The Oct. 7 attack fired a starting gun for what the Islamists believed was the final push to destroy not only Israel but the West itself.
The terrorists’ brazen post-ceasefire crackdown on rivals and dissidents mocks Trump’s promise to disarm them and shows they believe that they’re not going anywhere.
Rom Braslavski was held alone for two years, during part of which time he was held together with the bodies of murdered hostages.
“It’s not realistic to expect people to just drop arms,” a senior U.S. adviser told reporters.
The terror group returned the bodies of Inbar Hayman and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Al‑Atresh, leaving 19 bodies still to be returned.
As IDF troops hold to ceasefire lines, the terror group has launched a murderous campaign to eliminate internal rivals.
Many were beaten, starved and isolated for two years.
“The trap is that this very important first stage is only the first step to a much larger goal that is yet to be achieved,” said Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs President Dan Diker of the Trump ceasefire plan.
The American president took the terror group to task for failing to immediately turn over the bodies of more hostages.
A day when Israel begins to breathe again – the homecoming of our children and the rebirth of hope.
