In news edition, I'm Benita Levine. Israel is intensifying its efforts to eliminate the Hamas threat from the Gaza Strip just over two months since the brutal terror rampage in southern Israel on the 7th of October. Nearly nine weeks later, these are the images of scores of Hamas operatives who surrendered to the IDF. The US is meanwhile saying it has not imposed a hard deadline on Israel to end its operation in Gaza, with a security adviser saying Hamas would continue to pose a threat to Israel if the war stopped today. The names of two more reservists killed in fighting have today been released, bringing the Israeli death toll in the ground operation to 90. They are 28-year-old Master Sergeant in the Reserves, Iyal Meir Berkevitz from Jerusalem, and 41-year-old Sergeant Major in the Reserves, Korbid Vash from Tiberius. Overnight, confirmation that 25-year-old Master Sergeant in the Reserves, Gal Meir Eisenkott, was killed in fighting in northern Gaza. He is the son of former IDF Chief of Staff, Gaddy Eisenkott, who is now an observer in the war cabinet. He received the news of his son's death while touring the southern command with war cabinet member Benny Gantz. At the moment, 138 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, including babies and the elderly. The Red Cross has not yet seen any of the hostages. President Joe Biden reiterating the need for the Red Cross to be permitted to visit them, Hamas has so far not allowed that access. The US leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken again. There's 16th call since the war started. The President agreeing that the recent truce fell apart because Hamas refused to release young women and civilian hostages. Here's the latest from National Security spokesperson John Kirby. Let's take a listen. We're not close to inking another deal on humanitarian pause and nor do I have any news to break here today about the return of hostages, either ours or those of many other countries that are being held hostage. We're still trying to get as much information as we can about the hostages that are being held. We have some information, as I said before, on some of the hostages because their families are talking to us and that's been a terrific source of information and context. Let's go live now to our correspondent, Ariel Levin-Waldman. He joins us from Southern Israel again. And Ariel, we saw plumes of smoke behind you the last hour when we last spoke. What is the latest say now? What can you tell us? I'll take a quick look behind me because those plumes of smoke are still there. In fact, that big one you see just on the left side has been burning quite merrily for at least two hours now, which means they hit something big. A lot of fuel there, a lot of secondary materials to burn, likely a warehouse of some sort because we don't usually see anything burn for quite that long. Now, the military operation in the north is nowhere near done yet. There's a lot of heavy fighting in the north, particularly around the Jabalaya refugee camp. That's not really a refugee camp in the traditional sense of the term. It's a fortified neighborhood with a warren of tunnels underneath it. That is a Hamas stronghold. Soldiers that have been fighting in that area have told local media that it is a warren of weaponized areas.  They are finding IEDs. They are finding RPGs, all matter of weapons, all matter of ambush points. And that means a need for heavy air power. Now that's puted out a little bit over the last hour or so. But originally earlier this morning, we were hearing strikes going off every few seconds, sometimes even faster as they attempted to level those ambush positions with air power that I have not seen in this war myself so far, like it was this morning. That said, there is still heavier fighters still in the south of Gaza. Remember, that's the battle for Khan Yunus, the IDF having to break at least four Hamas brigades that are in that area, plus however many Hamas terrorists managed to evacuate from the north and move their way and regroup to the south during the ceasefire. A lot of heavy fighting there that has to be done because Khan Yunus is one of the last primary Hamas strongholds left in Gaza. Once that's secured, they can start the operation of dismantling the terror infrastructure. Thank you so much, correspondent Ariel Levin Waldman, live from southern Israel. More to come from Ariel in the coming hours. Thank you. And now for more, we welcome to studio retired police commander, Merav Lapidot, the former spokesperson in the Israel Police and the CEO of Lapidot Communications and Strategy. Thank you so much for being here. More than two months now into this war, we are seeing the plumes of smoke. We know the activity that is underway right now inside the Gaza Strip. And yet the whole nation is waiting to find out about the fate of the 138 hostages still somewhere there in the Gaza Strip. Your take on what is unfolding right now. I think that the army and the state of Israel is doing everything they can to find them and bring them back home. Unfortunately, the truth collapsed and there is no any hope in the near future. We don't hear maybe there is and we don't know about it. But we don't hear about any other negotiations or any other contacts with the Qatar, Egypt, US Hamas in order to release more hostages. And by the time the time goes by and we are very worried. We think about them, you know, in the tunnels, no food. We know from the hostages who came back that they starved over there. They just lived over so tiny pita in a day. So we know that they're starving. And even if you can survive one or two months without proper food, what's going to be on the third month that they're over there? And the winter is here and no proper clothes, no medicine, no medical treatment, we're very worried about their lives. And we know that this is the the money time to bring them back because otherwise we will not bring them back alive. So I urge everybody who hears that and can do anything to help us bring them back and the Red Cross to pressure the Hamas to go and see them to see who is alive and who is dead and whatever they need. It's unbelievable that the Red Cross after 62 days didn't meet one of them and they couldn't reach them because in other places around the world, they do everything they can. I never heard about any other hostages all around the world that 62 days and no meeting with the Red Cross. So I believe the Red Cross could do more, definitely. We've had doctors and health professionals speaking to us here in studio saying that the files, the medical files of the hostages have been given to the Red Cross. They can take this information if they're given the access and at least find out how a baby in captivity is doing, how the elderly who are there, as you say, it's getting colder now. It's two months in captivity, it's unimaginable. What do you make of the reports that we're hearing the emerging details from the hostages who've been freed, the conditions under which they were held for the last two months? What is your sense of what is unfolding? As you said, even though the Red Cross didn't have direct access, they could have at least give them the medicine that they need, the elderly needs their medicine. We saw Elma Overham and other elderly women who came back, which they had very bad medical condition and they're hospitalized up until now, two weeks after they came back. So we know that the situation there is very, very bad. So at least we expect the Red Cross to give them the medicine, even if they don't let them get direct access and talk to the hostages, at least give them the medicine, give them the medical treatment throughout the Hamas operative. But still, they don't do that. We heard from the children who came back that they needed to be quiet all day. Some of them were in tunnels for 50 days without even having a shower for 50 days.  We are celebrating Hanukkah. And this is the holiday of light. And miracles. And miracles. And we all hope for a miracle to bring the light in Israel and to bring the light, literally light, to those who are being held in tunnels and let them go back all around the world. We are hearing about people who are crying for freedom for the Palestinians. But they are in freedom in Gaza Strip. The army withdrew from Gaza Strip in 2005. There is no fight of freedom. It's just a fight to eliminate the state of Israel. It's genocide. What they did on October 7th, it's genocide to the Jewish people. And it's very sad that some people around the world doesn't understand that this is a massacre. It's not a freedom fight. It's not a war between two countries.  So please support us. Be with us. And do whatever you can to address this. Certainly is exactly the reason that we keep on hearing the IDF saying that its goal is to eliminate the Hamas threat and to make sure that all the hostages come home and they come home safely. And another thing that Benjamin Netanyahu has been saying is a clear message for Hezbollah up north. It's exactly two months into the war when he made this message. And he said that Israel will work to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He has more from the prime minister about what he needs to say about what's developing in the northern part of the region. If Hezbollah decides to start an all-out war, they will turn with their own hands, Beirut and southern Lebanon, which is not located very far from here, into Gaza and Ranyunis. We are determined to bring victory. So for the latest up north, let's go back to our senior correspondent, Owen Ultiman. He joins us again from northern Israel. So Benjamin Netanyahu isn't missing his words there. What is the latest up north, Owen? What can you share this hour? Well, over the last hour, Benita, the Israeli military confirming both that a group of terrorists had crossed into what Israel calls the Hardov area near where Israel, Lebanon, and Syria meet and was attacked by a drone manned from afar and the terrorists were neutralized. Also overnight, rocket fire across the border of the Israeli Golan and the Syrian Golan. And following that, the Israeli military confirming that it struck targets inside Syria, reports earlier on in the night said that those targets were in Damascus. So Benita Netanyahu is certainly right that there's no out and out full-on war here on the northern border, and hence that warning to Hezbollah about how Israel would respond should Hezbollah decide, even let's be honest, at this relatively late hour to escalate the situation. But on the other hand, obviously, day in, day out, there is rocket fire across the border. We had an Israeli civilian killed not by a rocket, but by an anti-tank missile shot at him. He's a farmer. And again, Benita, even those civilian populations along the border have largely been evacuated. Farmers, in some cases, need to be there to tend to the fields and to tend to the crops, to their livelihoods and to their businesses. And of course, an Israeli, a 60-year-old Israeli civilian tragically killed, also in a separate incident, two soldiers lightly wounded. So again, day in, day out, there is this steady drumbeat of military activity, including targeting of civilians from across the Lebanon border in IDF responses, tens of thousands of Israelis who have evacuated their communities just on the border. So again, Benita, a very difficult situation here in the north, even if it certainly isn't on the magnitude of the situation in the Gaza Strip and in the Israeli communities on the Gaza border. And Owen, over and above the worries about Hezbollah's next moves, more broadly speaking across the Middle East, there have been continuous attacks on U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, talk us through the concerns, through the lens of the Pentagon, and steps to make sure that a regional conflict doesn't escalate right now. Well, Benita, a sense of escalation, by the way, over the course of the last day. Earlier on this morning, at four o'clock in the morning, local time in Baghdad, inside that green zone that we all remember so well from the start of the Iraq War, 20 years ago, rockets were fired, not at a U.S. military base, as has happened so often over the course of the war in parallel to the war, but near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to the point where sirens went off and those who were there were told to duck and cover. So obviously a scary situation for those in that green zone and in or near that embassy. So targeting a diplomatic mission is obviously an escalation over targeting a military base. We haven't had any group claim responsibility, but of course previous attacks have been done by coalitions of Shiite militias in Iraq and in Syria. Look, the U.S. military has responded to these attacks, which have caused dozens of injuries, some of them potentially very, very serious. We haven't heard all of the details, by the way, from the U.S. Defense Department. So the U.S. is responding to them, but not necessarily Benita escalating. Similar, I think, to the situation between Israel and Hezbollah. There is a sense in the American side that the U.S. military needs to defend itself and needs to respond, but doesn't wanna lead to a regional escalation and instead the U.S. is in, as we all know, a deterrence posture, right? With those two aircraft carrier strike groups that were moved in the opening days of the war, still in the Eastern Mediterranean and obviously the U.S. military across the region on high alert. And of course, we've also seen the U.S. activity in part in helping to shoot down missiles fired from Yemen at Israel over the Red Sea. So we haven't seen the U.S. military be active there as well, both protecting the U.S. military and also, of course, helping to protect Israel. Live from Northern Israel, that's our senior diplomatic correspondent, Owen Ultiman. More to come from Owen in the coming hours. Thank you so much. And now we change gears slightly as we welcome Avi Hartov, psychotherapy and group facilitator in trauma and emergency from one family. And he joins us from Tel Aviv. Thank you so much for your time right now, nearly nine weeks into this war. The nation's still processing the details of the rampage on the 7th of October, the brutality, the depravity. What are you seeing through your work with the one family organization? What can you share? Yeah, so first of all, good morning and thank you for hosting me and the opportunity to meet you here. We're seeing a certain slowdown, certain slowdown of the stress level, the anxiety level and the danger, the subjective way of experiencing this dramatic complex and cumulative and community event. I've been working with women who have become widows recently this war and I've been working with parents who are newly bereaved parents. And there's a lot of chaos and a lot of our wellness as to how do we get going on with life now? Particularly the women who became widows have big question marks as to how to run life without the partner and facing things that haven't seen before like having to go to the bank, having to deal with paperwork, with insurance paperwork, with the wheels and raising their children alone and comforting them. At the same time, there's a very, very beginning of new questions, questions of values and the questions of how to be in this society in these times, how to be as a human being, how to be as a family, how to be as a collective. So tell us more about that. What exactly do you mean? What are these values that you're talking about, the way the nation is responding collectively to this trauma it's nine weeks in now? Yeah, so I wanna go back to the first week of the war where I facilitated a men's circle among reserve duty soldiers in the south of Hebron Mountain and their commander asked me to please use some time to remind everybody of their humanity. Now to remember our humanity is a very broad question and what does exactly mean, but the sensitivity with which this man approached me and said they're about to enter war zone and at the same time remind them of their humanity speaks a lot about the human fiber that we have were made of. And we've seen tremendous engagement of people of do good things, help out families who have been evacuated from their homes, help soldiers collect money, food, clothing, Hanukkah menorahs sending gifts, the circles of sharing and listening in the Tel Aviv Museum area and everywhere this seems to be a new call for the spirit, the spirit will win. It's behind the body, it's behind the war, it's behind the ammunition, it's behind the territory, there's something about the spirit of human beings which is being given a little bit more attention now. Am I answering your question? You certainly are, we're talking about humanity, we know that people are united as they face an existential threat, but that threat has no humanity. And right now the nation is holding its breath for the 138 hostages still in captivity, we've been talking about it here in studio, an imaginable situation, babies, the elderly nearly nine weeks being held by a terror organization, talk to us about what it means, the psychological trauma over and about the physical trauma, not only from the hostages that have come out, but also from their families, the waiting must be beyond unbearable. Correct, correct. So when we look at the word trauma has been used very easily these days, everybody uses the word trauma 17 times a day. And scholars and therapists as well are addressing trauma in two aspects mainly, the event itself and the subjective response to trauma. And I wanna focus on the subjective response because the event we already know, it's a continuous event. The subjective response is on a big spectrum of total helplessness to total engagement in saying yes to life. The emotional aspect is behind words, we have no precedent to what people are experiencing now. The families or families of those people who are still held hostages, we don't have any precedent to that. We have a minor scale comparing to this and it requires a lot of patience, a lot of endurance, a lot of facing life in a different angle and not give up. And what we see is people don't give up. The life spirit is so powerful that people keep asking, wanting, praying, demonstrating, writing letters, making phone calls, making demonstrations. There's something very strong about the inner sense that this can be different and it's gonna be different. And you made mention earlier to the support that people are wanting to give. We see volunteers across the country trying to help people who have been evacuated. And as you say, people who are bereaved right now, people who are in so much pain, talk to us about what it does for the psyche of the nation, nine weeks in to be focused on helping, to be focused on rebuilding. Good, so one aspect of what we're experiencing now is collective trauma. Collective trauma puts a rift in trust, puts a break of trust. And it's a trust in oneself, the trust in our relationships, the trust in the government, the trust in the military leadership. What we've seen is an immediate rebuilding of trust in all the actions of generosity, compassion, the engagement that we see world nationwide, everywhere. There's hotlines everywhere. There's centers of collecting, clothing and food, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. It is a very active way of reestablishing and rehabilitating trust. And as the days go by and we are engaged with each other in a new way that we haven't seen in a long time in Israel, this trust that they've been broken on October 7th is healing, is rehabilitating, is being reconstructed in a new way, in a new form, a new fashion. And what a lot of people say is, let's hope that this remains after the war is over. And that's my prayer, that what we see now in the way that the collective Israeli society is gathering together around this war will remain alive after the war is over. And there is the hope that after this collective trauma that you are describing, there will be this collective recovery and collective healing. Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to have such a pleasure to hear your insights. Thank you very much for speaking to us live from Tel Aviv. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. May Rav, your thoughts, you can hear the pain, but there is a message of hope that together people will unite and stay focused and support one another, your sense of what we just heard. First of all, we can see that the better hour of the people of Israel with volunteering, with helping each other, with a lot of people who are volunteers to go to the reserve forces and other volunteer missions, even to go to the farms and be a farmer for one day. As Aviv said, that it's a collective trauma. And we use this word trauma even without working about the syndromes of proper trauma by the book. But I think that in order to recovery, as he said, we have to be united and also we have to believe in something. We have to have a belief in the future, to believe in and trust the army to recover his power and his force in this crazy neighborhood of the Middle East. And we have to trust the government to lead us for a new era in the Israeli, I don't know, history. So I think that after the October 7th, we all believe in the army again, even though they had the major collapse in this very sad day, in this cursed Shabbat. And we believe in them, we see. And I think that the idea of spokesperson, Daniel Agari, is doing very well by briefing every day about the military goes in and what he does and how successful operations we have to do inside the Gaza Strip. All of this makes us believe that there is a hope. There is a hope for the future. I think that less people in Israel now believe in peace, okay? After this, we understand that you cannot have peace with such beasts, I don't know how to call this, Hamas terrorists, but we do believe that we have to exist here with powerful army, powerful state, powerful government and continue to bring the light to the world because all of Israeli innovation is something that all the world is using in medical, in technology and we'll continue to do that for the world. But all we need from the world is continue to support us. There were some very stark images of all the suspects, the terrorist suspects who had surrendered to the IDF. And we know that those suspects are going to be brought into Israeli prisons. They will be interrogated and a certain amount of intelligence will potentially be garnered out of those interrogations. Talk to us about what it means for people inside Gaza to see the images that we're seeing on our screens right now. How does it change the way Palestinians inside Gaza perceive what is unfolding right now? I think the Palestinians in Gaza, even before but definitely after that, they believe and they see that there is, we're in business, okay? The army being business. It's not going to be like other operations that we had in Gaza Strip. This time we're in business. We want to eliminate Hamas. And this surrounding operative of Hamas is very important, not only for the morality in Israel, but also for the Palestinians in Gaza Strip. Retired police commander, Meirav Lapidor. Thank you so much for speaking to us. We always appreciate your insights and thank you so much for being here in studio. And that is where we wrap up this edition of our breaking news coverage. I'm Benisa Levine. Our rolling coverage continues shortly. Stay tuned. This is I-24 News, breaking news edition. Is in a state of war, families completely gunned down in their beds. We have no idea where is she. As our soldiers are fighting on the front lines, but the general perception is something that certainly needs to be fought as well. In news edition, I'm Benisa Levine. Israel is intensifying its efforts to eliminate the Hamas threat from the Gaza Strip. Just over two months since the brutal terror rampage in southern Israel on the 7th of October, nearly nine weeks later, these are the images of scores of Hamas operatives who surrendered to the IDF. The US is meanwhile saying it has not imposed a hard deadline on Israel to end its operation in Gaza with a security advisor saying Hamas would continue to pose a threat to Israel if the war stopped. Today, the names of two more reservists killed in fighting have today been released, bringing the Israeli death toll in the ground operation to 90. They are 28-year-old master sergeant in the reserves Eyal Meir Berkevitz from Jerusalem and 41-year-old sergeant major in the reserves Corby Dvush from Tiberius. Overnight, confirmation that 25-year-old master sergeant in the reserves Eyal Meir Isenkot was killed in fighting in northern Gaza. He is the son of former IDF chief of staff, Gadi Isenkot, who is now an observer in the war cabinet. He received the news of his son's death while touring the southern command with war cabinet member, Benny Gantz. Now at the moment, 138 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, including babies and the elderly. The Red Cross has not yet seen any of the hostages. President Joe Biden reiterating the need for the Red Cross to be permitted to visit them, Hamas has so far not allowed that access. The US leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken again. Their 16th call since the war started, the president agreeing that the recent truce fell apart because Hamas refused to release young women and civilian hostages. Here's the latest from national security spokesperson, John Kirby. Let's take a listen. Well, we're not close to inking another deal on humanitarian pause, and nor do I have any news to break here today about the return of hostages, either ours or those of many other countries that are being held hostage. We're still trying to get as much information as we can about the hostages that are being held. We have some information, as I said before, on some of the hostages because their families are talking to us, and that's been a terrific source of information and context. Let's go live now to our correspondent, Ariel Levin Waldman. He joins us from Southern Israel again. And Ariel, we saw plumes of smoke behind you the last hour when we last spoke. What is the latest say now? What can you tell us? I'll take a quick look behind me because those plumes of smoke are still there. In fact, that big one you see just on the left side has been burning quite merrily for at least two hours now, which means they hit something big. A lot of fuel there, a lot of secondary materials to burn, likely a warehouse of some sort because we don't usually see anything burn for quite that long. Now, the military operation in the north is nowhere near done yet. There's still a lot of heavy fighting in the north, particularly around the Jabalaya refugee camp. That's not really a refugee camp in the traditional sense of the term. It's a fortified neighborhood with a warren of tunnels underneath it. That is a Hamas stronghold. Soldiers that have been fighting in that area have told local media that it is a warren of weaponized areas. Every single building, every single house, every single apartment, they are finding Kalashnikovs, they are finding IEDs, they are finding RPGs, all matter of weapons, all matter of ambush points. And that means a need for heavy air power. Now that's puted out a little bit over the last hour or so, but originally earlier this morning, we were hearing strikes going off every few seconds, sometimes even faster as they attempted to level those ambush positions with air power that I have not seen in this war myself so far, like it was this morning. That said, there is still heavier fighters still in the south of Gaza. Remember, that's the battle for Khan Yunus, the IDF having to break at least four Hamas brigades that are in that area, plus however many Hamas terrorists managed to evacuate from the north and move their way and regroup to the south during the ceasefire. A lot of heavy fighting there that has to be done, because Khan Yunus is one of the last primary Hamas strongholds left in Gaza. Once that's secured, they can start the operation of dismantling the terror infrastructure. Thank you so much, correspondent Ariel Levin-Waldman, live from southern Israel. More to come from Ariel in the coming hours, thank you. And now for more, we welcome to studio retired police commander Merav Lapidot, the former spokesperson in the Israel Police and the CEO of Lapidot Communications and Strategy. Thank you so much for being here. More than two months now into this war, we are seeing the plumes of smoke. We know the activity that is underway right now inside the Gaza Strip. And yet the whole nation is waiting to find out about the fate of the 138 hostages still somewhere there in the Gaza Strip. Your take on what is unfolding right now. I think that the army and the state of Israel is doing everything they can to find them and bring them back home. Unfortunately, the truth's collapsed and there is no any hope in the near future. We don't hear, maybe there is and we don't know about it, but we don't hear about any other negotiations or any other contacts with the Qatar, Egypt, US, Hamas in order to release more hostages. And by the time the time goes by and we are very worried we think about them in the tunnels, no food. We know from the hostages who came back that they starved over there. They just lived over so tiny pita in a day. So we know that they're starving and even if you can survive one or two months without proper food, what's going to be on the third month that they're over there and the winter is here and no proper clothes, no medicine, no medical treatment. We're very worried about their lives and we know that this is the money time to bring them back because otherwise we'll not bring them back alive. So I urge everybody who hears that and can do anything to help us bring them back and the Red Cross to pressure the Hamas to go and see them, to see who is alive and who is dead and whatever they need. It's unbelievable that the Red Cross after 62 days didn't meet one of them and they couldn't reach them because in other places around the world, they do everything they can. I never heard about any other hostages all around the world that 62 days and no meeting with the Red Cross. So I believe the Red Cross could do more, definitely. We've had doctors and health professionals speaking to us here in studio saying that the files, the medical files of the hostages have been given to the Red Cross. They can take this information if they're given the access and at least find out how a baby in captivity is doing, how the elderly who are there, as you say, it's getting colder now. It's two months in captivity. It's unimaginable. What do you make of the reports that we're hearing, the emerging details from the hostages who've been free, the conditions under which they were held for the last two months? What is your sense of what is unfolding? As you said, even though the Red Cross didn't have direct access, they could have at least give them the medicine that they need, the elderly needs their medicine. We saw Elma Overham and other women who came back, which they had very bad medical condition and they're hospitalized up until now, two weeks after they came back. So we know that the situation there is very, very bad. So at least we expect the Red Cross to give them the medicine, even if they don't let them get direct access and talk to the hostages, at least give them the medicine, give them the medical treatment throughout the Hamas operation, but still they don't do that. We heard from the children who came back that they needed to be quiet all day. Some of them were in tunnels for 50 days without even having a shower for 50 days.  You know, we're celebrating Hanukkah and this is the holiday of light. And miracles. And miracles, and we all hope for a miracle to bring the light in Israel and to bring the light, literally light, those are being held in tunnels and let them go back all around the world. We're hearing about people who are crying for freedom for the Palestinians, but they are in freedom in Gaza Strip. The army withdraw from Gaza Strip in 2005. There is no fight of freedom. It's just a fight to eliminate the state of Israel. It's genocide. What they did on October 7th, it's genocide to the Jewish people. And it's very sad that some people around the world doesn't understand that this is a massacre. It's not a freedom fight. It's not a war between two countries.  So please support us, be with us, and do whatever you can to address this. Certainly is exactly the reason that we keep on hearing the IDF saying that its goal is to eliminate the Hamas threat and to make sure that all the hostages come home and they come home safely. And another thing that Benjamin Netanyahu has been saying is a clear message for Hezbollah up north. It's exactly two months into the war when he made this message. And he said that Israel will work to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He has more from the prime minister about what he needs to say about what's developing in the northern part of the region. If Hezbollah decides to start an all-out war, they will turn with their own hands, Beirut and southern Lebanon, which is not located very far from here, into Gaza and Ranyunis. We are determined to bring victory. So for the latest up north, let's go back to our senior correspondent, Owen Ultiman. He joins us again from northern Israel. So Benjamin Netanyahu isn't mincing his words there. What is the latest up north, Owen? What can you share this hour? Well, over the last hour, Benita, the Israeli military were confirming, both that a group of terrorists had crossed into what Israel calls the Hardov area, near where Israel, Lebanon, and Syria meet, and was attacked by a drone manned from afar and the terrorists were neutralized. Also overnight, rocket fire across the border of the Israeli Golan and the Syrian Golan. And following that, the Israeli military confirming that it struck targets inside Syria, reports earlier on in the night said that those targets were in Damascus. So Benita Netanyahu is certainly right that there's no out and out full on war here on the northern border. And hence that warning to Hezbollah about how Israel would respond should Hezbollah decide. Even let's be honest at this relatively late hour to escalate the situation. But on the other hand, obviously day in, day out, there is rocket fire across the border. We had an Israeli civilian killed not by a rocket, but by an anti-tank missile shot at him. He's a farmer. And again, Benita, even though civilian populations along the border have largely been evacuated, farmers in some cases need to be there to tend to the fields and to tend to the crops, to their livelihoods and to their businesses. And of course in Israeli, a 60 year old Israeli civilian tragically killed, also in a separate incident, two soldiers lightly wounded. So again, day in, day out, there is this steady drumbeat of military activity, including targeting of civilians from across the Lebanon border in IDF responses. Tens of thousands of Israelis who have evacuated their communities just on the border. So again, Benita, a very difficult situation here in the North, even if it certainly isn't on the magnitude of the situation in the Gaza Strip and in the Israeli communities on the Gaza border. And Owen, over and above the worries about Hezbollah's next moves, more broadly speaking, across the Middle East, there have been continuous attacks on US forces in Syria and Iraq. Talk us through the concerns through the lens of the Pentagon and steps to make sure that a regional conflict doesn't escalate right now. Well, Benita, a sense of escalation, by the way, over the course of the last day, earlier on this morning at four o'clock in the morning, local time in Baghdad, inside that green zone that we all remember so well from the start of the Iraq war 20 years ago, rockets were fired, not at a US military base, as has happened so often over the course of the war in parallel to the war, but near the US embassy in Baghdad to the point where sirens went off and those who were there were told to duck and cover. So obviously a scary situation for those in that green zone and in or near that embassy. So targeting a diplomatic mission is obviously an escalation over targeting a military base. We haven't had any group claim responsibility, but of course, previous attacks have been done by coalitions of Shiite militias in Iraq and in Syria. Look, the US military has responded to these attacks, which have caused dozens of injuries, some of them potentially very, very serious. We haven't heard all of the details, by the way, from the US Defense Department. So the US is responding to them, but not necessarily Benita escalating. Similar, I think to the situation between Israel and Hezbollah. There is a sense in the American side that the US military needs to defend itself and needs to respond, but doesn't wanna lead to a regional escalation. And instead the US is in, as we all know, a deterrence posture, right? With those two aircraft carrier strike groups that were moved in the opening days of the war, still in the Eastern Mediterranean. And obviously the US military across the region on high alert. And of course, we've also seen the US activity in part in helping to shoot down missiles fired from Yemen at Israel over the Red Sea. So we haven't seen the US military be active there as well, both protecting the US military and also of course, helping to protect Israel. Live from Northern Israel, that's our senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Ultiman. More to come from Owen in the coming hours. Thank you so much. And now we change gears slightly as we welcome Avi Hartov, psychotherapy and group facilitator in trauma and emergency from one family. And he joins us from Tel Aviv. Thank you so much for your time right now. Nearly nine weeks into this war, the nation's still processing the details of the rampage on the 7th of October, the brutality, the depravity. What are you seeing through your work with the one family organization? What can you share? Yeah, so first of all, good morning. And thank you for hosting me and the opportunity to meet you here. We're seeing a certain slowdown, a certain slowdown of the stress level, the anxiety level and the danger, the subjective way of experiencing this dramatic, complex and cumulative and community event. I've been working with women who have become widows recently this war and I've been working with parents who are newly bereaved parents. And there's a lot of chaos and a lot of our wellness as to how do we get going on with life now? Particularly the women who became widows have big question marks as to how to run life without the partner and facing things that I haven't seen before like having to go to the bank, having to deal with paperwork, with insurance paperwork, with the wheels and raising their children alone and comforting them. At the same time, there's a very, very beginning of new questions, questions of values and the questions of how to be in this society in these times, how to be as a human being, how to be as a family, how to be as a collective. So tell us more about that. What exactly do you mean? What are these values that you're talking about, the way the nation is responding collectively to this trauma it's nine weeks in now? Yeah, so I wanna go back to the first week of the war where I facilitated a men's circle among reserve duty soldiers in the south of Hebron Mountain and their commander asked me to please use some time to remind everybody of their humanity. Now to remember our humanity is a very broad question and what does exactly mean, but the sensitivity with which this man approached me and said they're about to enter war zone and at the same time remind them of their humanity speaks a lot about the human fiber that we have, we're made of. And we've seen tremendous engagement of people of do good things, help out families who have been evacuated from their homes, help soldiers collect money, food, clothing, Hanukkah menorahs, sending gifts, the circles of sharing and listening in the Tel Aviv Museum area. And everywhere there seems to be a new call for the spirit, the spirit will win. It's behind the body, it's behind the war, it's behind the ammunition, it's behind the territory, there's something about the spirit of human beings which is being given a little bit more attention now. Am I answering your question? You certainly are, we're talking about humanity. We know that people are united as they face an existential threat, but that threat has no humanity. And right now the nation is holding its breath for the 138 hostages still in captivity. We've been talking about it here in studio, an imaginable situation, babies, the elderly nearly nine weeks being held by a terror organization. Talk to us about what it means the psychological trauma over and about the physical trauma, not only from the hostages that have come out, but also from their families, the waiting must be beyond unbearable. Correct, correct. So when we look at the word trauma has been used very easily these days.  And scholars and therapists as well are addressing trauma in two aspects mainly. The event itself and the subjective response to trauma. And I wanna focus on the subjective response because the event we already know, it's a continuous event. The subjective response is on a big spectrum of total helplessness to total engagement in saying yes to life. The emotional aspect is behind words. We have no precedent to what people are experiencing now. The families or families of those people who are still held hostages, we don't have any precedent to that. We have a minor scale comparing to this. And it requires a lot of patience, a lot of endurance, a lot of facing life in a different angle and not give up. And what we see is people don't give up. The life spirit is so powerful that people keep asking, wanting, praying, demonstrating, writing letters, making phone calls, making demonstrations. There's something very strong about the inner sense that this can be different and it's gonna be different. And you made mention earlier to the support that people are wanting to give. We see volunteers across the country trying to help people who have been evacuated. And as you say, people who are bereaved right now, people who are in so much pain, talk to us about what it does for the psyche of the nation. Nine weeks in to be focused on helping, to be focused on rebuilding. Good, so one aspect of what we're experiencing now is collective trauma. Collective trauma puts a rift in trust, puts a break of trust. And it's a trust in oneself, the trust in our relationships, the trust in the government, the trust in the military leadership. What we've seen is an immediate rebuilding of trust and all the actions of generosity, compassion, the engagement that we see world nationwide, everywhere. There's hotlines everywhere. There's centers of collecting, clothing and food, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, is a very active way of re-establishing and rehabilitating trust. And as the days go by and we are engaged with each other in a new way that we haven't seen in a long time in Israel, this trust that they've been broken on October 7th is healing, is rehabilitating, is being reconstructed in a new way, in a new form, a new fashion. And what a lot of people say is, let's hope that this remains after the war is over. And that's my prayer, that what we see now in the way that the collective Israeli society is gathering together around this war will remain alive after the war is over. And there is the hope that after this collective trauma that you are describing, there will be this collective recovery and collective healing. Abihar Tuav, such a pleasure to hear your insights. Thank you very much for speaking to us live from Tel Aviv. Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye. Thank you so much. May I have your thoughts? You can hear the pain, but there is a message of hope that together people will unite and stay focused and support one another, your sense of what we just heard. First of all, we can see the better hour of the people of Israel with volunteering, with solidarity, with helping each other, with a lot of people who are volunteers to go to the reserve forces and other volunteer missions, even to go to the farms and be a farmer for one day. As Abihar said, that it's a collective trauma. And we use this word trauma even without working about the syndromes of proper trauma by the book. But I think that in order to recovery, as he said, we have to be united and also we have to believe in something. We have to have a belief in the future, to believe in and trust the army to recover his power and his force in this crazy neighborhood of the Middle East. And we have to trust the government to lead us for a new era in the Israeli, I don't know, history. So I think that after the October 7th, we all believe in the army again, even though they had the major collapse in this very sad day, in this cursed Shabbat. And we believe in them, we see. And I think that the IDF spokesperson, Daniel Agari, is doing very well by briefing every day about the military goes in and what he does and how successful operations we have to do inside the Gaza Strip. All of this makes us believe that there is a hope, there is a hope for the future. I think that less people in Israel now believe in peace, okay? After this, we understand that you cannot have peace with such beasts, I don't know how to call these Hamas terrorists, but we do believe that we have to exist here with powerful army, powerful state, powerful government and continue to bring the light to the world because all of Israeli innovation is something that all the world is using in medical, in technology and we'll continue to do that for the world. But all we need from the world is continue to support us. There were some very stark images of all the suspects, the terrorist suspects who had surrendered to the IDF. And we know that those suspects are going to be brought into Israeli prisons. They will be interrogated and a certain amount of intelligence will potentially be garnered out of those interrogations. Talk to us about what it means for people inside Gaza to see the images that we're seeing on our screens right now. How does it change the way Palestinians inside Gaza perceive what is unfolding right now? I think the Palestinians in Gaza, even before, but definitely after that, they believe and they see that there is, we're in business, okay? The army been in business. It's not going to be like other operations that we had in Gaza Strip. This time we're in business. We want to eliminate Hamas. And this surrounding operative of Hamas is very important, not only for the morality in Israel, but also for the Palestinians in Gaza Strip. Retired police commander, May Rav Lapido, thank you so much for speaking to us. We always appreciate your insights and thank you so much for being here in studio. And that is where we wrap up this edition of our breaking news coverage. I'm Bernice Levine. Our rolling coverage continues shortly. Stay tuned. This is I-24 News Breaking News Edition. PEL is in a state of war. Families completely gunned down in their beds. We have no idea where is she. As our soldiers are fighting on the front line, but the general perception, it's something that certainly needs to be fought as well. This week on News 24, Israel under attack. News 24 in Spanish brings the analysis and the information of the events of the war, Spades of Iron. Exclusive interviews and reports from the war zone. The reaction of the Spanish-speaking countries. News 24, the only medium in Spanish that keeps you informed and connected with the Latin community in Israel. News 24, only on I-24 News. News edition, I'm Bernice Levine. Several developments on several fronts. From day 63 of the war as Israel intensifies its efforts to eliminate the Hamas threat from the Gaza Strip. Large plumes of smoke have been seen rising above the enclave on Friday morning, just over two months since the brutal terror rampage in southern Israel on the 7th of October. The number of Israeli soldiers killed in the retaliatory ground operation is now at 90. At the moment, 178 hostages remain in Hamas' captivity in Gaza, including babies and the elderly. Now these are the images of scores of Hamas operatives who have surrendered to the IDF. The U.S. is meanwhile saying it has not imposed a hard deadline on Israel to end its operation in Gaza with a security advisor saying Hamas would continue to pose a threat to Israel if the war stopped today. And a short while ago in the West Bank, five Palestinians killed in the village of Tubas near Nablus during a gun battle with IDF troops. And concerns remain up north. Benjamin Netanyahu issuing this message for Hezbollah in the northern part of the region. Let's take a listen. If Hezbollah decides to start an all-out war, they will turn with their own hands Beirut and southern Lebanon, which is not located very far from here into Gaza and Raniunis. We are determined to bring victory. So for the latest, let's go back to our senior correspondent, Owen Ultiman. He joins us again from northern Israel and we heard that message there from Benjamin Netanyahu. He's making his views very clear. We also know an Israeli farmer was killed in that missile strike on Thursday afternoon. The IDF responding, bring us up to speed.  Well, Benita, first of all, you're right on one hand that there's not the kind of all-out war on Israel's northern border, the same way there is on the border with the Gaza Strip. But certainly it's far from quiet here. You mentioned the murder, the killing, through an anti-tank missile of that 60-year-old Israeli farmer along the border. Again, as you know, these communities have largely been evacuated, but at least some of the farmers feel they still need to be there, to tend their crops in their fields and to protect their livelihoods because those fields and those crops won't tend themselves. So tragically, sadly, the farmer murdered by an anti-tank missile fired from across the Lebanese border. We also had two Israeli soldiers lightly injured. And an incident apparently overnight in the Hardove area, where Israel, Lebanon and Syria meet, the IDF confirming that a drone maned from afar neutralized a band of terrorists in that area, which has been over time disputed between Hezbollah and Israel. And where there's been constant tension there going back years. Benita, according to Walla News, the situation sounds much more serious than that, that this band of terrorists was spotted by those at an outpost nearby, with grenades, with rockets, and with Kalashnikov rifles, and was followed by those of the outpost and then the drone called in in order to neutralize them. But it shows, Benita, the continuing threat and the continuing activity coming in from Lebanon that could really pose a danger to lives here in Israel's North. So a fairly serious incident, it sounds like, in Hardove overnight last night. And also across the border of the Israeli Golan and the Syrian Golan, rockets fired, and then the Israeli military responding and confirming this morning that it had responded, attacking targets across the border in Syria, reportedly in Damascus, and reportedly potentially, Benita, even the Syrian military itself. Certainly major concerns looking more broadly across the region as well. So I'll give us another account of the US forces being targeted in Syria and Iraq, major concerns about what they could mean. The Pentagon also weighing in talk us through the concerns there on that front at this hour. Well, Benita, it's not just US forces, but an attack early this morning, potentially on the US embassy in the green zone in Baghdad, sirens were activated. This is not an attack on US military personnel, a potential escalation. No one is claiming responsibility, but again, attacks in the past have been attributed to Shi'ite militias in Iraq and Syria. So it stands to reason that they may well be behind this attack as well. Thank you so much, senior correspondent Owen Ultiman, live from Northern Israel, more to come from Owen, of course, in the coming hours, thank you. And now we welcome to studio Major Dave in the Reserves Operations Officer from the Southern Brigade of Gaza. Major Dave, thank you once again for being here in studio. And obviously just to clarify, we are only using your first name, of course. You have been involved in the Southern Brigades for a while now. Give us your sense, your take of this unfolding situation. We are more than two months into this war. Israeli soldiers, the death toll is at 90. There is a major risk to the operations unfolding right now as the IDF works to eliminate Hamas, your take on what is unfolding as we speak. So we are reaching the peak of the operation. Within the next two weeks, the pressure of everything is just an intersection.  So the humanitarian aid is an issue because Hamas is claiming the humanitarian aid to themselves. They're robbing the civilians of Gaza and not providing them the actual humanitarian aid. On top of that, the images of Hamas submitting themselves, their operatives are very important because you see combining the fact that people are outspoken about the fact that Hamas ruins their lives as well as the operatives are submitting themselves and not going to the direction of becoming a martyr is very important because it starts to show a break in their mentality. We're going to unpack that in a short while but I want to take a closer look to something you just mentioned, the humanitarian situation inside Gaza. Let's take a listen to these Palestinian civilians speaking out against Hamas on television, confirming that the terror group is taking aid for its own purposes. Let's take a listen. We're from Gaza, we're from Qanun, we're from Qanun, we're from Raffa'a. We left our parents, our children and our families. We're going to take the money that we have and we're going to take care of it and add it to the rent. We're not the people of Qanun. The situation is difficult. Don't take the aid. There's no need for the aid. We're going to go down. The aid doesn't come to the nation or to the people. There are a lot of things that can be delivered. What can be delivered is a small thing that can be delivered, that's what they're talking about. Tell the families, let them take it or take it or do what they want. Major Dave, you hear it loud and clear there. You can see it loud and clear your thoughts. Well, it's not surprising, unfortunately. We knew this is going to happen, which is why initially we wanted to postpone the fact that we're providing humanitarian aid because we knew it's just going to supply the tunnels in Hamas, but as we progress, we want to have the Gazan civilians living in proper conditions so we can continue the operation and eliminate Hamas entirely because we need to treat it as an infection. You need to get rid of it entirely. Otherwise, whatever remains, they'll just keep rebuilding it and coming back. Certainly something we're going to be discussing in more detail in a short while. But first, let's check back in with our correspondent, Ariel Levin Waldman. He joins us once again from southern Israel. And earlier, Ariel, we saw those plumes of smoke behind you. What is the latest there? What updates can you share? I mean, you could see it's still burning behind me. It's not just a plume of smoke. The IDF says they struck 450 targets across Gaza in the last 24 hours. If that sounds like a sizable number, it's roughly double what we saw over the last few days and certainly explains the intensity and the frequency of this morning's bombardment. But the reason for that is actually fairly simple. You've got to look at the ground operations and right now they're going to some of the densest of firefights they've seen in Gaza so far. There's the one in the south in Chanyunas as the IDF moves further and further into the center of that city. That's a Hamas stronghold, four Hamas battalions in that area, plus whatever fighters managed to scurry their way down south on the humanitarian aid corridors or during the truces. And of course, you have the Jabalia refugee camp. The word refugee camp brings to mind images of a tent city. It's anything but. It's a fortified neighborhood of bunkers and tunnels and the IDF soldiers in there are saying every single house, every single apartment, they're finding traps, they're finding explosives, they're finding Kalashnikovs, they're finding RPGs. Every last one of those windows that they're seeing is an ambush point. It's a sniper nest. It's a place to take a shot at an armored personnel carrier with 10 or more soldiers inside. And that means a need to actually level these ambush points, which explains, of course, the air power that we've been seeing all through the course of the morning to actually hit these points. You level them, you open up a path forward so your people can move forward safely and capture territory. Why? Because you cannot take out Hamas just on the ground operation. The bulk of their forces are still concentrated in the fortifications underground and the IDF cannot start to dismantle those until they have secured the ground above. We've seen some of the videos that Hamas has put out showing IDF forces on the ground and all these Hamasniks pop out of their tunnels, often in the middle of soldiers encampments. It just shows how much work there is to do on the ground before they can disable that threat and start breaking down symbols of Hamas's rule and start breaking them as an organization itself. That said, there are some indications that they're getting close. You just played in studio how people in the street are no longer afraid of Hamas's political control. There's the word that they're finally possibly closing in on Hamas's leadership. They found Ismail Hania's bank statements and bank materials not that long ago. Those went viral all over the internet to say the least. So there is a trail. They are going after their leaders, but there's still a lot of work to be done. But that's the reason you're seeing such intensity of fighting today. And of course, complicating the operations by the IDF, the military saying in recent days that the terror group has been launching projectiles from next to tense housing civilians inside Gaza. Tell us more. Absolutely. We saw that just the other day. Video drone footage showing that they were fighting from inside what's called a humanitarian area. The idea of the humanitarian area was the IDF would set locations that would be safe from bombardment. That way civilians can hide there. Of course, Hamas also gets the message when they're told that there's an area that will not be bombed. And that gives them impunity to set up their rocket launchers and fire on Israel from those locations. The one in question that you're talking about does fire on Bershava 12 projectiles from right next to a UN location right out of a humanitarian area. And Israel has to decide, well, do they strike these areas and risk international outrage? Or do they let Hamas continue to act with impunity? Remember, Hamas is an international terror organization. They don't have rules. They don't care. And they will violate any ceasefire, any sort of humanitarian pause, any sort of humanitarian conditions because it advantages them. It lets them then turn around and win a PR victory if Israel responds. And this is something we've seen throughout the entirety of the war. Hamas firing from hospitals, Hamas building infrastructure under hospitals, Hamas building it under schools. And again, this goes back to what I was saying about what the troops have been telling local media. RPGs in every single room, underneath children's beds, they are using the civilian population as human shields to ensure that Israel has reduced ability to operate against them. They know that in a standup fight, there are 40,000 closer to 33,000 armed people with Kalashnikovs against the modern military. They're not winning that one unless they can win the PR battle and force a ceasefire through international pressure. That is their goal right now. And the civilians that they have as human shields and as their own victims, well, they're only an ends to that goal. Thank you so much. Our correspondent Ariel Levin-Waldman, live from Southern Israel. More updates from Ariel on its way in the coming hours. Thank you for now. Major Dave, you heard Ariel's update there. 450 targets hit in the past 24 hours. We were wondering what those plumes of smoke were all about. Your assessment of what we just heard, the IDF operation, day 63. So despite having various escalation as well as protective edge, there are areas in Gaza which we have not visited for a long time, meaning 10, 20 years that we've never been inside of them. So Hanyunis and all the areas around there are, like he said, they're the Hamas stronghold. And unfortunately, you cannot move through those dense populated areas unless you level the buildings because every single building is filled with traps, wires, claymores or mines, everything. They mine everything, including civilian Gazans, which I mean they would find the person that was unfortunately killed and they can even mine the bodies of the people in order to hurt our soldiers. So we need to move on the ground and also under the ground and that's why you see the intense fire power. Talk to us about the efforts that the IDF takes to make sure that while this operation is underway that civilians are not harmed in the process. So first of all, we have the leaflets, we have phone calls, we have people that are getting directions that we are actually pleading to the civilians that they would leave the area. We know that it's hard to leave and unfortunately Hamas is also not allowing them to evacuate, which is why we also had the corridor at Salahadin, which our own troops protected the Gaza civilians in order so that Hamas wouldn't attack them. And as much as we try and attempt, there's always gonna be unfortunately some damage because Hamas is not allowing people to evacuate and they're actually holding them captive whether it's schools or kindergartens, I remember seeing through observation that they would not allow the family to leave so that if we attack the missile silo next to it, they would be hurt and then they can do their regular PR circle. So what do you do in a case like that? How does a soldier in the middle of a battle see civilians, see a family? How do they respond in that moment? Talk to us about your experience. So it's very complicated because you suddenly see a person and then you need to quickly assess whether it's a civilian or whether it's a Hamas operative. You can see there's also many videos of them just wearing casual clothing and then holding an RPG just for that same purpose, that even if they are killed in action, it would seem like a regular civilian once you take away the weapon. So in terms of the families and things that you do, there are many videos that you see just people walking by and Israeli soldiers helping them out, whether it's to evacuate or get clear of the area. But it's very complicated because during intense warfare, if suddenly you have a civilian caught in between Hamas, they don't care for them. They are just interested in them getting hurt because then it's additional vicious circle of PR. Complicated situation indeed. Something you are also very familiar with is the Kerem Shalom border crossing and we're hearing a US official saying, Israel has agreed to open that crossing for the screening and inspection of humanitarian aid delivered into Gaza via the Rafa crossing. Given what we just heard a little bit earlier, the fact that a lot of this aid is landing up in the hands of the terror organization used for their own purposes. What kinds of checks and balances, so to speak, are there at the crossing? So we can do only so much in terms of getting it to the actual civilians. We can try and monitor it from the air and see what is actually happening. We've been seeing that people are stealing from the trucks before they're getting through in order to try to get some humanitarian aid before it falls into Hamas hands. On top of that, the reason that we want to screen the actual crossing is because they're also using it for smuggling, whether it's hiding in bags of rice, the fact that there's weapons or drones or anything that allows them to continue fighting. So getting it to our jurisdiction is obviously something that is very demanding and will have to take some of our attention. But it's very necessary to see that there's the least amount of weapons and military equipment passing through. Major Dave, thank you very much. Stay with us. We've got more to discuss. But right now we're changing gears slightly. I want to welcome Dr. Orfea Grossbard, clinical psychologist and author, the Cultural Code Series, published by Ben Gurion University. He joins us now from Haifa. Thank you so much for your time on this day. Nearly nine weeks into this war and this nation is still in pain. So many details are still emerging about what happened on the 7th of October. What are you seeing through your work? What are your insights right now about the psyche of the nation, so to speak? I think many people are quite depressed. I mean, and it's very natural to be depressed in such a situation. The point is that Hamas is very sadistic. So, you know, it's almost kind of a profession for them, the sadism. I'll explain what I mean. A professional sadist, he doesn't give you a blow because you will get used to it. But felt he raised aspirations. Felt he raised your hope that things are going to change and then the blow is coming. For example, he can say, okay, I'm going to release few hostages and then he changes the list with different names. So people are hoping and then the blow is coming, okay? So people here in Israel have to get used to this sadism because, you know, it's very difficult to handle it emotionally for people who are waiting for their families. And, okay, so at this time, for example, I try to think about all kinds of psychological tactics in order to help them to overcome it. For example, to think that their family members will be released no tomorrow or not in the next list, but in a month or two months, in this way they are not expecting every day for the release and this kind of expecting every day can, you know, it's so difficult and can many people can't stand it. So this is one aspect of the things I'm doing today, trying to think how to control sadism. It's looking in the face of evil when you're describing the psychological warfare over and above everything else that has been happening. And when we hear about the conditions of the hostages in captivity, the uncertainty, the lack of food, being in tunnels, being in homes, being moved around, being separated from their family members, how does this impact an already untenable situation for people in captivity, not knowing exactly what is going to happen in the next hour, never mind the next day? You are asking about this, about the Israelis or about the hostages. The hostages. Look. You know, all kinds of defense mechanisms that people are trying to use. But at the end of the day, it's very difficult to get out of it without a post trauma. I mean, think about living for a long time in a way that you are not controlling anything. Other people controlling your life, even when you are going to the toilet or if you have air or everything. So such a situation. I mean, it's a regressive situation.  And it's, I think it's almost impossible. And the damage is a long term damage, no doubt. And that brings me to the next point, exactly what you alluded to, the way the country is hoping, this collective holding of breath, waiting for news, the support that the hostages still being held captive have from around the country, everybody united in their wish that they should come home and they should come home safely. Your thoughts on what that means, that support, that unity that exists right now in times of unimaginable pain. Yes, that's true. You know, you see the Israelis are very united at this time.  And it's not the first time is that it happens to us, but when it happens, the country is very, very united. It's amazing to see, it's really, you know, before October 7th, there were all kinds of split between all kinds of groups and suddenly nothing. So it's amazing and it gives you a lot of power, no doubt. And it's very difficult for us, you know, from one side we have to think about the hostages and to everything in order to release them.  So you have to, from one side, do everything to try to release them and think about it. And from the other side, you want to handle a little bit of normal life or even in order to help them, you need to handle, to lead a normal life. So this split in our soul, it's very difficult. And talking about trying to lead a normal life, very difficult when as we're speaking, rocket sirens are sounding as we speak in some of the southern communities once again, also in Storot-e-Bim and near Am, as we speak. Day 63 of the war, Dr. Graspard, and this happens with increasing regularity. How does a nation get used to this scenario? Briefly, please, if you don't mind. You're speaking about the rockets. And I think the rockets now, it's ironic to say, but I think the rockets now, because most of them don't succeed to kill people. So it's the easiest part, maybe. The hostages, I think it's the imbearable part. Certainly is unbearable indeed. And as we keep on saying, the whole nation holding its breath, waiting for maybe the miracle of Chanukah, that festival that is underway right now for some light, for some good news. Dr. Orfea Graspard, thank you so much for speaking to us. So appreciate your time, live from Haifa. Thank you. Major Dave, as we're talking, Sirens are sounding. It's true what Dr. Graspard is saying. There isn't that threat that is the same that was in the early days of the war. People are used to running to shelters and for the most part, lots of the southern communities are evacuated. Nonetheless, it's still happening daily. How is that possible when this operation continues inside the Gaza Strip as we speak? Firstly, I want to address the sadism that you mentioned just to be very clear. They are causing casualties on purpose and then they are mining with bombs the casualties and the bodies of the Gazan civilians. That's the extent of their sadism. Now, regarding the missile attacks, well, what they're doing is one of the things in the ceasefire is that they allowed them to move various missile silos and they have some missile silos remaining in the southern part of Gaza. So while the amount of missiles is significantly reduced, we should not be behaving everyday life as if there are not going to be any more missiles. It will be significantly reduced, but they always keep a certain amount just for the last minute or just they're finishing all their reserves before we are coming in and just dismantling them. Major Dave, we have literally 10 seconds left. Are you confident that Israel can handle threats on all fronts at the same time, nearly nine weeks into this war, very briefly? Yes, so first of all, we need to keep in check all the fronts. Once we finish in Gaza, we are completely free to damage all the other fronts and all the other people that want to hurt us as well as right now, you can see it doing in parallel with a northern limit and that it is. Major Dave, in the reserve, thank you very much for being here in studio. I appreciate your insights. And that is a wrap for this edition of Our Breaking News Coverage. I'm Benita Levine, back in a bit. Stay tuned. In this edition, I'm Benita Levine. Several developments on several fronts. On day 63 of the war as Israel intensifies its efforts to eliminate the Hamas threat from the Gaza Strip. Large plumes of smoke have been seen rising above the enclave on Friday morning, just over two months since the brutal terror rampage in southern Israel on the 7th of October. The number of Israeli soldiers killed in the retaliatory ground operation is now at 90. At the moment, 138 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, including babies and the elderly. Now these are the images of scores of Hamas operatives who have surrendered to the IDF. The U.S. is meanwhile saying it has not imposed a hard deadline on Israel to end its operation in Gaza with a security advisor saying Hamas would continue to pose a threat to Israel if the war stopped today. And a short while ago in the West Bank, five Palestinians killed in the village of Tubas near Nablus during a gun battle with IDF troops. And concerns remain up north. Benjamin Netanyahu issuing this message for Hezbollah in the northern part of the region. Let's take a listen. If Hezbollah decides to start an all-out war, they will turn with their own hands, Beirut and southern Lebanon, which is not located very far from here, into Gaza and Ranyunis. We are determined to bring victory. So for the latest, let's go back to our senior correspondent, Owen Ultiman. He joins us again from northern Israel and we heard that message there from Benjamin Netanyahu. He's making his views very clear. We also know an Israeli farmer was killed in that missile strike on Thursday afternoon. The IDF responding, bring us up to speed. What is the latest where you are, Owen? Well, Benita, first of all, you're right on one hand that there's not the kind of all-out war on Israel's northern border, the same way there is on the border with the Gaza Strip. But certainly it's far from quiet here. You mentioned the murder, the killing, through an anti-tank missile of that 60-year-old Israeli farmer along the border. Again, Benita, as you know, these communities have largely been evacuated, but at least some of the farmers feel they still need to be there, to tend their crops and their fields and to protect their livelihoods because those fields and those crops won't tend themselves. So tragically, sadly, the farmer murdered by an anti-tank missile fired from across the Lebanese border. We also had two Israeli soldiers lightly injured. And an incident apparently overnight in the Hardove area, where Israel, Lebanon, and Syria meet, the IDF confirming that a drone man from afar neutralized a band of terrorists in that area, which has been over time disputed between Hezbollah and Israel, and where there's been constant tension there going back years. Benita, according to Wala News, the situation sounds much more serious than that, that this band of terrorists was spotted by those at an outpost nearby with grenades, with rockets, and with Kalashnikov rifles, and was followed by those at the outpost, and then the drone called in in order to neutralize them, but it shows, Benita, the continuing threat and the continuing activity coming in from Lebanon that could really pose a danger to lives here in Israel's north. So a fairly serious incident, it sounds like, in Hardove overnight last night, and also across the border of the Israeli Golan and the Syrian Golan, rockets fired, and then the Israeli military responding and confirming this morning that it had responded, attacking targets across the border in Syria, reportedly in Damascus, and reportedly potentially, Benita, even the Syrian military itself. Certainly, major concerns looking more broadly across the region as well. Give us another account of the US forces being targeted in Syria and Iraq. Major concerns about what they could mean, the Pentagon also weighing in talk us through the concerns there on that front at this hour. Well, Benita, it's not just US forces, but an attack early this morning, potentially on the US embassy in the green zone in Baghdad. Sirens were activated. This is not an attack on US military personnel, a potential escalation. No one is claiming responsibility, but again, attacks in the past have been attributed to Shi'ite militias in Iraq and Syria. So it stands to reason that they may well be behind this attack as well. Thank you so much, senior correspondent Owen Ultiman, live from Northern Israel, more to come from Owen, of course, in the coming hours, thank you. And now we welcome to studio Major Dave in the reserves operations officer from the Southern Brigade of Gaza. Major Dave, thank you once again for being here in studio. And obviously just to clarify, we are only using your first name. Of course, you have been involved in the Southern Brigades for a while now. Give us your sense, your take of this unfolding situation. We are more than two months into this war. Israeli soldiers, the death toll is at 90. There is a major risk to the operations unfolding right now as the IDF works to eliminate Hamas, your take on what is unfolding as we speak. So we are reaching the peak of the operation. Within the next two weeks, the pressure of everything is just an intersection. You saw the images of Han Yunis. You see the terrorists themselves submitting themselves. And then as well as humanitarian aid. So the humanitarian aid is an issue because Hamas is claiming the humanitarian aid to themselves. They're robbing the civilians of Gaza and not providing them the actual humanitarian aid. On top of that, the images of Hamas submitting themselves, their operatives are very important because you see combining the fact that people are outspoken about the fact that Hamas ruins their lives as well as the operatives are submitting themselves and not going to the direction of becoming a martyr is very important because it starts to show a break in their mentality. We're going to unpack that in a short while, but I want to take a closer look to something you just mentioned, the humanitarian situation inside Gaza. Let's take a listen to these Palestinian civilians speaking out against Hamas on television, confirming that the terror group is taking aid for its own purposes. Let's take a listen. Major Dave, you hear it loud and clear there. You can see it loud and clear your thoughts. Well, it's not surprising, unfortunately. We knew this is going to happen, which is why initially we wanted to postpone the fact that we're providing humanitarian aid because we knew it's just going to supply the tunnels in Hamas. But as we progress, we want to have the Gaza civilians living in proper conditions so we can continue the operation and eliminate Hamas entirely because we need to treat it as an infection. You need to get rid of it entirely. Otherwise, whatever remains, it'll just keep rebuilding it and coming back. Certainly something we're going to be discussing in more detail in a short while. But first, let's check back in with our correspondent, Ariel Levin-Waldman. He joins us once again from southern Israel. And earlier, Ariel, we saw those plumes of smoke behind you. What is the latest there? What updates can you share?  It's not just a plume of smoke. The IDF says they struck 450 targets across Gaza in the last 24 hours. If that sounds like a sizable number, it's roughly double what we saw over the last few days. And certainly explains the intensity and the frequency of this morning's bombardment. But the reason for that is actually fairly simple. You've got to look at the ground operations and right now they're going to some of the densest of firefights they've seen in Gaza so far. There's the one in the south in Hanyunas as the IDF moves further and further into the center of that city. That's a Hamas stronghold for Hamas battalions in that area. Plus whatever fighters managed to scurry their way down south on the humanitarian aid corridors or during the truces. And of course, you have the Jabalia refugee camp. The word refugee camp brings to mind images of a tent city. It's anything but, it's a fortified neighborhood of bunkers and tunnels. And the IDF soldiers in there are saying every single house, every single apartment, they're finding traps, they're finding explosives, they're finding Kalashnikovs, they're finding RPGs. Every last one of those windows that they're seeing is an ambush point. It's a sniper nest. It's a place to take a shot at an armored personnel carrier with 10 or more soldiers inside. And that means a need to actually level these ambush points, which explains of course the air power that we've been seeing all through the course of the morning. To actually hit these points, you level them, you open up a path forward so your people can move forward safely and capture territory. Why? Because you cannot take out Hamas just on the ground operation. The bulk of their forces are still concentrated in the fortifications underground and the IDF cannot start to dismantle those until they have secured the ground above. We've seen some of the videos that Hamas has put out showing IDF forces on the ground while these Hamasniks pop out of their tunnels often in the middle of soldiers encampments. It just shows how much work there is to do on the ground before they can disable that threat and start breaking down symbols of Hamas's rule and start breaking them as an organization itself. That said, there are some indications that they're getting close. You just played in studio how people in the street are no longer afraid of Hamas's political control. There's the word that they're finally possibly closing in on Hamas's leadership. They found Ismail Hania's bank statements and bank materials not that long ago. There's went viral all over the internet to say the least. So there is a trail, they are going after their leaders, but there's still a lot of work to be done. But that's the reason you're seeing such intensity of fighting today. And of course, complicating the operations by the IDF, the military saying in recent days that the terror group has been launching projectiles from next to tents housing civilians inside Gaza. Tell us more. Absolutely. We saw that just the other day, video drone footage showing that they were firing from inside what's called a humanitarian area. The idea of the humanitarian area was the IDF would set locations that would be safe from bombardment. That way civilians can hide there. Of course, Hamas also gets the message when they're told that there's an area that will not be bombed. And that gives them impunity to set up their rocket launchers and fire on Israel from those locations. The one in question that you're talking about does fire on Be'er Sheva 12 projectiles from right next to a UN location, right out of a humanitarian area. And Israel has to decide, well, do they strike these areas and risk international outrage? Or do they let Hamas continue to act with impunity? Remember, Hamas is an international terror organization. They don't have rules. They don't care. And they will violate any ceasefire, any sort of humanitarian pause, any sort of humanitarian conditions because it advantages them. It lets them then turn around and win a PR victory if Israel responds. And this is something we've seen throughout the entirety of the war. Hamas firing from hospitals. Hamas building infrastructure under hospitals. Hamas building out under schools. And again, this goes back to what I was saying about what the troops have been telling local media. RPGs in every single room underneath children's beds. They are using the civilian population as human shields to ensure that Israel has reduced ability to operate against them. They know that in a stand-up fight, there are 40,000, well closer to 33,000 armed people with Kalashnikovs against the modern military. They're not winning that one unless they can win the PR battle and force a ceasefire through international pressure. That is their goal right now. And the civilians that they have as human shields and as their own victims, well, they're only an ends to that goal. Thank you so much. Our correspondent, Ariel Levin Waldman, live from southern Israel. More updates from Ariel on its way in the coming hours. Thank you for now. Major Dave, you heard Ariel's update. Their 450 targets hit in the past 24 hours. We were wondering what those plumes of smoke were all about. Your assessment of what we just heard, the IDF operation day 63. So despite having various escalations as well as protective edge, there are areas in Gaza which we have not visited for a long time, meaning 10, 20 years that we've never been inside of them. So Hanyunis and all the areas around there are, like he said, they're the Hamas stronghold. And unfortunately, you cannot move through those dense populated areas unless you level the buildings because every single building is filled with traps, wires, claymores, or mines, everything. They mine everything, including civilian Gazans, which I mean, they would find the person that was unfortunately killed and they can even mine the bodies of the people in order to hurt our soldiers. So we need to move on the ground and also under the ground. And that's why you see the intense firepower. Talk to us about the efforts that the IDF takes to make sure that while this operation is underway that civilians are not harmed in the process. So first of all, we have the leaflets. We have phone calls. We have people that are getting directions that we're actually pleading to the civilians that they would leave the area. We know that it's hard to leave. And unfortunately Hamas is also not allowing them to evacuate, which is why we also had the corridor at Salahadin, which our own troops protected the Gaza civilians in order so that Hamas wouldn't attack them. And as much as we try and attempt, there's always going to be unfortunately some damage because Hamas is not allowing people to evacuate and they're actually holding them captive. Whether it's schools or kindergarten, I remember seeing through observation that they would not allow the family to leave in order so that if we attack the missile silo next to it, they would be hurt. And then they can do their regular PR circle. So what do you do in a case like that? How does a soldier in the middle of a battle see civilians, see a family? How do they respond in that moment? Talk to us about your experience. So it's very complicated because you suddenly see a person and then you need to quickly assess whether it's a civilian or whether it's a Hamas operative. You can see there's also many videos of them just wearing casual clothing. And then holding an RPG just for that same purpose, that even if they are killed in action, it would seem like a regular civilian once you take away the weapon. So in terms of the families and things that you do, there are many videos that you see just people walking by and Israeli soldiers helping them out, whether it's to evacuate or get clear of the area. But it's very complicated because during intense warfare, if suddenly you have a civilian caught in between Hamas, they don't care for them. They are just interested in them getting hurt because then it's additional vicious circle of PR. Complicated situation indeed. Something you are also very familiar with is the Kerim Shalom border crossing. And we're hearing a US official saying, Israel has agreed to open that crossing for the screening and inspection of humanitarian aid delivered into Gaza via the Rafa crossing, given what we just heard a little bit earlier, the fact that a lot of this aid is landing up in the hands of the terror organization used for their own purposes. What kinds of checks and balances, so to speak, are there at the crossing? So we can do only so much in terms of getting it to the actual civilians. We can try and monitor it from the air and see what is actually happening. We've been seeing that people are stealing from the trucks before they're getting through in order to try to get some humanitarian aid before it falls into Hamas hands. On top of that, the reason that we want to screen the actual crossing is because they're also using it for smuggling. Whether it's hiding in bags of rice, the fact that there's weapons or drones or anything that allows them to continue fighting. So getting it to our jurisdiction is obviously something that is very demanding and will have to take some of our attention, but it's very necessary to see that there is the least amount of weapons and military equipment passing through. Major Dave, thank you very much. Stay with us. We've got more to discuss, but right now we're changing gears slightly. I want to welcome Dr. Orfea Grossbard, clinical psychologist and author, the Cultural Code Series, published by Ben Gurion University. He joins us now from Haifa. Thank you so much for your time on this day. Nearly nine weeks into this war and this nation is still in pain. So many details are still emerging about what happened on the 7th of October. What are you seeing through your work? What are your insights right now about the psyche of the nation, so to speak? I think many people are quite depressed. I mean, and it's very natural to be depressed in such a situation. The point is that Hamas is very sadistic. So, you know, it's almost kind of a profession for them, the sadism. I'll explain what I mean. A professional sadist, he doesn't give you a blow because you will get used to it, but felt he raised aspirations, felt he raised your hope that things are going to change and then the blow is coming. For example, he can say, okay, I'm going to release a few hostages and then he changes the list with different names. So people are hoping and then the blow is coming, okay? So people here in Israel have to get used to this sadism because, you know, it's very difficult to handle it emotionally for people who are waiting for their families. And okay, so at this time, for example, I try to think about all kinds of psychological tactics in order to help them to overcome it. For example, to think that their family members will be released no tomorrow or not in the next list, but in a month or two months, in this way they are not expecting every day for the release and this kind of expecting every day can, you know, it's so difficult and can many people can't stand it. So this is one aspect of the things I'm doing today, trying to think how to control the sadism. It's looking in the face of evil when you're describing the psychological warfare over and above everything else that has been happening. And when we hear about the conditions of the hostages in captivity, the uncertainty, the lack of food, being in tunnels, being in homes, being moved around, being separated from their family members, how does this impact an already untenable situation for people in captivity, not knowing exactly what is going to happen in the next hour, never mind the next day? You are asking about this, about the Israelis or about the hostages? The hostages. Look, there are all kinds of defense mechanisms that people are trying to use, but at the end of the day, it's very difficult to get out of it without a post trauma. I mean, think about living for a long time in a way that you are not controlling anything. Other people controlling your life, even when you are going to the toilet or if you have air or everything. So such a situation, I mean, it's a regressive situation.  And it's, I think it's almost impossible. And the damage is a long-term damage, no doubt. And that brings me to the next point, exactly what you alluded to, the way the country is hoping, this collective holding of breath, waiting for news, the support that the hostages still being held captive have from around the country, everybody united in their wish that they should come home and they should come home safely. Your thoughts on what that means, that support, that unity that exists right now in times of unimaginable pain? Yes, that's true. You see, the Israelis are very united at this time. And it's really, it's surprising, even though it's surprising us that we are so united. It's kind of, I don't know whether it come from, but it was hidden in our emotions. And it's not the first time is that it happens to us, but when it happens, the country is very, very united. It's amazing to see, really. Before October 7th, there were all kinds of split between all kinds of groups and suddenly nothing. So it's amazing. It gives you a lot of power, no doubt. And it's very difficult for us. From one side, we have to think about the hostages and everything in order to relieve them. From the other side, you want to repress a little bit in order to breathe.  So you have to, from one side, do everything to try to relieve them and think about it. And from the other side, you want to handle a little bit of normal life or even in order to help them, you need to handle, to lead a normal life. So this split in our soul, it's very difficult. And talking about trying to lead a normal life, it's very difficult when, as we're speaking, rocket sirens are sounding as we speak in some of the southern communities once again, also in Storot-e-Bim and near Am, as we speak. Day 63 of the war, Dr. Grospart, and this happens with increasing regularity. How does a nation get used to this scenario? Briefly, please, if you don't mind. You're speaking about the rockets. And I think the rockets now, it's ironic to say, but I think the rockets now, because most of them don't succeed to kill people. So it's the easiest part maybe. The hostages, I think it's the imbearable part. Certainly is unbearable indeed. And as we keep on saying, the whole nation holding its breath, waiting for maybe the miracle of Chanukah, that festival that is underway right now for some light, for some good news. Dr. Orfea Grospart, thank you so much for speaking to us. So appreciate your time, live from Haifa. Thank you. Major Dave, as we're talking sirens are sounding, it's true what Dr. Grospart is saying. There isn't that threat that is the same that was in the early days of the war. People are used to running to shelters and for the most part, lots of the southern communities are evacuated. Nonetheless, it's still happening daily. How is that possible when this operation continues inside the Gaza Strip as we speak? Firstly, I want to address the sadism that you mentioned, just to be very clear. They are causing casualties on purpose and then they are mining with bombs the casualties and the bodies of the Gazan civilians. That's the extent of their sadism. Now, regarding the missile attacks, well, what they're doing is one of the things in the ceasefire is that they allow them to move various missile silos and they have some missile silos remaining in the southern part of Gaza. So while the amount of missiles is significantly reduced, we should not be behaving everyday life as if there are not going to be any more missiles. It will be significantly reduced but they always keep a certain amount just for the last minute or just they're finishing all the reserves before we are coming in and just dismantling them. Major Dave, we have literally 10 seconds left. Are you confident that Israel can handle threats on all fronts at the same time nearly nine weeks into this war very briefly? Yes, so first of all, we need to keep in check all the fronts. Once we finish in Gaza, we are completely free to damage all the other fronts and all the other people that want to hurt us as well as right now, you can see it doing in parallel with a northern limit and that it is. Major Dave in the reserve, thank you very much for being here in studio. Appreciate your insights. And that is a wrap for this edition of our breaking news coverage. I'm Venita Levine, back in a bit. Stay tuned. Israel is in a state of war. Families completely done down in their beds. We have no idea where she is. Our soldiers are fighting on the front line but the general perception is something that certainly needs to be fought as well. Welcome to News 24, the magazine of analysis and news in Spanish The I-24 News. I'm Nicole Bichel. It's a new week of the Iron Spades War. After receiving, with the emotion, children and women kidnapped, now released along with their families, some of them are dead. The war continues in Israel. Eqfir, ten months old, his little brother, Ariel, four years old, and his parents, the family, live, are running through orange-coloured social networks with the hearts of those who care about humanity. More than 130 Reis of Israel are still in the hands of the terrorism of Hamas. Sometimes it seems that the shadow of the past persists and we wonder how advanced and retroceded the Palestinian society. Haq Ameen al-Jusayni, El Mufti de Jerusalem, se había reunido en 1941 con Adolf Hitler. El Mufti le pidió a Hitler que no expulsar a los judíos de Alemania ya que quería evitar que llegaran a Palestina, por lo que le recomendó a Hitler que hacer con los judíos, exterminarlos y quemarlos, quemarlos. En estos días, en el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, el embajador de Israel, Indicha Sede, Gilad Erdan, le recordó a los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de los países musulmanes y árabes y a todos los presentes lo que la Dirección Palestina en aquellos tiempos incitó contra los judíos. This picture tells you everything you need to know about this conflict. This is Haq Ameen al-Jusayni, the grand Mufti of Jerusalem and one of the founding fathers of Palestinian nationalism. Al-Jusayni dedicated his life to ensuring that there would be no Jewish presence in Israel or in any Arab land. And it was the Mufti's ideology which sparked the expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran. A century ago, council members, over one million Jews lived in Arab countries, one million Jews. Yet today, there are only a couple thousands. Where did all the Jews disappear to? The Jews of Lebanon, the Jews of Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Iran, they were expelled. So enough with the hypocrisy. Queren que podría haber sido la solución final musulmana para todos los judíos de la tierra, la palabra holocausto, quemar el cuerpo, posee un contenido más allá de la razón donde merge el dolor. El fuego implica respeto. Es la línea imaginaria entre la vida y la muerte que usado en malos términos daña la psique humana. Octubre 2023, cuerpos calcinados por Hamas, que para los especialistas forences israelíes les tomó casi un mes de averiguar a qué judío o judía pertenecía. Hamas utilizó este argumento, la ofrenda, perversa, en sacrificio para intentar crear probablemente una conexión en el mundo musulmán. Está claro que la gran mayoría de los musulmanes aborrecen Hamas. ¿Qué piensa el Islam sobre la vida? Dentro de sus premisas, se considera que quien salva una vida es como si salva la humanidad, el testimonio de la fe. Shahada, la oración, salad. Está claro que el Mufti de Jerusalén no representaba la esencia del Islam. Masabio puede ser un humilde panadero musulmán que un Mufti. Los palestinos de la generación, pof Mufti, pof Arafat, deberán soltar la mochila del pasado y construir una sociedad de avance. Y aquí, deberemos aquí en Israel, la Israel vital. Y ambos pueblos, cuando la pesadilla de la guerra culmine, reunirnos en Jerusalén. Y para analizar el escenario internacional israelí, tenemos Villasumma, la vicealcaldesa de Jerusalén, Fleur Hassan Nahun, quien se encuentra en estos momentos en Londres. Fleur, muchísimas gracias por estar con nosotros. Quiséramos saber, el presidente de Israel, Issaad Herzor, se reunió con el emir de Qatar como primer encuentro formal en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. El emir, entre algunas repeticiones, le dijo a Herzor, evitar que el Mossad del servicio secreto israelí elimine a líderes de Hamas que estén fuera de Gaza, principalmente en Qatar. Veje esto como una condición del emir en el esquema de mediador que está haciendo de la guerra de Israel contra Hamas y, más que nada, por la liberación de rehenes. Es quizás una señal de Qatar para poder entrar algún día en los esquemas de los acuerdos a Brahms. Bueno, Qatar siempre está jugando un juego doble de la primera parte que ellos arman el fuego. Ellos empiezan el fuego y después se quieren hacer los bomberos del fuego que ellos empezaron. Ellos están subvencionando a Hamas muchos años. Ellos están recibiendo y teniendo a los líderes de Hamas que organizaron este ataque, este masacre y lo sabían. Y ahora se quieren hacer más con que yo no me fío de los de Qatar y nadie se tiene que fiar de ello. Si nos pueden ayudar a sacar renes, perfecto. Si no, que se quiten de medio. Vizal Caldeza, en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático 2023, la COP28, uno de sus asistentes fue el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, quien hizo un paralelo entre la situación en Gaza calificándolo de genocidio y barbárie desatada sobre el pueblo palestino. El cambio climático también y hasta terminó hablando de Hitler. ¿Qué opina usted sobre esto? Bueno, el presidente de Colombia ha salido como una persona que en vez de estar en el lado de la humanidad, en el lado de una democracia, en el lado de un país que hay libertad, se ha aliado con un grupo terrorista. Pero te digo una cosa, que yo ha hablado con muchos colombianos, me han entrevistado en radio y televisión de Colombia y la gente no está con él. El embajador de Israel en las Naciones Unidas en estos días ante el Consejo de Seguridad mostró la imagen del gran mufti de Jerusalén, reunido con Hitler, recordando las palabras de exterminación hacia los judíos. El líder palestino en 1941. ¿Qué olvidó el mundo? Misa Alcaldeza. Desafortunadamente, el mundo tiene una memoria muy corta, porque ya solo olvidaron lo que pasó hace dos meses. Un massacre que nosotros no empezamos. Una guerra que estamos en una guerra que no empezamos. Ellos empezaron, ellos no atacaron. Ellos mataron a nuestros bebe, violaron a nuestras mujeres. Se llevaron 240 renes. Nosotros llevábamos una época que habíamos dado 20,000 permisos de trabajo a la gente de Gaza para poder ayudarlo con su situación económica, que una situación que jamás mismo tienen la culpa de no haber desarrollado una economía, de no haber preocupado por su gente. Ellos recibían dinero del mundo entero y se ponían a construir una base de terror subterránea con que nosotros, era Israel, que estaba dando oportunidad de la gente de Gaza. Y mira cómo no lo agradecieron, mira lo que ocurrió. Ellos no metieron, nosotros no queríamos esta guerra, nosotros no empezamos esta guerra. Ellos la empezaron de la forma más barbarica y más cruel que ha existido en el territorio de Israel que el mundo judío ha visto desde el Holocaust. ¿Cómo debe Israel actualmente manejar la diplomacia en momentos tan convulsos donde el aumento del antisemitismo es bastante considerable? Yo creo que los países donde tienen comunidades grandes de judío se tienen que dar cuenta que aquí hay una amenaza, que ellos tienen que proteger a su comunidad judía y esto no tiene que ver con Israel. El antisemitismo siempre tiene alguna excusa. Hace 500 años era una excusa religiosa. Hace 100 años era una excusa étnica. Después una excusa ahora colectiva, el país de los judíos. Pero el mismo antisemitismo es un virus que va mutando y aquí estamos. ¿Por qué el mundo no se ha impactado como deberías ser ante el asesinato de israelíes civiles, el secuestro de civiles, niños por parte de un grupo terrorista? ¿En qué ha fallado la diplomacia israelí? No sé si un fallo de la diplomacia israelí, la verdad yo creo que es una discriminación que existe contra Israel. Un lavado de celebro que jamás irán y el mundo árabe, los radicales en el mundo árabe han hecho muy bien. No ahora, se veinte años inculcando a la gente que nosotros no pertenecemos en la tierra de Israel cuando el pueblo de Israel es de la tierra de Israel. Pero bueno, han inculcado una idea que hoy hace que la gente no nos vea ni como ser humano. Flero Hassan Ahun, vicealcaldesa de Jerusalén y confundadora del Consejo Espresarial de Emiratos Árabes Unidos a Israel, muchísimas gracias por haber estado con nosotros en News 24. Muchas gracias, Nicole, por invitarme al programa. Siempre es un placer hablar contigo. El César El Fuego y la entrega de rehenes israelíes en manos de jamás ha marcado la agenda en estos días de guerra. Jonathan Regev, nuestro corresponsal de guerra, nos trae este reportaje desde la Franja de Gaza. Estamos aquí en la ciudad de Sderot, muy cerca de la Franja de Gaza, menos de un kilómetro de lugar donde estoy. La ciudad de Sderot estaba bastante pacífica por una semana. La semana de César El Fuego, pero eso se acabó y ahora de nuevo hay alarmas aquí. Hay misiles cohetes que se lanzan hacia la ciudad. ¿Por qué todo esto pasó? Tuvimos una semana de César El Fuego durante esta semana más de 100 israelíes. Casi todos niños y mujeres volvieron a Israel. Fueron rehenes de jamás en la Franja de Gaza y volvieron. En Israel había bastante gente que quería que ese César El Fuego y el retorno de rehenes continuará. Aún tenemos mujeres y niños que están rehenes de jamás, pero los acuerdos que de los dos lados tuvieron, el retorno de mujeres y niños de Gaza y Israel que libera prisioneros, que también son mujeres y niños, ese fue el acuerdo. Pero en los últimos días del César El Fuego ya jamás quebraba, digamos así, estos acuerdos. Si al principio se hablaba de 10 rehenes por día, el último día, por ejemplo, volvieron 8. Y también mujeres y niños que tenían que estar en la lista, que jamás se daba cada día, al final no estaban ahí. Así que después de una semana ese César El Fuego terminó y estamos hablando de nuevo de combate al armas, como he dicho aquí en Sderot. Y detrás nuestro, en la ciudad de la Franja de Gaza, ya Bombardeos, Israelíes, la guerra volvió. Los dirigentes de Israelíes se creen que la presión militar es la que eventualmente podrá dar a un nuevo acuerdo sobre los rehenes, se creen que la presión puesta por Israel. Al principio fue la que condujo a jamás a aceptar un acuerdo, el primer acuerdo de los niños y las mujeres, un acuerdo que fue bastante beneficiar para Israel. Y ahora creen que con nueva presión de nuevo jamás quizás se accederá a una nueva propuesta. Esta vez quizás serán hombres. Hay que recordar más de 130 rehenes aún en manos de jamás. Muchos de ellos, ancianos, hombres, ancianos, enfermos, algunas mujeres y también algunos niños. Entonces lo que piensa Israel es que esta presión al final podrá dar a un nuevo acuerdo. Será así como muchas cosas en esta guerra tenemos que esperar y ver qué va a pasar. Para News 24, Jonathan Regev desde Zderot. El hijo de jamás, Mossad Hassan Yusif estuvo en Brasil, fue una estancia breve pero de gran significado para el país sudamericano que tiene unos 60,000 refugiados y descendientes palestinos, pero con más de 214 millones de habitantes. Mossad Hassan, de combatiente, de jamás, se convirtió a espía al servicio de la inteligencia israelí. La guerra está en curso aquí en Israel contra jamás. Hassan provocó otra guerra entre activistas de la causa palestina y defensores de Israel en las redes sociales. Es un ejemplo más de cómo el conflicto en medio oriente se ha ido extendiendo por el mundo. Afirmó en el club hebraica de Sao Paulo que quienes defienden la solución de dos estados, es decir, la convivencia de Israel y una posible nación palestina como solución al conflicto actual son perdedores que llegaron al momento equivocado y dijo que los activistas pro-palestinos que defienden a jamás deberían irse a vivir con los terroristas de Gaza. Es interesante, Mossad, de 45 años el se elijo primogénito de Hassan Yusif, uno de los fundadores de jamás, la facción terrorista. En Brasil le criticó a Lula da Silva por haber llamado terroristas por no haber llamado terroristas a jamás. You're the president of a great nation. You cannot compare a savage group that just committed a genocide to a democratic state that is defending itself. And the civilian casualties on the other side is because of the savages who are taking humanity as human shields. Pero no todas las víctimas fueron judías. En el siguiente reportaje del canal 12 Israelí, adaptado por Fabio Shapiro, cuenta el relato de Jamed, un veduino israelí víctima del terrorismo de jamás el 7 de octubre. Jamás no para. A los 47 años, Jamed Abu Arar se convertió en viudo con 9 hijos, el más pequeño de solo 7 meses. Aquela mañana su esposa Fatma lo llevó a trabajar en agricultura en el poblado de Miftahim. Cuando llegaron al cruce de Maón, ella redujo la velocidad para dejar pasar una fila de motocicletas que se acercaba. La primera motocicleta comenzó a dispararnos. Acerqué a mi esposa hacia mí. Dijimos, Dios nos proteja. ¿Qué es esto? ¿Quiénes son estos? Y vimos que los disparos no paraban. También la segunda moto, la tercera, la cuarta, la quinta, la sexta. Todos ocho motocicletas disparando hacia nosotros. Otro trabajador que estaba sentado atrás también fue asesinado y Jamed tenía por la vida de su bebé que estaba sentado al asiento detrás. El niño estaba ahí sin llorar, nada. Entonces dije, ¿qué? ¿Será que también él recibió una bala? Agarré al bebé, lo moví y lloró. Busqué, le levanté la ropa y todo y no solo esquirlas en el hombro. Durante cinco largas horas, Jamed se escondió con su bebé en el armario de servicios que estaba al lado de la ruta. Y cuando llegó el ejército, los terroristas del Jamaas se escaparon. Al final, corrió con el bebé hacia los soldados y los terroristas que estaban detrás fueron abatidos. Jamed, que él mismo nació y creció en Rafa, se quedó con el bebé y con rabia por la organización que usa el nombre del Islam. De qué religión son hijos de pecadores que disparan a quemarropa contra una mujer musulmana con la cabeza cubierta religiosa. Le dispararon al Islam mismo. La tragedia de Jamed es parte del precio que pagó la sociedad de Bedouina en esta guerra. 19 fueron asesinados y otros siete secuestrados y llevados a Gaza. A finales de noviembre tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir en la embajada de Argentina en Israel un emotivo encuentro con los familiares israelíes de origen argentino, víctimas del 7 de octubre, donde estuvieron presentes destacados líderes comunitarios argentinos que vinieron de visita a Israel para apoyarlos en momentos tan difíciles. Veamos el siguiente reportaje. La casa del encargado de negocios de la embajada de Argentina en Israel fue el lugar de encuentro entre los más importantes líderes judíos de Argentina y los familiares de los secuestrados y liberados de origen argentino. Que la comunidad judía conozca de primera mano los testimonios de la familia de los redes que lo sientan en persona que no es lo mismo que leerlos en el diario y que también le demuestren la cercanía en un ámbito como lo habíamos definido familiar en una casa, en un living. El objetivo era que las familias se sientan abrazadas, que se sientan que tienen el apoyo de la Argentina en su conjunto y que se sientan en casa. Jorge Knoblovich, presidente de la delegación de asociaciones israelitas argentinas, renueva los esfuerzos. La Daya se ocupa permanentemente de que esto es un recuerdo permanente en los subtes, en las canchas de fútbol, en los medios, en los partidos de fútbol, siempre se menciona el tema de renes, en el sentido argentina de la situación particular, porque además tenemos que controlar, mientras tanto, pedir por los renes y combatir el antisemitismo de líderes, pues somos la quinta comunidad judía del mundo de la primera de América, nos sirve para renovar el esfuerzo, escuchar los testimonios y saber lo que tenemos que hacer. Itzik Thor tiene dos hijos secuestrados en Gaza. Lo más importante, después de más de 50 días, es que hemos recibido una señal de que están vivos, que están juntos, y eso, después de tantas noches de sin dormir, de alguna manera, nos permite ver una lucecita al fondo de los túneles y, puntualmente, porque están en los túneles de Gaza. Amos Limnetsky, como presidente de la AMIA, no se quedó con los brazos cruzados. Estuvimos en lo que es el Maté Clalí de los Jatufímel, el comité central de los secuestrados, y le preguntábamos ahí a unos embajadores que están, ex-embajadores que están como voluntarios, le preguntábamos si servirá algo lo que se está haciendo, uno se siente muy impotente y uno no ve resultados, entonces ¿se sirve algo o no todo esto que está haciendo? Y me contestó algo que me hizo muy bien personalmente, que es que ante todo no te puedes quedar con los brazos cruzados, entonces, seguro que lo que estás haciendo algo ya es bueno. Para Silvio Joskovich, hay que luchar. El mundo hispano tiene que entender que es una obligación de todo el mundo, tanto judíos como no judíos, de unirse en un único mensaje. Somos las fuerzas del bien contra las fuerzas del mal. Tenemos que luchar, exigir la liberación de los secuestrados y no rehenes, secuestrados. Hoy, no mañana, no pasado mañana, hoy. Paola Frishta nos cuenta su experiencia como familiar de secuestrados. Bueno, lo más difícil para mi hermana fue no estar con sus hijas, estar en la oscuridad y durante casi dos meses comer solo pan, a veces no comer ni pan, tomar un poquito de agua, pan con hongos, eso no, eso volver muchos años atrás. Y de mis sobrinas en más, que no están con sus padres, de no saber dónde están sus padres, si están heridos, si están vivos, estuvieron solas. Solas engaza con terroristas y heridas. Yo solo pregunto al mundo si fuese en tu hijo, tu hermano, tu tío, tu abuelo, qué harías. Y ahora quiero darle la bienvenida, desde Buenos Aires a nuestros estudios en Tel Aviv a mi compañero, el periodista Carlos Urovich. Carlos, ¿cómo estás? Bienvenido aquí a nuestro programa, News 24. Hola, Nicole. Bueno, desde Buenos Aires debo decir que vengo siguiendo con interés todo lo que pasa en Israel, y también a través de la comunidad judía, está muy atenta a todo lo que ocurre en esta guerra. Como tú lo has mostrado, los dirigentes de la comunidad han estado en Israel, han demostrado apoyo, han participado en un encuentro con el presidente Herzog y en la embajada argentina. Y de alguna manera, lo que quiere decir es que la comunidad judía argentina da apoyo completo a lo que está pasando en Israel. Es más, ayer tuve la oportunidad de visitar uno de los grandes centros comunitarios judíos aquí en la Argentina, que es el club náutico ACOAS, donde tuve la oportunidad de conversar con todos los dirigentes y con muchos allegados que querían escuchar de alguna manera qué es lo que estaba pasando en Israel. Y sin duda, sin duda, todos siguen día a día. Muchos se preguntan qué fue lo que pasó, realmente, el 6 de octubre. Y, fundamentalmente, qué es lo que va a pasar al final cuando esta guerra termina. Exactamente, Carlos. Como bien dices, tanto los lugares donde has estado presentes, acompañando a la comunidad judía en Buenos Aires como aquí, ha sido importante. Decían quienes estuvieron presentes, líderes comunitarios argentinos, que era muy importante acompañar a los familiares de las víctimas. ¿Cómo se ha vivido también esa receptividad de intercambio, de ayuda, de apoyo entre Argentina e Israel? Debo decir que la comunidad judía argentina está muy movilizada. Es más, de adelante, cuando estábamos preparando este programa, que el próximo jueves 7 habrá un acto multitudinario en apoyo a Israel aquí, en el centro de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, de alguna manera, diciendo al mundo que no hay que comprar el famoso slogan from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free, porque eso significa que 10 millones de Israelis van a desaparecer. Y el mensaje tiene que ser, hay que terminar con jamás, hay que evitar que siga gobernando Gaza, hay que desmilitarizarlos y entonces poder entrar en un proceso en el cual a largo tiempo se pueda llegar a una regla de paz, uno, dos estados, la forma en que algunos se ocupen de manejar la franja de Gaza, pero si decirle a Israel, ustedes no están solos, es lo más importante, porque pareciera ser que alrededor del mundo, el único que combate a ejércitos como el externeadores, como el Hamas es Israel, mientras los otros ocupan de políticas internas que tienen que ver con quién vota o no vota en Europa o a quién apoyo o no apoyan el Partido Democrático Republicano en Estados Unidos. Y bien has mencionado la visita en Brasil de quienes, de alguna manera, vienen a contar una verdad que para la mayoría no es revelada, o sea, la gente no tiene en Latino América mayor idea exactamente de qué es lo que está pasando en Israel con Hamas y con Gisbola. Y de alguna manera, ese tipo de actividad, ese tipo de explicación que se le da a la gente, contribuye a tener una imagen mucho, mucho más clara. Bueno, Carlos, muchísimas gracias por todo lo que nos relatan desde Buenos Aires. Esperaremos ya a tu regreso. Gracias a todos ustedes por estar como siempre con nosotros. En News 24, en Magazine de noticias y análisis en español. De ahí, 24 News, síganos a través de las redes sociales. Hasta la próxima. Shrell is in a state of war, families completely done down in their beds. We have no idea where she as our soldiers are fighting on the front lines, but the general perception is something that certainly needs to to be fought as well. And Tel Aviv was painted orange this weekend as the heart of this entire nation is shattered into pieces because we're all waiting for those beautiful innocent red heads that got into into everyone's souls to come back home, the bebis family, the gut turning video of mother Shiri and her young boys four year old Ariel. And now 11 month old fear. He was nine month old when he was kidnapped. Now he's 11 month old being taken into the God's ship from their home more than eight weeks ago became one of the most tragic symbols of this war. And their father, Jordan is in captivity to Hamas playing a vicious, vicious game, releasing a video of him few days ago as part of the psychological warfare. The IDF cannot verify claims under well-being and the heart is simply torn. Take a look. Wow, this is crazy. That's a crazy week. Ups and downs. Many ups and downs. It's an emotional roller coaster. This last week is a real wind of emotions because every day we know not to hop too much so as not to be disappointed, but every day people return. And right now they are still not here with us. Unfortunately, even today, even in the sixth exchange, the Bebas family was not included. These were shaky days for the whole country and certainly for the Bebas family. A week of hope and disappointments while the whole country holds its breath and waits for the list. When will the names of Khvir, Ariel, and Shiri appear?  You know she has children. Everything was said about this moment, which became the symbol of this war, evil versus purity, terror versus horror. Ariel is only four years old. Khvir is nine months old. I don't know how they spent the night there. It's hard to believe that more than 50 days have passed since then. The two red-haired brothers and their parents were kidnapped from Kibbutz near Oz. And Khvir received the dubious and terrible title of the youngest abductee. Last Friday when the kidnapped children started to come back, they were so hoping to see them. But it was not to be. I kept myself strong all the time to be strong, but this morning I cried because I couldn't hear. One more time, they're not on the list. It killed me this morning. I just can't take it anymore. That's it. I can't take it anymore. So the family decided it was time to further increase the pressure in Israel and especially in the world. Hamas claims that they are in the hands of another faction, but that does not change the message. They should return home. Are these your enemies? We will repeat this in both Hebrew and English. Are these the people threatening you, like this, with the pictures of the babies? In terms of posters, things, do you need something for us to complete? Yes, I need their pictures now. I only have the sign. They're getting ready for the statement they're going to give at 4 o'clock in hostages square. And we need posters of the family members. Let's make another bag, which, before the declaration, we will distribute to the people there to hold it during their declaration. In the logistics warehouse, in a horrifying order, according to the alphabet, the pictures are placed, coming to the Vibas pictures, a stack with high demand. Not a day goes by that we don't get questions. What about the redhead? The people with the balloons begin to gather in the abductees square. After midnight, the yellow changes to reddish-orange. Atem is paha, atem koa. All members of the extended family are already waiting in the family room. It's been everyone's effort for weeks. I know that our family, especially these two little ones, entered everyone's hearts deeply. And all of us together with the entire people of Israel, we're already expecting them to be here. We asked you here. Everyone is holding orange balloons. We will blow them all into the sky, hoping that they will reach, I don't know, wherever possible. Let's offer prayers. Let it reach Gaza for those who need it. The main thing is that they return. We want them home now. Now, now. You want a clap? All right. A lot of international media has arrived at the square, and the family enters the information battle. Terrified to death? Anyone willing to listen? Anyone willing to interview? Why the orange balloons? Is it because of their orange hair? I feel like some kind of soldier in some kind of war that I don't understand. They tell me, go to the expedition. I go. They tell me, get an interview. I do the interview. These little redheads, these two young redheads, really entered the hearts of everyone in Israel and also the whole world. Their photos appeared all over the world on newspaper covers. No one remained indifferent to these sweet faces. Isn't there some fear that precisely all these interviews and the exposure and the fact that everyone knows them increases their price? Because they are the strongest card? Did it cross our minds? Of course it did. Eventually, we have to make some kind of decision. Who do we trust and what our intuition says, and go for it.  Bring them back? Yes, today. We had a conversation in the family about this, whether we were wrong or not wrong all along. But the picture of Shiri and the kids was much bigger than us and it spread like wildfire. Even if we weren't interviewed even once, it just did its job. So I absolve myself of responsibility for this thing. What's going on? My thoughts are running about the night. About Los Angeles? The next morning they continued to the press. Yossi hesitates. He's supposed to leave tonight in a delegation to meet with politicians and celebrities in LA. In my opinion, your trip to Schwarzenegger is important. You will be able to use it to convey it in a meaningful way to the world. Let's give it a few minutes and figure out what we're doing here. The confusion becomes even more acute when a brutal push announced by Hamas arrives. Something's happening here. Let's give it a few minutes and figure out what we're doing here. At the moment there's a push on the Bebas family, on the two children, on Ariel and Kfir, and on their mother, Hamas announced that they were murdered. We're connecting them to the team now. The family does not know how to accept these news. It may be that these news have nothing to do with reality. Maybe this event... It is part of the psychological warfare. Hanak Azir, it was announced that she died and she returned on her own two legs in good health. I think everyone is holding on to it now. We take this message with limited liability at this stage, because we don't know. Hamas is playing a psychological game with us. Hamas didn't know where they were until a minute before this message. He didn't know. He lifted every rug. As soon as they run out, before they run out of time, they suddenly find them. In my opinion, this is a poor excuse for continuing negotiations. It's not just the shaky manipulation from Hamas that you have to deal with. There's also the palpitations before the list is published. Actually, this is the last one before the end of the ceasefire. In the last few days, I kept hoping. I'm trying to convince myself it's just to abuse us a little more. But they will release them. They will release. But it's scary because, hey, we've reached the day before the last day of the ceasefire. The last day of release, as far as I know now. And they're not here yet. There's a problem here. The last day has arrived. Today is the day that if you are not freed, there is one more day left. We don't have time to wait. We don't have time to wait. We are very worried. We are really afraid of the thing. Trying to pass the time until the situation clears up does no other way. But despite the expectation, a sense of despair comes. Kfir, Ariel and Shiri are not listed. A chilling sign of life comes in the evening precisely from their father, Jordan. A video that does not bode well for the fate of his family. This is an act of psychological terror. Hamas' claims about the Bebas family are still unverified. I repeat, they are still unverified. On Friday morning, the fighting resumed and with it the concern of the Bebas family and all the families of the abductees that their return is getting further away. And again, they oscillate between hope and despair, between ignorance and immense longing, the laughter of Kfir, the nonsense of Ariel, the smile of Shiri, the hug of Jordan. We want them back here, healthy and whole in body and soul. And the orange light we have in our hearts will continue to shine and shine until they are home. To hell and back, after over 50 days in Hamas' captivity, the Israeli hostages, the freed, are speaking. Some, not all, sharing some, not all of the horrors they experience in our Erika Jackson is bringing their stories. Nearly two months after Hamas' brutal attack in Israel on October 7th, freed Israeli hostages are now telling firsthand accounts of what it was like being kidnapped and taken into the Gaza Strip. Among those sharing stories of being taken captive and held under life-threatening conditions are 85-year-old Jochebed Lipschitz and 84-year-old Dietza Haiman. In the last few days of the war, I have been fighting in the new world for what has happened in the last few days. The food was not very good at the beginning, but as time passed, the food went bad. It was almost impossible to say. Those who have been freed also detailing the mental anguish of what it was like to be held against their will, including 44-year-old Danielle Eloni, who was kidnapped with her 5-year-old daughter, Amelia. There is no more today. There is no more. There are more, more lives. Every day is different, when it passes, it is a miracle that it will not end. I am afraid that every day there will be a lot of 85-year-old friends and more young people who will not be allowed to go to prison and to be released. And our main goal of this year is to bring them back to life without a home. Those who have been freed echoing the same message that time is running out. Every day is critical, also because of the hardships. And the hardships are very difficult. And the struggle in the future is going away. And people there in the police, people can die, because he just killed them. I am asking, I am asking, I am asking the police, I am asking the police to eliminate all of them. Get rid of the