JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military has sought to assure the public it can achieve the two goals of its war on Hamas simultaneously - toppling the strip's militant rulers and rescuing some 230 hostages abducted from Israel.But as the army ramps up airstrikes and ground...
The Israeli military has sought to assure the public it can achieve the two goals of its war on Hamas simultaneously — toppling the strip's militant rulers and rescuing some 230 hostages abducted from Israel.
Hamas political leaders are in negotiations with mediators Egypt and Qatar to secure the freedom of at least some trapped Israeli civilians. Four hostages have have been released so far. The plight of the hostages has captured the nation's attention for the past three weeks. Israeli media are filled with stories about the hostages and interviews with their families.
“It was a long and sleepless night," said Liat Bell Sommer, a spokesperson for the families who she said suffered from “absolute uncertainty regarding the fate of the hostages held there, who were also subject to the heavy bombings.”
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