than the news of the day.

Red Alerts - Missile, Rocket, Drone (UAV - unmanned aerial vehicles), and Terror Attacks and Death Announcements

*6:15pm yesterday - north - hostile aircraft - Golan and Galilee areas

*6:20pm yesterday - north - hostile aircraft - Golan and Galilee areas
*9:50pm yesterday - north - rockets/missiles
*11:25pm yesterday - north -rockets/missiles 

*1:00am - north - rockets/missiles
*1:10am - north - rockets/missiles
*1:15am - south -A drone launched from Iraq at Israel crashed in the Red Sea a short while ago, close to Eilat.

The IDF says the drone was identified heading toward Israel, but it impacted an “open area” in the Red Sea, before reaching Israeli territory. The drone had been launched “from the East,” a term the IDF uses to refer to attacks from Iraq. Locals in Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat reported seeing interceptor missiles launched amid the incident.

*5:20am - north - rockets/missiles
*5:50am - north - rockets/missiles
*6:45am - north - rockets/missiles
*6:50am - center north coastal area - Caesarea, Binyamina, ZIchron Yaacov, Furedis, Ramat Hanadiv, Sdot Yam, Jisr a Zarka, Givat Ada, Or Akiva, Pardes Hanna, Dalia -rockets/missiles
*9:00am - Haifa and areas around -rockets/missiles
*9:25am - north -rockets/missiles

*9:50am - north -rockets/missiles
*11:10am - north - rockets/missiles
*11:15am - northern Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) - hostile aircraft - A drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Syria was shot down by air defenses over the southern Golan Heights a short while ago, the IDF says.

Sirens had sounded in several towns in the Golan and near the Sea of Galilee amid the incident.

*12:25pm - north -rockets/missiles
*2:45pm - north - rockets/missiles
*3:00pm - north - Carmiel, Majdal Krum, Ba'ana, Tzorot Gilon, Kasra Samia, Lapidot, Migdal Tefel, Badir el Asad,

Kfar Vredim, Gita, Yinoch Jat, Yarca, Kishor, Lavon, Tuval, Pelach - rockets/missiles - The IDF says some 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon at the Galilee a short while ago.

Some of the rockets were intercepted, and others impacted in Majd al-Krum and other nearby areas. At least five people were wounded in Majd al-Krum, including some in critical and serious condition, according to medics. The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is taking several people to a hospital after they were wounded by shrapnel.
The victims include two men aged 21 who are in critical condition and a man in his 80s in serious condition, MDA says.
Two people critically injured in the rocket attack on Majd al-Krum have died of their injuries, medical officials say. - The names of the two people killed have been released: Arjo'an Mna'a and Hasan  Su'wad

*3:30pm - north - rockets/missiles
*5:25pm - north - rockets/missiles
*5:30pm - north -rockets/missiles 

Yesterday four Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and six others were wounded during a clash with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon yesterday afternoon, the IDF announces.

The slain soldiers are named as Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, 42, from Lod; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shmuel Harari, 35, from Safed; Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, 31, from Mitzpe Yeriho; and Sgt. First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan, 22, from Rehalim.

Soldiers killed during fighting in southern Lebanon on October 23, 2024: (L-R) Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shmuel Harari, Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, and Sgt. First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan.

They all served with the Carmeli Brigade’s 222nd Battalion.

According to an initial IDF probe, several Hezbollah operatives emerged from a tunnel and hurled grenades at the troops. The soldiers returned fire, but it remains unclear how many operatives were hit.

Among the six wounded soldiers, three are listed in serious condition.

An IDF soldier was killed during fighting against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon today, the military announces.

The slain soldier is named as Sgt. First Class Gai Ben-Haroosh, 23, a commander in the Oketz canine unit, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur 

 IDF Sgt. First Class Gai Ben-Haroosh, killed fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on October 24, 2024. (Courtesy)

A reservist with the 55th Paratroopers Brigade’s 7155th Battalion was seriously wounded in the same incident.

Today, Five soldiers killed, 19 injured in rocket attack on troops in southern Lebanon

IDF says Hezbollah elite force regional commander killed in recent strike, tunnels demolished in south Lebanon; 3 journalists from pro-Hezbollah news outlets killed overnight

IDF reservists killed during fighting in southern Lebanon on October 25, 2024: (L-R) top: Maj. (res.) Dan Maori, Warrant Officer (res.) Omri Lotan; bottom: Warrant Officer (res.) Guy Idan, Cpt. (res.) Alon Safrai, and Master Sgt. (res.) Tom Segal

Five Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during fighting with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon on Thursday night and 19 others were wounded, some of them seriously, the IDF said on Friday,

The slain IDF reservists were named as:

• Maj. (res.) Dan Maori, 43, from Beit Yitzhak-Sha’ar Hefer.
• Cpt. (res.) Alon Safrai, 28, from Jerusalem.
• Warrant Officer (res.) Omri Lotan, 47, from Bat Hefer.
• Warrant Officer (res.) Guy Idan, 51, from Shomrat.
• Master Sgt. (res.) Tom Segal, 28, from Ein HaBesor.
  

  They all served with the 8th Armored Brigade’s 89th Battalion, of which Maori was deputy commander.
  

  According to an initial IDF probe, Hezbollah operatives inside a southern Lebanese village attacked the building in which the troops were accepting logistics supplies.

  A barrage of rockets was fired at the meeting point for the supply of equipment, one of which hit near the building where the soldiers were standing.

  Members of the logistics convoy were also hurt.

  Among the 19 injured, four soldiers were listed in serious condition.

  The wounded reservists, along with another reservist who was seriously injured in fighting in south Lebanon on Friday morning, were evacuated to hospitals for treatment.
  Idan was the cousin of Tsahi Idan, who is being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza after he was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, Israeli journalist and October 7 survivor Amir Tibon wrote on X.

  
  (L) Warrant Officer (res.) Guy Idan, killed in Lebanon, (R) and his cousin Tsahi Idan, held hostage in Gaza (Courtesy)
  

  Having already reached the age where he was no longer required for reserve duty, Idan had volunteered to serve.

  “[Guy] won’t get to see [Tsahi] come home from captivity in Gaza,” a relative told the Ynet news site.
  
  
  

  The IDF says three more soldiers have been killed in combat in the Gaza Strip.

  The soldiers are:

  Cpt. Barak Israel Sagan, 22, of Petah Tikva, of Armored Battalion 196.

  Sgt. Ido Ben Zvi, 21, of Shomrat, of Armored Battalion 196.

  Sgt. Hillel Ovadia, 22, of Jerusalem, of Armored Battalion 196.
  

  The families of all three were notified.

  
  Soldiers killed in fighting in Gaza on October 25, 2024 (L-R): Sgt. Ido Ben Zvi, Sgt. Hillel Ovadia, Cpt. Barak Israel Sagan (Courtesy)
  May their memories forever be a blessing 

This is a message my friend received from the officer of his son's battalion. His son is in reserve duty in Golani in Lebanon and his battalion was right next to the one where 5 soldiers were killed today. This is how so many parents and families are living day to day, waiting each day for messages, phone calls and praying that there is no knock on their door.

"Hello everyone, 

In light of all the questions, I am updating that there is a wounded person in the battalion.

The relevant family is informed of the event. 

He is currently under the dedicated care of the doctors. 

The rest of the force is fine, continuing their important mission. 

We will update later. 

Good news"

Hostage Updates 

• I am disturbed by the thought that the renewal of the negotiations which will take place in Doha, according to reports, is for a small deal of a short-lived ceasefire in exchange for the release of a few of the hostages and some Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has already rejected this proposal. In my opinion, there is no deal that should be acceptable to Israel that does not bring all of the hostages home over a very short time period. It is important to know that there is no deal with Hamas that does not end the war and brings about a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. But we all know the Netanyahu refuses to end the war - that is what members of the Israeli negotiating team keep telling me. Israel can continue to blame Hamas for not reaching agreement on a deal - but it is fact Netanyahu that refuses to end the war, which means no deal. While it is not clear if the Hamas negotiators in Doha can reach an agreement that is enforcable in Gaza, not knowing who in Hamas controls what happens in Gaza, if an agreement is reached, Hamas will have to prove that they can implement the agreement in Gaza by providing the Qataris and the Egyptians with a list of all of the hostages and their condition, dead or alive. Hamas has told me that the need 3-5 days of complete ceasefire, including no fly overs, in order to collect that information.  I believe Hamas that they do not now know where all of the hostages are located, who is holding them, and what is their condition. Without the days of ceasefire it seems clear that they cannot produce that list. Producing the list to the mediators would be the first test to understand if Hamas is capable of implementing a deal that the outside leadership of Hamas might agree to. But there is almost no chance of any agreement if Israel does not agree to end the war.  (Gershon Baskin, October 25, 2024)

• Yahya Sinwar may have ordered Hamas to execute hostages if killed - report

Gershon Baskin, who oversaw negotiation in the 2011 Schalit deal, described the situation as "a moment of opportunity or doom."

Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have issued an order to execute all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza if he were to be killed, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday, quoting leading Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin.

Baskin, who played a key role in the 2011 negotiations that secured the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit in exchange for over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including Sinwar himself, described the current situation as “a moment of either opportunity or doom.” He explained that if the rumors are true, the fate of the remaining 101 hostages in Gaza, at least 60 of whom are thought to be alive, could be dire.

“A moment of doom because there are rumors that Sinwar instructed people holding hostages that, should he be killed, they should kill their hostages,” Baskin told The Telegraph. He added that although the rumors are not confirmed, they should be taken “seriously” in light of recent incidents where hostages were killed. In August, Hamas killed six Israeli hostages in Rafah after the IDF approached the tunnel in Gaza where they were being held.

On the day of Sinwar's death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered financial rewards and safe passage to anyone in Gaza who helped release the hostages.

Baskin, who has spent decades communicating with Hamas, believes that Sinwar’s death could also open the door for a potential ceasefire and a new hostage negotiation, but only if the United States exerts its full diplomatic and military leverage on Israel.

“It’s a moment of opportunity where Israel should be issuing a very clear call that anyone who’s holding a hostage that releases them will be given free passage for themselves and their family out of Gaza to another country, as well as a lot of money,” he told The Telegraph.

Baskin emphasized that the US has the necessary “leverage” to push for a ceasefire, though it remains uncertain whether the administration would be willing to apply it. He referenced past examples, including former US Secretary of State James Baker’s decision to limit diplomatic contact with Israel, which “shook Israeli society” at the time, and Henry Kissinger’s use of the term “reassessment,” which led to significant political change in Israel.

As Hamas prepares to announce Sinwar’s successor, Baskin noted that President Biden might feel pressure to secure a ceasefire ahead of the upcoming US election in an effort to solidify a positive legacy. The timing, he added, could prove critical for both sides.

Baskin emphasized that the US has the necessary “leverage” to push for a ceasefire, though it remains uncertain whether the administration would be willing to apply it. He referenced past examples, including former US Secretary of State James Baker’s decision to limit diplomatic contact with Israel, which “shook Israeli society” at the time, and Henry Kissinger’s use of the term “reassessment,” which led to significant political change in Israel.

As Hamas prepares to announce Sinwar’s successor, Baskin noted that President Biden might feel pressure to secure a ceasefire ahead of the upcoming US election in an effort to solidify a positive legacy. The timing, he added, could prove critical for both sides. Link

• The latest Israeli spin: Yaron Avraham: In Israel it is still estimated that Hamas will seek to wait for the Israeli attack on Iran and the expected Iranian response in order to perfect its steps. At the moment the American goal is to convene a summit in Doha and try to restart the negotiations after a long stagnation.  
  In my estimation (Gershon Baskin) if there was a deal on the table that Israel would support that included ending the war, Hamas would accept it with both hands, but Netanyahu refuses to end the war and continues to sacrifice the hostages.
  
  
• The Hostages Families Forum reiterates its call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the release of their loved ones held by terrorists in Gaza, a short while after he announced that an Israeli delegation will travel to Doha on Sunday to meet with US and Qatari negotiators.

 Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip at a protest outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 17, 2024, hours after Israel confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

“For over a year, 101 hostages have been held captive by Hamas in Gaza and are all currently under severe physical and mental risk. As we approach nearly a year since the last hostage release deal, other than three rescue operations, we have only received hostages in body bags. A negotiated deal is the only way to bring all hostages home,” the forum says in a statement.

“We must leverage the last military achievements, particularly the elimination of [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar, to secure a single comprehensive deal for all hostages’ return,” the statement adds.

The families call on Netanyahu to “grant the negotiating team full authority to secure this deal,” noting their preference for hostages to be released “in a single phase.”

• Mossad head to travel to Doha on Sunday to meet CIA chief, Qatari PM on Gaza hostage-truce deal – PM’s office

Mossad chief David Barnea will travel to Doha on Sunday to meet with CIA chief Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirms in a statement.

“At the meeting, the parties will discuss the various options for starting the negotiations for the release of the hostages held by Hamas, on the backdrop of the latest developments,” the PMO statement says.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently in Doha amid attempts to restart stalled talks to secure a hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

•  Mossad head Barnea holds Cairo meeting with Egypt spy chief on hostage-ceasefire deal – report
  

  Mossad chief David Barnea returned to Israel this morning after holding a meeting with newly appointed Egyptian intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, the Ynet news site reports.

  It was reportedly the first meeting between the two since Rashad replaced Abbas Kamel earlier this month.

  According to the report, Barnea and Rashad held a lengthy discussion on a potential hostage-ceasefire deal amid the war in Gaza, as well as on increased counter-terror cooperation.

  Earlier this week, Rashad reportedly met with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

  Barnea will travel to Doha on Sunday to try to restart discussions on a deal to release the hostages held in Gaza and halt the war between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement Thursday evening.

  The talks will come amid an attempted revival of negotiations after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza.

• The Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds publishes three documents allegedly handwritten by slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in which he lays out instructions for the captors of hostages.

  The first document stresses the obligation to “take care of the lives of the enemy’s prisoners and keep them safe, since they are an important bargaining chip in our hands” to free Palestinian prisoners, and includes Quranic verses on that matter.

  The second document includes data on 112 unnamed hostages held in three areas: Gaza City (14), the center of the Strip (25), and Rafah (51). A fourth group of 22 hostages is listed without a location.

  Hostages in each location are broken down into different categories, according to their age (above or below 60, or young), gender, and whether they were civilians or soldiers.

  It also notes that one Bedouin hostage was held in Gaza City, and four in Rafah, among them a 55-year-old man (presumably Youssef Ziyadne with his three children, two of whom were released in a November ceasefire).

  

  The third document includes a list of eleven female hostages who were released early on in the war, most of them during the week-long November truce. The eleven hostages are listed with their name, age and whether they held foreign citizenship.

  It is believed that 97 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF.

  Hamas released 105 civilians during the truce in late November, and four hostages were released before that. Eight hostages have been rescued by troops alive, and the bodies of 37 hostages have also been recovered, including three mistakenly killed by the military as they tried to escape their captors.

  Hamas is also holding two Israeli civilians who entered the Strip in 2014 and 2015, as well as the bodies of two IDF soldiers who were killed in 2014.

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Gaza 

• A senior Hamas official tells AFP that the terror group told Egyptian officials it was ready to stop fighting in Gaza if Israel committed to a ceasefire deal.

  The official says a Hamas delegation discussed “ideas and proposals” related to a Gaza truce with Egyptian officials in Cairo earlier today.

  Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV cites sources that the delegation to Cairo, headed by chief negotiator and deputy Hamas Gaza chief Khalil Al-Hayya, met with the head of Egypt’s general intelligence agency, Hassan Mahmoud Rashad.

  “Hamas has expressed readiness to stop the fighting, but Israel must commit to a ceasefire, withdraw from the Gaza Strip, allow the return of displaced people, agree to a serious prisoner exchange deal, and allow the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza,” the official says, adding that the talks in Cairo were part of Egypt’s ongoing efforts to resume ceasefire negotiations.

  Egypt and Qatar have acted as mediators between Israel and Hamas in months of talks that broke down in August without an agreement to end fighting that began when the Palestinian terror group launched its brutal onslaught on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

  The report comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Egypt’s willingness to advance a deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

  Earlier today, Qatar and Washington’s top diplomats said that American and Israeli negotiators would gather in Doha in the coming days to try to restart talks toward a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza.

•  Hamas commander who led massacre at roadside shelter near Kibbutz Re'im on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza strike - IDF

  
  Hamas terrorist Muhammad Abu Attawi and UNRWA staffer during the attack on a bomb shelter near Kibbutz Re'im on October 7, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

  
  

  A Hamas Nukhba Force commander who led the killing and kidnapping of Israelis from a roadside bomb shelter near Kibbutz Re’im on October 7, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.

  According to the military, Muhammad Abu Attawi, who served as a Nukha commander in Hamas’s Bureij Battalion, was also employed by UNRWA since July 2022.
  

  During the October 7 onslaught, Attawi commanded the attack on a bomb shelter near Re’im where partygoers from the Nova festival had fled to.

  Four people were taken hostage alive from the shelter — including Hersh Goldberg-Polin — and 16 were murdered. Seven managed to survive and were later rescued.
  

  Attawi was also involved in attacks on troops during the war in Gaza, the IDF says. 
  New footage from October 7 shows how Hamas terrorists attacked a packed public bomb shelter near the Nova festival near Re'im, hurling grenades at the partygoers who were sheltering from the rocket attacks. Inside, off duty soldier Staff Sgt. Aner Elyakim Shapiro managed to toss back seven of the grenades, until the eight fatally wounded him. At least seven of those who had taken refuge inside the shelter survived. (Video via South First Responders)

  The military says COGAT representatives have also “demanded from senior officials in the international community and the UN clarifications and an urgent inquiry into the participation of UNRWA employees in the October 7 massacre and terrorist activity against Israel.” link

  
  

• The Israeli military says it is operating at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, amid “intelligence information on terrorists and terror infrastructure in the area.”

  In the weeks before the operation, the IDF says it enabled the evacuation of patients and staff from the hospital, while also ensuring that the medical center’s emergency systems continued to function.

  So far, some 45,000 Palestinian civilians have evacuated from Jabaliya amid the IDF’s operation in the area, according to the military’s latest estimates.

  Hundreds of suspected terror operatives were detained, and hundreds of gunmen were also killed, the IDF adds.

• The UN rights chief says the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza is unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel’s actions as it fights Hamas there could amount to “atrocity crimes.”

  “Unimaginably, the situation is getting worse by the day. The Israeli government’s policies and practices in northern Gaza risk emptying the area of all Palestinians. We are facing what could amount to atrocity crimes, including potentially extending to crimes against humanity,” Volker Turk says in a statement.

Northern Israel - Lebanon/Hizbollah/Syria

• IDF says troops found some 3,200 explosive devices, 2,500 anti-tank missiles, RPGs in south Lebanon

  The IDF releases footage of captured Hezbollah weapons amid the ongoing ground offensive against the terror group in southern Lebanon.

  “In the last month alone we have struck over 3,200 targets in southern Lebanon, including 350 weapon depots,” IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says in a press conference.

  He says troops have captured some 3,200 explosive devices and some 2,500 anti-tank missiles and RPGs

• IDF: 2 Hezbollah tunnels, one that would have been used in planned invasion, demolished by troops

  

  Hezbollah weapons found by IDF troops in southern Lebanon, in an image released by the military on October 25, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

  Two Hezbollah tunnels were recently demolished by combat engineers during operations in southern Lebanon, the IDF says.

  The sites had been located by reservists with the Carmeli Brigade.

  One of the tunnels, which served as an underground command center, was located dozens of meters below a Lebanese village. The IDF says that several Hezbollah operatives were holed up in the site, and were killed.

  Another tunnel, found by the troops close to the Israeli border, served as a weapons depot for Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, and would have been used in a planned invasion of Israel, according to the military.

  The IDF says the two tunnels were demolished. video of exploding the tunnel

  Separately, the military says that the reservists seized dozens of Hezbollah weapons during their operations in southern Lebanon, including 11 trucks packed with anti-tank missiles, launchers, grenades, and assault rifles.

• Israeli fighter jets struck overnight several Hezbollah weapon manufacturing sites and command centers belonging to the terror group’s intelligence division and air defense unit in Beirut, the IDF says.

  All of the Hezbollah assets were located inside or below buildings “in the heart of a civilian population,” the military says, accusing Hezbollah of using human shields.

  Before the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation warnings to civilians in the area. video

• The commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in southern Lebanon’s Aitaroun region was killed in a recent airstrike, the IDF says.

  Abbas Adnan Moslem, according to the military, was responsible for numerous rockets attacks on troops and Israeli towns, from the Aitaroun area.

  The IDF says it also carried out strikes against some 200 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the past day.

• The Israeli military confirms carrying out an airstrike against a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria overnight, which it says was used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms.

  According to the IDF, Hezbollah had exploited the Syrian-run Jusiyah Crossing, located in the northern Beqaa Valley close to the Lebanese town of Qaa, for the transfer of weapons from Syria into Lebanon.

  The military releases footage of the strikes which it says targeted Hezbollah infrastructure at the crossing.

  The IDF says Hezbollah’s Unit 4400 was behind the smuggling efforts.

  Israel has struck several other crossings between Lebanon and Syria in recent months, amid efforts by Iran to supply Hezbollah with weapons.

West Bank and Jerusalem and Terror attacks within Israel

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Politics and the War (general news)

• 7 Israelis charged with spying for Iran allegedly carried out 600 missions collecting intel on bases, sensitive sites, individuals
  
  

  Seven Jewish Israeli citizens are charged after they were arrested last month on suspicion of spying for Iran for as long as two years, carrying out some 600 at the behest of the Islamic Republic.

  The seven are accused of the security offenses of aiding the enemy during wartime, and providing information to the enemy.

  The suspects, all residents of Haifa and the north, include a soldier who deserted the military, as well as two unnamed minors aged 16-17.

  Prosecutors say Azis Nisanov was recruited by Iran as the head of the spy ring, with his deputy Alexander Sadykov managing the other agents.

  The third defendant is an unnamed minor who was the main agent for tasks involving photography and sending images to the Iranian contacts, and the fourth was a second minor who was engaged in photography tasks, sending content, and receiving money from an Iranian agent.

  Vyacheslav Gushchin, Yevgeny Yoffe and Yigal Nissan are named by prosecutors as the final three defendants.

  If caught, Nisanov had created a cover story in which the spies were tour guides, prosecutors said.

  Prosecutors say the suspects collected information on sensitive sites in Israel, military bases and human targets.

  The defendants carried out hundreds of missions to photograph air bases at Nevatim, Ramat David, Tel Nof and Palmachim, as well as bases in Beer Tuvia, Kiryat Gat, Emek Hefer and the Glilot complex north of Tel Aviv.

  In addition, the defendants photographed the Iron Dome missile defense systems in the Haifa area, government buildings in Haifa, the ports of Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat, the Hadera power plant, and the IDF observation balloon in the Golani Junction area.

  The Iranian operators also sent one of the suspects information on military bases and strategic sites, for the purpose of carrying out future photography missions, including the dining hall of the Golani training base targeted in a drone attack earlier this month, and a site belonging to the Rafael defense firm.

  Prosecutors say the suspects were also sent to photograph the Nevatim air base on April 14, the day after Iran’s ballistic missile and drone attack.

  Additionally, Nisanov was asked to find details on the car, relatives and schedule of an expert in gas engineering at the University of Haifa who had lectured on Iran.

  The suspects received payment and reimbursement of expenses that ranged from $500 to $1,200 per task.

  The total payment received by the spy ring was $300,000, divided between the members.

The Region and the World

•    Iran is readying for a war with Israel while at the same time seeking to avoid one, according to a New York Times report that comes as the Islamic Republic waits for Israel’s response to its latest missile attack. “Iran has ordered the armed forces to be prepared for war but also to try to avoid it,” the report says.

  The report cites four Iranian officials who say Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered Iran’s armed forces to formulate numerous plans for responding to the expected Israeli retaliation. They warn Iran will attack if there is significant damage or casualties, but may stay its hand if Israel only targets a limited number of military sites and weapons depots.

  The officials — two of whom belong to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — say that Iran will definitely respond if Israel hits oil sites, nuclear facilities or targets senior officials, with potential options including an attack with up to 1,000 ballistic missiles or the disruption of energy supplies in the region.
  
  

Survivors 

Amit Susana at the UN: "I was horrifically sexually assaulted; it is your responsibility to protect human rights."

The captivity survivor described how a brutal terrorist forced her into the shower and entered after her: "He had a monstrous look, like a predator." • A few days later, Susana was transferred to another location, where the terrorists tortured her: "They hung me upside down, beat and humiliated me." • She urged those present at the discussion: "I beg you to fulfill your duty and ensure the release of the hostages. Do not turn a blind eye to the atrocities."

Amit Susana, a captivity survivor, spoke at the UN this evening (Wednesday), pleading with representatives of the nations present: "It is your responsibility to protect human rights. The world is watching and waiting for the UN Security Council to fulfill its mandate." She also described how she was brutally sexually assaulted: "The terrorist forced me into the shower and followed me in. He had a monstrous look, like that of a predator."

Susana, who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and released after 55 days of captivity, shared at the UN that she was held separately from other hostages. "I was alone, shackled by my ankles with a metal chain. I couldn’t move and had to ask for permission to go to the bathroom," she said. "I was sexually assaulted by a Hamas terrorist guarding me," the brave survivor revealed. "He forced me to go to the shower, where he followed me, aiming his gun at me. He was breathing heavily, and his look was monstrous like that of a predator. I knew exactly what he planned to do, yet I could do nothing to stop it. There was no one to comfort me, and I had to 'behave' for the man who had just horrifically assaulted me."

Susana went on to share that a few days after the brutal assault, she was transferred to a new location where other terrorists guarded her. "Despite the fear, I felt fortunate that at least I was no longer with the terrorist who had assaulted me, because I knew if I stayed with him, he would do it again. In the new place, they tortured me, hung me upside down, beat and humiliated me. Every moment, I feared for my life," she recounted.

"We, the hostages, promised each other—if one of us is freed, we will never stop fighting until everyone is free. Today, I am keeping that promise by telling my story, no matter how painful and difficult it is to speak about and relive what I endured there," she added. "As hard as it is to speak, it is much harder to stay silent. I cannot stay silent, especially in the face of the overwhelming silence and even denial of the atrocities that occurred and continue to occur for all the hostages still held in Gaza for 383 horrific days."

The survivor addressed the representatives from around the world who listened to her: "I beg you to fulfill your duty. Take immediate action to ensure the release of those still in captivity. Every day that passes damages them mentally and puts their lives at greater risk. Act now before it’s too late. Do not turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent civilians. It is your responsibility to protect human rights, fight terrorism, and bring those responsible for these heinous crimes to justice. I beg you, do not fail us. Ensure the freedom of the hostages, and make sure such a fate never befalls anyone else."

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Personal Stories

  "Suddenly, I discover that the commander I was supporting has been killed": Four military mental health officers reflect on a year where they faced trauma head-on.

For the first time in history, during the Iron Swords War, soldiers received mental health care right on the battlefield. Four mental health officers share their experiences of providing treatment inside Gaza, with gear on and under fire, the close relationships with fallen soldiers, and how it affects them personally. "After a difficult event, it's moving to see the soldiers regain their strength and continue functioning."

"There was a difficult incident in Gaza, five soldiers were killed," recalls Captain Elad Gigo, a mental health officer (MHO) with the Paratroopers Brigade. "The next night, three of us MHOs arrived in Jabalia, and it seemed the soldiers were glad to see an MHO in the field." This example illustrates how the Iron Swords War marked a turning point in the army's approach to mental health services. The mental health teams, which previously intervened only later in the war, acted this time from the very beginning. For the first time ever, MHOs crossed the border to provide close support to commanders and soldiers inside the combat zone in Gaza.

In a special interview with N12, four military MHOs reflect on a year of confronting trauma and heavy loss, offer coping strategies that can be useful to anyone, and discuss the emotional toll on the caregivers themselves.

A soldier inside a destroyed house in the Gaza village after the massacre (archive). Photo: Edi Israel, Flash 90

Captain Eldar Gigo, MHO Paratroopers "Officers stepped into the shoes of their friends who were killed"
"I served as a Paratrooper in my regular service, and two years ago, I returned to the army as an MHO after completing my studies in social work at Tel Hai College. On October 7, I was in Kiryat Shmona, on my first vacation of the year. I woke up to a phone call from the brigade's medical officer asking if I knew what was happening in the country. I understood it was a bad sign.

"We traveled to every place where the brigade was located. In the first days, we were in Alumim, Miflasim, Nir Am, and Sderot. In November, the brigade entered the Gaza Strip, and before the ground operation, we made efforts to gather strength and process the difficult experiences.

"One of the early days of the war, I met with a Paratrooper team in Alumim. We were sitting on the grass for an intimate conversation, but at some point, the team lost focus and became alert. Everyone started running, and a rolling event of suspected terrorist infiltration into Alumim began. We, the MHOs, were there with them for hours. Since the 'Black Saturday,' the reality is not sterile, and we've encountered many dilemmas that we never dealt with before. For example, I need to decide whether to wait until after the fighting to start processing mental health issues, and ask myself, 'When is after?' Will I have a chance to see the soldiers again soon, or not at all? We don't know where they'll be tomorrow.

An IDF soldier at the entrance to Kibbutz Alumim after the massacre (photograph has no relation to the article) | Photo: Yossi Zamir, Flash 90

"I entered Gaza on several occasions after difficult events in the Paratroopers Brigade. One of the hardest incidents was in Khan Younis, where three officers from the brigade were killed: Deputy Battalion Commander Maj. David Nati Alfasi, Company Commander Maj. Eli Levy, and Platoon Commander Capt. Eyal Meborach Toito, may their memories be a blessing. A tough reality emerged where commanders had to step into the roles of their fallen comrades and continue functioning. In conversations with them, we discovered great resilience. Despite the pain, the soldiers know how to lean on each other and deal with the loss together. After a difficult event, it's heartening to see the soldiers continue to function and realize that the event didn't break them.

Major David Nati Alfasi, Major Ilay Levy and the late Capt. Eyal Toito. They fell in Khan Yunis | Photo: IDF Spokesman

"On another tragic day, a company commander in the Paratroopers was injured and later died after prolonged treatment. That same day, a team leader was killed along with four other soldiers. We tried to understand the situation and give instructions remotely. A few days later, three MHOs entered Jabalia. We arrived at night and had to split up to reach all the teams who had lost soldiers. When I got to Jabalia, I met a team who recognized me from a processing session I had conducted earlier in the war. They greeted me, and it seemed they were glad the MHO was arriving in the field.

"In the first few days after a difficult event, the teams are still processing it. They are grieving the loss of their friends and trying to pick up the pieces. This generation of soldiers has to carry a heavy burden. They know to ask us about ways to cope mentally and rely a lot on each other. I sit with soldiers for a processing conversation with full combat gear on, while there’s gunfire and explosions in the background. This setting—sitting inside Gaza for a mental health session—has power. We're not opening a clinic inside Gaza but trying to help the team process what they’ve experienced and provide tools for future coping.

"It's hard to receive news of the death of friends and commanders in the brigade. Just a day or two ago, I spoke to the person, and now they've fallen in Gaza. When I have a personal connection with a fallen soldier or commander, it helps me connect with the team. There's an understanding that they need me now. I have to gather myself and create an intervention plan.

"We were happy to see that the KBN is coming to the area." Capt. Eldad Gigo | Photo: IDF spokesman

"After providing support inside Gaza, I met with the soldiers in Israel and took them to a horse ranch for a processing and commemoration session for their fallen comrades. It was a very significant day. We tend to think that difficult events might pull us backward, but often, the opposite happens: soldiers grow stronger mentally, come together as a team, and continue fighting."

"The conversations we have inside the combat zone are mainly cognitive: we ask the soldiers to recall the event and remember where each of them was. In debriefing sessions, we encourage the soldiers to talk, but we don't pressure those who aren't ready to speak.

"The reality we operate in is far from sterile. I make a distinction between clinical treatment, where a soldier comes for a one-on-one conversation, and processing with soldiers in the field. The prior acquaintance builds trust. I'm not a stranger coming to help them process the traumatic event of losing soldiers and commanders. I've been running alongside them for a long time and know the fallen commanders and soldiers personally. I believe a mental health officer (MHO) should live with their unit. The closer I am physically to the soldiers, the better I can initiate processes and create accessibility and trust with the commanders, from junior to senior officers."

In a conversation with the fighters of the paratrooper brigade inside the Gaza Strip. Capt. Eldad Gigo | Photo: IDF spokesman

"When the war began, Brigade 188 was immediately dispatched to the south and fought in the border towns. There are incredible stories of heroism, which I’m still hearing for the first time and continue to be amazed by. As the fighting continued, the soldiers dealt with battles in Gaza and on the northern front. I typically conduct emotional processing sessions with the soldiers, during which they speak about what they went through for the first time in an emotional way. The goal of these sessions is to frame their experiences and help them close off the difficult events. We give the soldiers tools to talk about what they’ve been through with their families or children.

"The soldiers describe to us the harsh sights from the fighting in Gaza, the long separation from home, and the challenge of coping with the loss of their fallen comrades. These are not easy experiences, but I believe that the debriefings have greatly strengthened them and helped them bring closure to the period of combat and move forward. When soldiers fell, there were instances where their comrades couldn’t attend their funerals. They feel a sense of loss but understand that their mission is to defend the home front. Shared grief also helps. The understanding that we are all in the same boat strengthens the feeling that we are not alone in facing the pain, and that we can lean on each other for support.

"When they return to Israel, they face a new reality. Soldiers who were in tanks for months suddenly return to a normal routine with family and their close environment, and they experience a sharp transition. Their family is concerned, their wife wants to know what they went through, but sometimes it's not the right time to talk. It's important to be patient.

"Challenges like nightmares, sleep difficulties, and heightened alertness can arise, but this doesn't necessarily mean it’s post-traumatic stress disorder. It's a normal reaction after prolonged combat. The transition from Gaza to Israel happens in a short car ride, but for the mind and body, it takes time to adjust and realize we've left the combat zone and are now in a safe place. We encourage the soldiers to talk about their feelings and not to rush the transition but to do it gradually. Soldiers may be intimidated by the sharp transition, but when we talk about the difficulty and give it space, it becomes less overwhelming.

"There was a tank crewman in the Har Dov area who shared with me his anxiety about the relentless mortar and rocket fire. He told me: 'When I get into the tank, everything is forgotten. I'm not worried, not scared, and not stressed.' He knows his mission and feels protected. This highlights how important it is to stay active in emergency situations. This is the story of the soldiers in Operation Iron Swords: when they are active, they feel protected. The moment they are not engaged, that's when the difficulty begins.

"I’m originally from Moshav Neot Golan in the Golan Heights, so for me, this is a war for the home. The open spaces of the north are home to me, the safest and most beautiful landscapes. Suddenly, my home becomes a war zone. I traveled to be with the soldiers at the outposts and ran with them to the shelter. We don't sit in an air-conditioned, comfortable clinic; as mental health officers, we go to the front-line outposts, stay in the field, and provide treatment to the soldiers under fire. I travel alone in a vehicle on exposed routes, passing through checkpoints until I reach the battalion—it's dangerous and challenging.

"Soldiers tell me about the extreme vigilance and high alert—they don't know where the next threat will come from. I experience this alertness as well. Sometimes we see a bird and think it's a drone. The soldiers share their feelings with me, and I can strongly empathize with them, as a mental health officer who meets them in the field.

"There are situations where we have had to release soldiers from service due to mental health conditions. They face difficult challenges, and we understand they need treatment and help. For some soldiers, the war zone is not a place where they can recover from their trauma. Before reaching the point of release, we make every possible effort to treat them within the military framework. If a soldier finds that the army is a significant trigger, making it difficult to wear the uniform or function, we will decide together on their release. Before that, many other resources are offered.

"I see it as a privilege to be a mental health officer during this time. The mental health system has never been as significant as it is now. Throughout all the wars, soldiers' mental health has never been given the same level of importance as it is today. There has been a shift in societal perception: people now understand the need for mental health care, even after military service. People realize that if they are struggling, they should talk about it and seek treatment. The distress can be significantly reduced with the help of therapy, and it’s important to reach out for help."
Captain Inbal Brenstein, MHO Givati - "All of a suddent, the officer I am accompanying was killed"

"In the early days of the war, I served as a mental health officer (Kabanit) in Border Infantry and Field Intelligence. During the first weeks, we had to support the command centers that knew most of the fallen and kidnapped female soldiers. We heard from them about the sense of helplessness, given the uncertainty about what was happening and what would happen, alongside the heavy grief they were experiencing. We provided immediate interventions to create a safe space, and those who couldn't perform their roles didn't. Unlike combat soldiers, field observers don't see the battle but rather the enemy through a screen. They don't always receive the recognition they deserve, which is very difficult because they want to feel they are part of the mission, that they are seen and needed.

"In January, I joined the Givati Brigade and began building relationships with commanders who are mostly stationed in the Gaza Strip. I first met the brigade commander in Khan Younis. I wasn't worried about Gaza because I entered with another mental health officer and accompanied by commanders. In the field, I hear from soldiers about how they are coping with complex situations and the loss of friends and commanders they deeply cared about.

"Despite all the hardship and horrific sights, the soldiers describe how October 7th gave them strength, driving them forward before fighting in the Gaza Strip, instilling in them a desire to help and care for the families in the Gaza border communities. As mental health officers, we try to alleviate the sense of confusion and create a feeling of control over reality for the soldiers. In conversations with them, feelings of anger, guilt, and thoughts like 'Maybe I didn't do enough' often come up. We give space to these emotions and work together to regain a sense of control and rebuild trust. 

"There is a soldier I've been supporting for months after an incident where he felt he didn’t perform well and exposed his team to danger. The danger materialized, and soldiers were injured and killed. A month after the incident, we held a processing conversation with the platoon. When he shared his guilt, thinking that 'the disaster happened because of him,' the team reconstructed the event for him so that he could understand exactly what happened. We went over the event minute by minute, and the soldier realized he wasn’t to blame, and that he is loved by his team. This conversation was very significant for him in lifting the burden of guilt.

"I accompanied one of the commanders in the brigade for four months. He would come to my office, and we processed his combat experiences together. I could give space to his feelings. One day, there was a serious incident, and we heard about casualties and injured soldiers from the brigade. As a mental health officer, I receive the information so I can create mental health support and send teams to hospitals. Suddenly, I find out that the commander I've been supporting for four months was killed. It was a heartbreaking and sad experience for me. Since then, I’ve lost other soldiers I was supporting—these are people I knew deeply, who shared personal things with me, and who I was with in complex situations. My heart breaks that this is their end. But at the same time, I know how brave they were and the heroic stories behind their deaths.

"The Givati Brigade has faced many mass casualty events, and in these difficult moments, the soldiers realize that we don’t leave each other, even in the hardest times. One of the main issues I deal with with the commanders is the soldiers' sense of burnout. In response, the commanders give the soldiers gradual breaks. There is constant thought about each unit and platoon to get the best out of them. The commanders and soldiers give me the strength to continue in my role. We are all on the mission of our lives right now. Even though I am the mental health officer, the commanders are the ones holding the soldiers together, even mentally. We all support the soldiers from all sides so that, ultimately, in a few years, they can feel capable, hold themselves together, and feel good despite the difficult experiences they've been through.

"The mental health corps in times of emergency typically begins working later in the process. Only when the forces move into maneuvering do we start mental preparations for ground entry and set up teams to handle combat stress reactions on the border. From the first hours of the current war, it was clear that this time we would need to provide immediate responses. Mental health officers began arriving at the Gaza Division, and officers were stationed at casualty and body collection points.

"About two and a half weeks into the fighting, we decided to send mental health officers into the Gaza Strip. At the time, it seemed crazy to people. Today, commanders understand that they can call, and a mental health officer will come to support soldiers in real-time on the battlefield. After so many months of fighting, we know this was the right decision—to allow soldiers quick access to mental health support.

"On October 7th, I was at home in the Gaza border area. I have three young children. When the first barrage hit, we went into the safe room, and immediately there was a power outage. For hours, we were trapped in the safe room without electricity, without light, and without news. All I knew was based on information from military personnel in contact with me. My husband went to fight with the emergency response team, and I stayed alone with the children for 13 hours until we were evacuated. While the area was still infested with terrorists, we drove through the fields escorted by military vehicles.

"During those hard hours, I realized something big was happening. The Eshkol Regional Council suffered the hardest blow, and everyone knows everyone. I quickly understood that I couldn’t handle all the grief. I told people: 'Don’t tell me who was kidnapped and who was killed.' To this day, almost a year after October 7th, I am still learning about people who were hurt or killed. At the time, I couldn’t contain all the sadness and had to focus on my work. As the Southern Command's mental health officer, I couldn't perform my duties if I had been emotionally involved from the start. It was truly unbearable.

"After everything I went through on October 7th, I can say that the best thing that happened to me was that I had a role. I knew what I had to do, and I had to do those tasks. A person’s natural tendency is to withdraw, to close up at home, and stop functioning. That’s not the right thing to do. We want to continue functioning as much as possible. Many times, alongside the post-traumatic experience, there may be a sense of failure and the feeling of 'I didn’t complete the mission.' Therefore, it’s crucial to shape the narrative that remains with us and insist, as early as possible, on returning to full function.

"At the start of the war, 1,000 mental health officers were deployed across all sectors, and today around 300 regular mental health officers are active, alongside 150 in the reserves. The goal of the mental health officers is to return soldiers to function because we understand that the best thing for a person is to maintain routine and high functionality, to return to their friends, team, and mission as soon as possible.

"We opened a rehabilitation facility near the border for rear-area recovery, and some soldiers were moved there for extended treatment of a month or more. Some of them returned to their units afterward. We also launched the 'Resilience Branch,' which is responsible for anyone showing post-traumatic symptoms. If we see that a soldier can’t be treated within the unit, we refer them to the 'Resilience Clinic,' where they receive more intensive care. However, we are not quick to release soldiers from the army because we have a moral responsibility toward them.

"We quickly understood that we would need to constantly adapt and be flexible. We opened a mental resilience branch, rotated reservists who were fatigued, recruited dozens of new mental health officers, and trained them, opening new positions. Every reconnaissance battalion in the IDF now has its own mental health officer, which wasn’t the case before. Additionally, every mental health officer receives one hour of supervision per week from another mental health officer who is certified as a mental health guide. Today, we understand that the civilian circle significantly impacts the resilience of the soldiers, and we have a moral duty to address it. We’ve started conducting Zoom meetings with family members and partners of soldiers. We’re not just waiting for people to approach us—we actively seek out those who need help." link

Dark Legacy - The Abandonment of October 7th Hostages

A Poem

Kobi Meidan

Journalist.

Downward, slowly, Downward and slowly, On a transparent wall, Vapored and dimmed, Dripping, dripping,

Those hands, these palms, Dragging, leaving

A dark trace of

Blood. My land,

My land, nothing

I can do.

Why I Didn't Want to Meet Benjamin Netanyahu

Elad Or

Brother of Dror Or who was murdered and whose body is in Gaza.

On October 7th, Hamas terrorists struck five members of my family. In October we discovered that my sister-in-law, Yonat Or, was murdered in Be’eri. My three nephews were liberated as part of the first deal, Alma and Noam on the second day of the deal, and Liam on the sixth day. In early May we found out that my older brother, Dror, had also been murdered in Be’eri and his body taken to Gaza.

In mid-June, Netanyahu invited us to a meeting of the representatives of the families of the hostages who were slain. But I didn't want to see this lying, dangerous and arrogant man, a man who completely abandoned his duty.

What happened between 5 and 8 in the morning in the Gaza Envelope on October 7th is the reason I didn't want to meet him. He is the person directly responsible for this unimaginable disaster, a disaster where masses of Hamas terrorists broke into Israel Defense Forces bases and into towns and villages. A disaster that is the culmination of a failure to prepare, a failure of intelligence, a failure to protect human life.

                I also didn't want to meet him because of the goings-on between 8 and 11 am. An unfathomable failure in grasping and responding to the events, an unfathomable failure of defense. The kidnapping of Dror's body was only possible because of the surreal reality that prevailed in the occupied Gaza Envelope during those hours in which body snatchers operated unhindered. We will never forgive the abandonment of the living that day.

I didn't want to meet him, because on Passover, in Jerusalem, the police sprayed me with “skunk spray” when I called for a deal to release the hostages. No one apologized to me for this disgusting incident and the added fear it brought to me and my children’s lives.

I didn't want to meet him, because of so many years of war between Israel and Gaza, years of living without minimal ceasefire agreements, without oversight, without engaging international actors, without a future. Netanyahu tried to hide the war in what is known as the "method of rounds:" by transferring suitcases of dollars to Hamas and turning a blind eye to the threat of the tunnels. All of this blew up in our faces.

I didn't want to meet him, because I don't believe him. I don’t believe a word he says. Netanyahu cultivated and perfected a world of false appearances, lies, spins and manipulation. Netanyahu abandoned us when we were gravely hit by the evil of Hamas; he abandoned us again, leaving us to deal with a campaign of incitement against us, the families of the hostages. I knew that if I came to meet him, it would leave me exposed to another one of his spins, another one of his lies to the media. I just couldn’t agree to that.

                I didn't want to see him because he was inciting my own people against me. Many Israelis risked their lives on October 7th in an attempt to protect my family and my community. They acted voluntarily, or they were regular or reserve soldiers. Since then, numerous Israeli citizens have been trying to protect us, the families, expressing their support and solidarity. Netanyahu constantly tries to separate us from them. He lies, instills fear, incites. He does all this to survive politically. Abandoning us to a life of hostility and contempt. A life of morbid dependence on him and his rule.

I don't want to see this man. The man who abandons the living hostages, who are like brothers to me, even though he can save them. The man who does not bring back my beloved brother Dror for burial.

I deserve, we all deserve, a better life.

Acronyms and Glossary

COGAT - Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories

ICC - International Criminal Court in the Hague

IJC - International Court of Justice in the Hague

MDA - Magen David Adom - Israel Ambulance Corp

PA - Palestinian Authority - President Mahmud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen

PMO- Prime Minister's Office

UAV - Unmanned Aerial vehicle, Drone. Could be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, or be weaponized with missiles or contain explosives for 'suicide' explosion mission

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