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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, AUG 2 – Images of an Israeli prisoner have ignited debate over national sentiment and tolerance among Israelis, highlighting concerns amid ongoing conflict and hostage situations, officials say.
- US envoy Steve Witkoff met families of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on Saturday amid ongoing conflict in Gaza.
- The meeting followed Hamas's deadly October 2023 attack that killed 1,219 people and kidnapped 251 from Israel.
- The day before, Witkoff toured a humanitarian facility in Gaza supported by the US to evaluate food distribution efforts amid the ongoing closure of border crossings.
- He promised that President Trump would devise a plan to better feed civilians, while families chanted ‘‘Bring them home!’’ during the meeting.
- The meeting highlighted pressure on Netanyahu's government to secure hostages and address humanitarian needs amid continued violence and blocked aid.
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US envoy meets Israeli hostages’ families
TEL AVIV - US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday met the anguished families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, as fears for the captives’ survival mounted almost 22 months into the war sparked by Hamas’s October 2023 attack.
The images shock Israel: In recent days, Hamas and other Islamist organizations have published videos of two hostages in the Gaza Strip - emaciated in a tunnel. Images that haunt the family in nightmares. Meanwhile, the Israeli army chief also speaks out.
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