Challenges remain, Blinken said, but so far, the mechanism put forth by France and the US is functioning well, as more than one-third of Israeli forces have withdrawn from Lebanon.
The IDF confirmed Ziyadne was discovered in an underground tunnel in Rafah adding that it discovered "findings relating to Youssef's son."
To make it through, Cohen divulged that she needed to build connections with her captors.
"This petition is a desperate cry of the hostages to this distinguished court, in a request to help realize the government's obligation to work to free them," the petition read.
The Israeli government has no right to act as a gatekeeper, deciding who lives and who dies. This is playing with human lives," Yotam Cohen said.
Trump added: "I am Israel’s best friend. I moved the embassy to Jerusalem—everything was good, including the Abraham Accords, and every major positive event in Israel recently was because of me.
The October Council, representing October 7 victims' families, urged Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to ensure respectful treatment and announced plans to demand a state inquiry at the Knesset.
IDF is continuing to find weapons depots, Hamas terrorists, and tunnels. Hamas' military abilities cannot be defeated as quickly as critics of the IDF strategy would like to believe.
Pessi Cohen's house became a symbol for the battles that went on in Be'eri, and the fight there lasted for about six hours.
Families of hostages are subject to verbal and physical abuse while they demonstrate at the top of their voices at intersections.