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☆ Hamas hostages release possible, pending deal by negotiators
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alex Marquardt | Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A recent draft of a possible deal to secure the release of hostages that Hamas is holding in Gaza proposes a four- to five-day pause in fighting for the initial release of 50 hostages, two sources familiar with the talks told CNN. The most recent discussions have proposed the staggered release of civilian hostages, with pauses potentially increasing after Hamas allows for an initial release of a significant number of those captured, according to the sources. Hamas indicated it would be willing to release 50 hostages over a multiday pause. One source said no agreement has been reached on how many aid trucks could enter Gaza but that more than 200 trucks was logistically challenging. The aid, including fuel and cooking oil for bakeries, would continue to flow in after the initial pauses for hostages.

Persons: Jon, Jake Tapper, Brett McGurk, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN, Biden, Hamas, Middle, National Security Council, Qatari Embassy Locations: Gaza, “ State, Al, Qatar, Israel

☆ Israel investigates sexual violence committed by Hamas as part of October 7 horror
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jake Tapper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Israeli police are using forensic evidence, video and witness testimony and interrogations of suspects to document cases of rape amid the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Women and girls caught in the rampage were brutalized sexually, as well as physically tortured and killed, witnesses to the aftermath say. The aftermath of an unprecedented Hamas assault on communities near Gaza,seen at the Kibbutz in Be'eri, Israel, October 14. Israeli police are working to document cases of rape amid the October 7 Hamas attacks. “It’s much worse than just silence or an insult to us as Israeli women and to our children and to our people,” she said of the UN.

Persons: Dudi Katz, Marcus Yam, Shabtai Yaakov, Cochav Elkayam, Levy, “ We’ll, ” Elkayam, “, ”, Be’eri, Rami Shmuel Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Times, Police, Hebrew University, UN, Unit, Nova Locations: Israel, Gaza, Be'eri, Nations

☆ Facebook cofounder calls on Elon Musk to resign after Tesla CEO calls antisemitic tweet 'the actual truth'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Grace Kay | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dustin Moskovitz called for Elon Musk to resign after he agreed with an antisemitic post. Musk replied to a post that accused Jewish groups of "hatred against whites," calling it the "actual truth." AdvertisementFacebook cofounder and Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz said Elon Musk should resign after Musk called an antisemitic post on X the "actual truth." "You have said the actual truth," Musk wrote in response to the antisemitic post. "Getting a flood of messages from clients wanting out of tesla and anything to do with Elon Musk," Gerber wrote on X.

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☆ Found document suggests Iran sought to help Hamas make its own weapons ahead of attack, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jake Tapper | Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Israeli government declined to comment on the document, though sources in the government confirmed its authenticity on background. Israeli officials say this is the first known instance of Iran attempting to fund this kind of university-hosted training for Hamas operatives, a claim US officials said they could not confirm. Current and former US officials say the program is part of a well-known training program Iran provides to students from allied countries and groups to project soft-power influence across the region. As of now, Israeli intelligence has identified only a few Hamas military operatives who have already arrived in Iran. One candidate is marked to study “technologies,” one to study “physics,” one to study engineering,” one to study “programming,” one to study “law” and two to study “management.”

Persons: Jonathan Panikoff, ”, Panikoff, ” Panikoff Organizations: Washington CNN, CNN, Hamas, Lebanese, United Nations, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Gaza, Iran, Israel, East, Tehran, “

☆ Hamas has command center under Al-Shifa hospital, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Jake Tapper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A US official with knowledge of American intelligence says Hamas has a command node under the Al-Shifa hospital, uses fuel intended for it and its fighters regularly cluster in and around Gaza’s largest hospital. The information comes after comments made Sunday by a top White House official that Hamas is using hospitals and civilian facilities. Hamas and hospital officials have denied the accusation that the hospital is being used as a command center. But Israel has insisted that patients can be evacuated from the hospital. “Regrettably, the hospital is not functioning as a hospital anymore,” it said.

Persons: Jake Sullivan, Israel, Israel’s, Muhammad Abu Salmiya, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN’s Dana Bash, Netanyahu, we’re, Munir Al, Shifa, ” Al, Bursh, “ Regrettably Organizations: CNN, White House, ” National, Union, “, UN, CIA, Al, World Health Organization Locations: Gaza’s, CNN’s State, Israel

☆ Virginia elections: Youngkin looks to prove that non-MAGA politics can be a winning Republican strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jake Tapper | Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Glenn Youngkin isn’t on the ballot this year, but his push for a new conservative direction for the Republican Party is. The discipline extended beyond the 10 candidates Youngkin endorsed in competitive primaries, so as to keep distractions at bay. Virginia Democrats, who would normally use such a post to put the entire GOP in an awkward position, did not apparently even notice. Still, there isn’t a lot of evidence that the Virginia Democratic Party sees Youngkin as any sort of liability for the GOP — he isn’t featured negatively in any of their ads, for example. “What we have found out over the last two years is that that vest-wearing, affable, basketball playing dad is really a MAGA Extremist,” said Virginia Democratic Party Chair Susan Swecker.

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☆ White House warns Israel against reoccupying Gaza as Netanyahu signals what a post-war Strip could look like
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The president still believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” last month, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza. Israeli government officials have not yet elaborated on how Gaza would be governed should they succeed in eliminating Hamas. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Israel will “retain complete freedom of action to respond to any situation in the Gaza Strip” once the war ends. That hasn’t changed since October 7 and it’s not going to change going forward,” Kirby said.

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☆ White House condemns Fox News for ‘standing up on behalf of hate’ after host attacks CNN anchors’ Jewish heritage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The White House denounced Fox News on Friday, blasting the right-wing network for “standing up on behalf of hate” after one of its hosts attacked the Jewish heritage of two CNN anchors over their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. “Lying to insult the pain that families suffered in the Holocaust has absolutely no place in America. But Levin stood by his comments Thursday night while responding to CNN’s condemnation of his remarks. The White House in recent months has assumed an aggressive posture toward Fox News, calling out some of the extremist rhetoric that the network’s hosts have made. And earlier this week, the White House denounced the comments made by Watters, which Fox News has remained silent on.

Persons: “, – Fox, ” Andrew Bates, Mark Levin, Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Levin, Tapper, ”, Levin’s, ” Bates, Jesse Watters, he’s ‘, ” Levin, —, Poppy Harlow, Democratic Sen, Dick Durbin, Greg Gutfeld, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi, Watters Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Fox, White, Biden, Nazi, ” CNN, Democratic Locations: Israel, America, Arab

☆ How 2020 election denialism greases the path to power in the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Johnson, who played a leading role in the effort to block the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, benefited in his ascent to the speakership last week from the approval of pro-Trump lawmakers. His tortured explanations of his constitutionality correct decision – that he lacked power to overturn Biden’s 2020 election win in Congress – failed to convince grassroots Republicans bought into the ex-president’s false claims that he won the election. An alternative lesson that the ex-president’s rivals might draw is that forceful condemnations of Trump’s 2020 election denialism are likely to be fatal to their campaigns. There was evidence last week that Johnson’s maneuvering after the 2020 election helped secure his rise to the speakership. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, for example, said that Emmer’s vote to certify the 2020 election “played a big role” in her vote against him.

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☆ US communicating with Israel at ‘the highest levels’ about protecting Gaza civilians but quiet on expanding war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The assault on Gaza has left thousands of Palestinian civilians dead and worsened the humanitarian crisis in the enclave. Aid has been slow to enter and civilians, including hundreds of Americans, have been unable to leave. Sullivan said Israel was solely responsible for its military operations. The US remains in “hourly contact” with its partners in the region to try securing the release of hostages, Sullivan said. CNN has previously reported on intensifying efforts brokered by the government of Qatar to secure a large number of hostages held by Hamas.

Persons: Jake Tapper, ” Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu –, Sullivan, Israel, “, ”, “ I’m, Biden, Netanyahu —, “ We’ve, We’ve, ” Sullivan, we’ve, Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, Union, Israeli, West Bank Locations: United States, Gaza, Israel, “ State, Egypt, Qatar

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., is launching a new ad for his presidential campaign by saying it's time for President Joe Biden to "hand the torch" to the next generation. "I celebrate Joe Biden. I love Joe Biden," Phillips later says in the ad. Biden's campaign, its affiliate groups and the pro-Biden super PAC Future Forward USA have already spent nearly $40 million million on ads, according to AdImpact. While in New Hampshire, Phillips was asked if Biden would lose to former President Donald Trump if the election were held that day.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Joe Biden, Phillips, Kristen Welker, Biden, Talenti Gelato, Donald Trump Organizations: NBC News, Press, Biden Locations: New Hampshire

☆ Trump is forced to play by the rules in court and doesn’t like it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

First, Trump appeared to make a new attack on the judge’s clerk in defiance of a gag order. It was not the first time Trump was fined for violating the gag order. As lawyers try the case inside the courtroom, Trump’s conducting his own public trial outside in the corridor. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the federal election subversion trial in Washington, is having a similar problem. Trump has demonstrated throughout a business and political career known for impunity that he can act and speak how he pleases.

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☆ The Republican House speaker crisis is part of its identity crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Tuesday marks three full weeks without a House speaker and 24 days until the government runs out of money, to say nothing of aid packages many lawmakers want for Israel and Ukraine. Most Republicans voted for all three men as speaker, but the outside edges of the party were too big to get a majority. Only two of the current speaker candidates supported the 2020 election results: Emmer and Scott. Four of the current speaker candidates voted no, including Sessions. But Trump’s power within the House GOP is limited.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump’s, Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, Tom Emmer, CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Kevin Hern of, Jack Bergman of, Austin Scott of Georgia, Byron Donalds of, Mike Johnson of, Pete Sessions, Gary Palmer of, Dan Meuser, CNN’s Dana Bash, Scott, Sessions, Bergman, McCarthy, Johnson, Meuser, – Donalds, Palmer –, Trump, Jordan, Liz Cheney –, –, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Cheney, ”, we’re, Steve Womack, Tapper Organizations: CNN, Republican, Representatives, ►, Pro Tempore, GOP, Marine, Jordan, Caucus, Black Republicans, Pete Sessions of Texas, Trump, Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Minnesota, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Byron Donalds of Florida, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Pennsylvania, Hern, Wyoming

☆ Ohad Munder-Zichri, a child taken hostage by Hamas, turns 9 years old in captivity
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sarah Gray | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ohad Munder-Zichri is believed to be a hostage, along with his mother and grandparents, held by Hamas. Ohad has not been seen since Hamas militants attacked the kibbutz of Nir Oz where he was visiting. Ohad's family members spoke with CNN about the 9-year-old and were asked what they'd say to those who apparently have him captive. For Zichri, Ohad's father, it was just another in a series of agonizing days, with anxiety consuming his every moment. Zichri was awaiting Ohad and his mom's return on October 7 when he heard air-raid sirens warning of incoming rockets.

Persons: Ohad, Nir Oz, —, Ohad's, Avi Zichri, Zichri, Keren Munder, He's, Avraham, Ruti Munder, Michael Herzog, Itay Raviv, CNN's Jake Tapper, Munder Organizations: Hamas, Service, Liverpool FC, Local, CNN, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Kfar Saba, United States, Israel

☆ Liz Cheney ties House GOP chaos to Trump’s behavior
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday tied the “dangerous” House GOP chaos to former President Donald Trump’s behavior and the Republicans supporting him. Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday became the latest to exit the race, prompting a crowded candidate field to seek the speakership. Frustrations and divisions have only intensified within the conference as Republicans search for a way to resolve the impasse. So, I – we need people who are serious and who recognize and understand the dangers that we’re facing globally, as well as from Donald Trump and those who support him,” she said. Trump, Cheney added, “is the single most dangerous threat we face” as a nation.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s, “, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, ” Cheney, Jake Tapper, ”, McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Cheney, Jordan’s, Trump Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, Union, Department of Justice, White Locations: “ State

☆ Opinion: Uncomfortable reality for Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. He didn’t live to see the allies’ victory in World War II that year or the conference in San Francisco that month that established the United Nations. But his diplomatic efforts to meet with Arab leaders came undone after a devastating explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Biden himself initially supported the US 2003 war in Iraq only to end up as the president who ordered the US pullout of Afghanistan. “This is the politics that Donald Trump’s rhetoric has wrought among his supporters in the Republican Party,” wrote Avlon.

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☆ Opinion: What violent threats against the Jim Jordan holdouts tell us about the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Opinion John Avlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The failed full-court press to install Republican Rep. Jim Jordan as House Speaker revealed ugly examples of how violent threats are becoming normalized inside Trump’s GOP. According to Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas, the strategy behind the threats is to “Attack, attack, attack. In the run-up to that attack, members of the Proud Boys even bragged that they could dress up as Antifa. In the next breath, however, he says that the war in Israel creates moral urgency to push through a Jim Jordan speakership. Any sense that this was a random unhinged person without a partisan political agenda was demolished by his demand that the congressman vote for “Jim Jordan or more conservative.” This caller has explicit right-wing ideological demands.

Persons: John Avlon, “, Jim Jordan, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Jordan, Ken Buck, Colorado, he’d, Steve Womack, “ It’s, —, Jake Tapper’s, ” It’s, bender, That’s, Jim Jordan speakership, doesn’t, ”, Trump, Trump’s, Liz Cheney, Scott Perry, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Jake Sherman, Rep, Warren Davidson, Donald Trump’s, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, Jordan couldn’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, ”, NBC, Republicans, Capitol, Trump, Rep, Punchbowl News, Ohio, Republican Party, Utah Locations: “ Lincoln, Iowa, Arkansas, Israel, Scott Perry of

☆ Analysis: US is mounting a frantic effort to head off a wider Middle East war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —US leaders are mounting an urgent effort to prevent Israel’s war against Hamas and a resulting civilian catastrophe in Gaza from escalating into a widening regional conflict that could snowball into an even greater geopolitical crisis after this month’s horrific attacks. If we look at the issue of water – we all know water is life – Gaza is running out of water, and Gaza is running out of life,” Lazzarini said. Hamas has urged civilians to ignore Israeli warnings to evacuate the northern part of Gaza. Back in Washington, the administration is expected to offer a full classified briefing on the situation to senators Wednesday. “Whether it is 24 hours, 48 hours, whether it is by next week, the fact is, it’s coming,” he said.

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☆ Biden warns Israel against occupying Gaza as ground invasion appears near
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President Joe Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza in one of his most notable public calls for restraint as the Israelis respond to this month’s terror attacks by Hamas. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza. Israel has been signaling it is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, even as a humanitarian crisis grows inside the coastal Palestinian enclave. “What happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people,” Biden told interviewer Scott Pelley. In its response, Israel unleashed a massive bombing campaign against the northern Gaza Strip, from which Hamas launched its attack.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Scott Pelley, Michael Herzog, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Herzog, ”, …, Pelley, ” “ Organizations: CNN, CBS, Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States, Palestinian, Iran

CNN —A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources. The GOP source said that Jordan may decide to go to multiple ballots on the floor if necessary. Video Ad Feedback Republican's claim about Jim Jordan stuns Jake Tapper 01:07 - Source: CNNYet there is still sizable opposition to Jordan. Video Ad Feedback What's going on with the House GOP? That means Jordan or any other Republican nominee can only afford to lose four GOP votes on the floor if every Democrat votes for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Persons: Jim Jordan’s, Jordan, I’ve, “, Katherine Clark, Jim Jordan, Jake Tapper, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, ”, Scalise, –, Hakeem Jeffries, Dan Crenshaw, ” Crenshaw Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Ohio Republican, Republican, GOP, Jordan’s, CNN’s, Union Locations: Ohio, Texas, CNN’s “ State

☆ Nancy Mace won't support Steve Scalise as speaker because of past 'David Duke' comments despite touting his endorsement in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Nancy Mace said she "cannot in good conscience" support Rep. Steve Scalise as speaker. She pointed to a years-old report alleging Scalise had compared himself to a KKK grand wizard. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Rep. Nancy Mace said she won't be backing Rep. Steve Scalise to become the next speaker of the House because of his previously reported comments about being similar to a Ku Klux Klan leader. Appearing on CNN on Wednesday evening, Mace told host Jake Tapper that she "personally cannot, in good conscience, vote for someone who attended a white supremacist conference and compared himself to David Duke."

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☆ Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise’s speakership bid in peril
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the job that is second in the line of presidential succession on Wednesday. The worsening debacle in the House follows the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week by eight Republicans voting with Democrats. But some GOP leaders are irritated that the jockeying is distracting from the imperative to find a speaker. He was still well short of the 217 votes – a majority of the current House – needed to claim the speakership on the floor. “He has no path to 217,” one top House Republican said on condition of anonymity.

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CNN —House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Scalise won out over Rep. Jim Jordan in a closed-door vote by the House GOP conference to pick their speaker nominee on Wednesday. House Republicans hold a narrow majority and Scalise can only afford to lose four GOP votes on the floor and still win the speakership. McCarthy’s ouster, which was driven by a group of hardline conservatives, has intensified deep divisions within the House GOP conference and escalated tensions. Scalise is a veteran of House GOP leadershipScalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress.

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☆ A CNN correspondent choked up on air describing the bloodstained walls and floors of a bunker where people were shot 'in calculated, cold blood' by Hamas militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The bunker was located near the music festival that was attacked by Hamas on Saturday. AdvertisementAdvertisementCNN correspondent Nic Robertson choked up on air while recounting a harrowing experience visiting a bloodstained bunker in Israel amid the nation's ongoing war with Hamas. Fighters from Hamas massacred civilians attending the Tribe of Nova Music Festival on the same day. At least 260 bodies have been recovered from the music festival attack. These are human beings, they're family members, they're friends, they're loved ones, cousins, brothers, sisters," Kirby told Tapper while holding back tears.

Persons: Nic Robertson, Robertson, —, CNN's Jake Tapper, Tapper, John Kirby, CNN's Tapper, they're, Kirby Organizations: Service, Hamas, Palestinian, Fighters, Nova Music, CNN, White, National Security, Gaza Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are pleading for their release and say they have no idea how their relatives are doing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Insider spoke to family members of those believed to be kidnapped to understand what happens now. He added that the American Jewish Committee's offices in Jerusalem and the US were actively "responding when we receive calls from family members" about missing loved ones. "We started getting WhatsApp messages from family members that Hamas was in the kibbutz," Onn said. But, as for those who were taken, Onn said the family has to hold on to hope during an excruciating time. A plea from loved onesInformation about missing loved ones has been hard to come by, people in Israel told Insider on Sunday and Monday.

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