The 53-year-old husband and father of two from Rehovot, went on a bicycle trip with friends on October 7, and disappeared. Also on Saturday, the Israeli army announced the death of southern brigade commander of the Gaza division, Col. Asaf Hamami
After an initial statement on October 13 condemning the attacks on civilians in Israel, all of UN Women’s public comments about the war and its impact on women had centered only on Palestinians. It tweeted, then deleted, a statement condemning the Hamas attack last week
Hamas failed to provide the agreed-upon list of Israeli women held by it in Gaza on Friday, instead attempting to include dead bodies. The Israeli mediation team in Qatar continued negotiations throughout the weekend, but it was decided on Saturday to recall them
The 50-year-old was identified as Abed Makalda. The murder is the third in the same week in Arab cities in northern Israel, as the 2023 Israeli-Arab crime wave has slowed due to war in Gaza
ICC chief prosecutor Khan said his office will be happy to cooperate with Israel in investigating the events of October 7, and that he will not be deterred from conducting an investigation, even if Israel maintains its current policy of not recognizing the court’s jurisdiction and not cooperating with it
"The vice president made clear that Hamas cannot control Gaza, which is untenable for Israel’s security, the well-being of the Palestinian people, and regional security," the White House said.
"The vice president made clear that Hamas cannot control Gaza, which is untenable for Israel’s security, the well-being of the Palestinian people, and regional security," the White House said.
A principal lesson is not to mix business with charitable, or voluntary activities. In this case, an Israeli individual did so and it resulted in being allegedly amounted to fraud and tax evasion.
The five Israeli soldiers managed to kill several terrorists from Hamas' special forces that invaded their outpost, but fell in battle on October 7. Systematic military failures like dysfunctional balloons and disregard of warnings by the IDF's higher ranks contributed to this tragedy