Lahav Harkov
@lahavharkov.bsky.social
Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider covering Israeli politics & diplomacy. Misgav Institute senior fellow. Proud Jew & Zionist. עם הנצח לא מפחד מדרך ארוכה
Venezuelan FM Yván Gil accused Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar of being a “war criminal” after Sa’ar spoke about connections between Caracas and Iranian terrorist proxies.
“Maduro has said openly that Venezuela is part of ‘the axis of resistance,’” Sa’ar said.
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“Maduro has said openly that Venezuela is part of ‘the axis of resistance,’” Sa’ar said.
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Venezuelan FM lashes out after Israel’s Sa’ar points to terror ties
Yván Gil, Venezuela’s foreign minister, calls his Israeli counterpart ‘a war criminal and a genocider’ after Sa’ar flagged connections between Caracas, Iran and its terror proxies
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November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Venezuelan FM Yván Gil accused Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar of being a “war criminal” after Sa’ar spoke about connections between Caracas and Iranian terrorist proxies.
“Maduro has said openly that Venezuela is part of ‘the axis of resistance,’” Sa’ar said.
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“Maduro has said openly that Venezuela is part of ‘the axis of resistance,’” Sa’ar said.
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A series of recent events and revelations has raised concerns that Iran could be working to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program damaged during the 12-day war with Israel and the U.S. - and that Russia could be playing a role in aiding the effort.
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Iranian scientists’ visit to Russia raises concerns about rebuilding nuclear weapons program
The developments come on the heels of a $25 billion deal between Iran and Russia
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A series of recent events and revelations has raised concerns that Iran could be working to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program damaged during the 12-day war with Israel and the U.S. - and that Russia could be playing a role in aiding the effort.
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Israel petitioned the International Criminal Court to cancel warrants against Netanyahu & Galant & remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan from its case, saying he pursued charges against Israeli leaders to distract from sexual harassment accusations lodged against him.
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Israel petitions ICC to remove chief prosecutor from case, citing conflict of interest
Karim Khan has been accused of sexual misconduct; Jerusalem alleges the ICC’s head prosecutor pursued a case against senior Israeli officials as a distraction
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Israel petitioned the International Criminal Court to cancel warrants against Netanyahu & Galant & remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan from its case, saying he pursued charges against Israeli leaders to distract from sexual harassment accusations lodged against him.
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It’s not new that Netanyahu’s coalition partners oppose a Palestinian state, but their pressure on him to make a statement about it is especially damaging now — right before MBS visits the White House & Trump plans to push Saudi to join the Abraham Accords.
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Israeli rhetoric on Palestinian statehood could jeopardize U.S. push for Saudi normalization
The timing could be damaging, coming days before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to visit the White House
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November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s not new that Netanyahu’s coalition partners oppose a Palestinian state, but their pressure on him to make a statement about it is especially damaging now — right before MBS visits the White House & Trump plans to push Saudi to join the Abraham Accords.
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Hamas returned the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin on Sunday, over 11 years after he fell in battle in Gaza.
Hamas still holds four hostages' remains.
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Hamas still holds four hostages' remains.
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Hamas returns Hadar Goldin’s remains after 11 years
Lt. Goldin was killed by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge in 2014; Hamas still holds four more hostage bodies
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November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hamas returned the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin on Sunday, over 11 years after he fell in battle in Gaza.
Hamas still holds four hostages' remains.
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Hamas still holds four hostages' remains.
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After resigning, admitting to being behind the leak of a video of alleged abuse of a Palestinian prisoner, ex IDF Advocate-General went missing. Police suspect her of faking a suicide attempt to cover that she was destroying her phone, which had evidence on it.
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Ex-IDF advocate-general arrested over alleged destruction of evidence after being reported missing
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi recently resigned amid allegations of lying about leaking sensitive materials about investigation into abuse at Sde Teiman prison
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November 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
After resigning, admitting to being behind the leak of a video of alleged abuse of a Palestinian prisoner, ex IDF Advocate-General went missing. Police suspect her of faking a suicide attempt to cover that she was destroying her phone, which had evidence on it.
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On the newly elected president of Ireland:
ANALYSIS | Ireland is set to elect a new president tomorrow. And the country’s former justice minister, Alan Shatter, told Jewish Insider that the leading candidate for the presidency, “if elected, will present as Michael D. Higgins on steroids.”
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Ireland set to elect president with contentious record on Israel, Russia, and Western alliances
Catherine Connolly’s anti-Israel history goes back to before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, and includes remarks that crossed the line into antisemitism
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October 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
On the newly elected president of Ireland:
CAIR-Ohio leader moderated event featuring designated terrorist
Here’s a poster from Wednesday’s event with both of their faces on it:
Read more:
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Here’s a poster from Wednesday’s event with both of their faces on it:
Read more:
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October 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
CAIR-Ohio leader moderated event featuring designated terrorist
Here’s a poster from Wednesday’s event with both of their faces on it:
Read more:
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Here’s a poster from Wednesday’s event with both of their faces on it:
Read more:
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With hostages home, Israel revisits special tribunal, death penalty for Oct. 7 terrorists
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With hostages home, Israel revisits special tribunal, death penalty for Oct. 7 terrorists
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin threw his support behind legislation to allow for the formation of a special tribunal to prosecute Hamas terrorists who are part of the Nukhba, the terrorist group...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
With hostages home, Israel revisits special tribunal, death penalty for Oct. 7 terrorists
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Reposted by Lahav Harkov
ANALYSIS | Ireland is set to elect a new president tomorrow. And the country’s former justice minister, Alan Shatter, told Jewish Insider that the leading candidate for the presidency, “if elected, will present as Michael D. Higgins on steroids.”
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Ireland set to elect president with contentious record on Israel, Russia, and Western alliances
Catherine Connolly’s anti-Israel history goes back to before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, and includes remarks that crossed the line into antisemitism
jewishinsider.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ANALYSIS | Ireland is set to elect a new president tomorrow. And the country’s former justice minister, Alan Shatter, told Jewish Insider that the leading candidate for the presidency, “if elected, will present as Michael D. Higgins on steroids.”
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu distanced himself on Thursday from the Knesset’s approval of two bills to extend Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank, after Trump, Vance and Rubio spoke out against them.
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Netanyahu does damage control after Trump, Vance, Rubio condemn annexation push
The Israeli PM called the Knesset vote ‘a deliberate political provocation by the opposition to sow discord during’ Vance’s visit
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October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu distanced himself on Thursday from the Knesset’s approval of two bills to extend Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank, after Trump, Vance and Rubio spoke out against them.
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Irish presidential front-runner Catherine Connolly’s anti-Israel history goes back to before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, and includes remarks that crossed the line into antisemitism.
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Ireland set to elect president with contentious record on Israel, Russia, and Western alliances
Catherine Connolly’s anti-Israel history goes back to before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, and includes remarks that crossed the line into antisemitism
jewishinsider.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Irish presidential front-runner Catherine Connolly’s anti-Israel history goes back to before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, and includes remarks that crossed the line into antisemitism.
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Two clashing narratives have come to the fore about Israel’s September strike on a meeting of senior Hamas terrorists in Qatar, following the release of a preview of an interview with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on “60 Minutes.”
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
Israelis divided over Kushner, Witkoff portrayals of Doha strike
The Trump advisors said the president felt the Israelis were ‘out of control' and it was 'time to be very strong' with them
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October 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Two clashing narratives have come to the fore about Israel’s September strike on a meeting of senior Hamas terrorists in Qatar, following the release of a preview of an interview with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on “60 Minutes.”
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
Visiting the new U.S.-run Civilian Military Cooperation Center in Israel, VP @jd-vance-1.bsky.social said he is “very optimistic” about the advancement of the peace plan, but warned that Hamas must disarm or else it would be “obliterated.”
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Vance: Hamas will be ‘obliterated’ if it does not disarm
The vice president’s comments echo a warning from President Donald Trump that the terror group would face ‘elimination’ if it doesn’t abide by the terms of the ceasefire agreement
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October 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Visiting the new U.S.-run Civilian Military Cooperation Center in Israel, VP @jd-vance-1.bsky.social said he is “very optimistic” about the advancement of the peace plan, but warned that Hamas must disarm or else it would be “obliterated.”
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Visiting the new U.S.-run Civilian Military Cooperation Center in southern Israel, Vice President JD Vance said he is “very optimistic” about the advancement of the peace plan, but warned that Hamas must disarm and cooperate with international interlocutors, or else it would be “obliterated.”
Vance: Hamas will be ‘obliterated’ if it does not disarm
The vice president’s comments echo a warning from President Donald Trump that the terror group would face ‘elimination’ if it doesn’t abide by the terms of the ceasefire agreement
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October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Visiting the new U.S.-run Civilian Military Cooperation Center in southern Israel, Vice President JD Vance said he is “very optimistic” about the advancement of the peace plan, but warned that Hamas must disarm and cooperate with international interlocutors, or else it would be “obliterated.”
The Israeli Air Force struck in Rafah in Gaza on Sunday, after
Hamas terrorists shot an anti-tank missile at heavy machinery used by the IDF to destroy the terrorist organization’s tunnels in Rafah.
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Hamas terrorists shot an anti-tank missile at heavy machinery used by the IDF to destroy the terrorist organization’s tunnels in Rafah.
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Israel launches airstrikes in response to Hamas ceasefire violations
Hamas has launched several attacks on Israeli soldiers in recent days
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October 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Israeli Air Force struck in Rafah in Gaza on Sunday, after
Hamas terrorists shot an anti-tank missile at heavy machinery used by the IDF to destroy the terrorist organization’s tunnels in Rafah.
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Hamas terrorists shot an anti-tank missile at heavy machinery used by the IDF to destroy the terrorist organization’s tunnels in Rafah.
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Next steps in Gaza murky as Hamas reasserts itself, keeps most hostage bodies
With Hamas refusing to disarm, there may be “two Gazas,” with war in one part, Trump’s proposed technocratic government in another, experts tell @J_Insider
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With Hamas refusing to disarm, there may be “two Gazas,” with war in one part, Trump’s proposed technocratic government in another, experts tell @J_Insider
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Next steps in Gaza murky as Hamas reasserts itself, keeps most hostage bodies
With Hamas refusing to disarm, there may be “two Gazas,” with war in one part, Trump’s proposed technocratic government in another, experts tell JI
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October 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Next steps in Gaza murky as Hamas reasserts itself, keeps most hostage bodies
With Hamas refusing to disarm, there may be “two Gazas,” with war in one part, Trump’s proposed technocratic government in another, experts tell @J_Insider
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With Hamas refusing to disarm, there may be “two Gazas,” with war in one part, Trump’s proposed technocratic government in another, experts tell @J_Insider
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What awaits the hostages after they arrive back in Israel? After the exciting reunion with their families, they have a long medical journey ahead to recover from two years of starvation in tunnels.
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
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I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
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Hostages’ long-lasting mental and physical scars of Gaza captivity are treated at ‘Returnees Ward’
Months after their release, former hostages are quietly navigating the long, complex path to recovery inside a specialized ward at Beilinson Hospital in central Israel
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October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What awaits the hostages after they arrive back in Israel? After the exciting reunion with their families, they have a long medical journey ahead to recover from two years of starvation in tunnels.
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
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I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
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What awaits the hostages after they arrive back in Israel? After the exciting reunion with their families, they have a long medical journey ahead to recover from two years of starvation in tunnels.
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
jewishinsider.com/2025/05/rele...
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
jewishinsider.com/2025/05/rele...
Hostages’ long-lasting mental and physical scars of Gaza captivity are treated at ‘Returnees Ward’
Months after their release, former hostages are quietly navigating the long, complex path to recovery inside a specialized ward at Beilinson Hospital in central Israel
jewishinsider.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What awaits the hostages after they arrive back in Israel? After the exciting reunion with their families, they have a long medical journey ahead to recover from two years of starvation in tunnels.
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
jewishinsider.com/2025/05/rele...
I wrote about the “Returnees Ward” earlier this year:
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The final sentence of freed hostage Eli Sharabi’s memoir — “Now, life” — could sum up his post-captivity self.
In an interview, Sharabi said he was determined to reassert his agency, take action on hostage advocacy and move forward in his life.
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In an interview, Sharabi said he was determined to reassert his agency, take action on hostage advocacy and move forward in his life.
Full story from @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
‘Now, life:’ Former hostage Eli Sharabi shares his post-captivity resilience and optimism
Sharabi’s new book, Hostage, tells the story of his kidnapping and 491 days in Gaza
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October 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The final sentence of freed hostage Eli Sharabi’s memoir — “Now, life” — could sum up his post-captivity self.
In an interview, Sharabi said he was determined to reassert his agency, take action on hostage advocacy and move forward in his life.
Full story from @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
In an interview, Sharabi said he was determined to reassert his agency, take action on hostage advocacy and move forward in his life.
Full story from @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Where do things stand with the hostage release deal?
What about the further phases to end the war?
When is Trump coming to Israel?
Get the latest in today’s @jewishinsider.com Daily Kickoff
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What about the further phases to end the war?
When is Trump coming to Israel?
Get the latest in today’s @jewishinsider.com Daily Kickoff
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Anticipation in Israel and around the world as hostage-release talks reach the end zone
Israeli media reports have said that Hamas could begin freeing hostages as early as Saturday, without the mass propaganda events that marred previous hostage releases
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October 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Where do things stand with the hostage release deal?
What about the further phases to end the war?
When is Trump coming to Israel?
Get the latest in today’s @jewishinsider.com Daily Kickoff
jewishinsider.com/2025/10/anti...
What about the further phases to end the war?
When is Trump coming to Israel?
Get the latest in today’s @jewishinsider.com Daily Kickoff
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hostage families and others in Israel expressed cautious optimism over the weekend, after Hamas agreed to enter talks to free the 48 remaining hostages in exchange for a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
Cautious hope in Israel ahead of talks for Hamas to free all hostages
Israeli PM Netanyahu: ‘We are on the verge of a very great achievement. ... It is not yet final; we are working on it diligently’
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October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hostage families and others in Israel expressed cautious optimism over the weekend, after Hamas agreed to enter talks to free the 48 remaining hostages in exchange for a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
I wrapped all of the weekend's news about a possible end to the Gaza war ahead of negotiations starting in Cairo tomorrow: jewishinsider.com/2025/10/neta...
Cautious hope in Israel ahead of talks for Hamas to free all hostages
Israeli PM Netanyahu: ‘We are on the verge of a very great achievement. ... It is not yet final; we are working on it diligently’
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October 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I wrapped all of the weekend's news about a possible end to the Gaza war ahead of negotiations starting in Cairo tomorrow: jewishinsider.com/2025/10/neta...
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Several attendees at the meeting between Netanyahu and pro-Israel influencers in New York spoke to Jewish Insider on condition of anonymity, as they were told the meeting was off the record, though numerous participants posted about it on social media.
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TikTok sale could be ‘consequential’ for Israel, Jews, Netanyahu tells influencers
‘We have to fight the fight’ on social media, shore up support on American right, Netanyahu says
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September 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Several attendees at the meeting between Netanyahu and pro-Israel influencers in New York spoke to Jewish Insider on condition of anonymity, as they were told the meeting was off the record, though numerous participants posted about it on social media.
Full story from @lahavharkov:
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Analysis: After Netanyahu’s ‘yes’ to ending Gaza war, Hamas needs to answer – and the devil is in the details
Whether Hamas would agree to release the hostages first, remains to be seen.
Read my analysis on the plan to end the Gaza war and what happens next: jewishinsider.com/2025/09/neta...
Whether Hamas would agree to release the hostages first, remains to be seen.
Read my analysis on the plan to end the Gaza war and what happens next: jewishinsider.com/2025/09/neta...
After Netanyahu’s ‘yes’ to ending Gaza war, Hamas needs to answer – and the devil is in the details
Whether Hamas would agree to release the hostages first, before Israel makes any concessions other than stopping the fighting, remains to be seen
jewishinsider.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Analysis: After Netanyahu’s ‘yes’ to ending Gaza war, Hamas needs to answer – and the devil is in the details
Whether Hamas would agree to release the hostages first, remains to be seen.
Read my analysis on the plan to end the Gaza war and what happens next: jewishinsider.com/2025/09/neta...
Whether Hamas would agree to release the hostages first, remains to be seen.
Read my analysis on the plan to end the Gaza war and what happens next: jewishinsider.com/2025/09/neta...