US Edition600 Days Into Netanyahu's Political War in Gaza, a Crucial Question Remains Unanswered
- On October 7, 2023, Keith Siegel and his wife Aviva were kidnapped in Kfar Aza during Hamas's attack on Israel, marking the start of a prolonged hostage crisis.
- The couple was separated after 51 days; Aviva was released then, while Keith endured 433 more days in captivity amid ongoing conflict and negotiations.
- Keith's release on February 1, 2025, came through an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that freed 33 hostages, though an estimated 58 remain captive in Gaza today.
- Keith recounted experiencing abuse, starvation, and continual threats during captivity, and saw other hostages subjected to severe mistreatment and torture.
- The hostage situation and war’s toll have driven nationwide protests demanding the return of captives, underscoring Israel's ongoing struggle for resolution after 600 days of conflict.
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The Catastrophe in Gaza, 600 Days and Counting
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “Six-hundred days on, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is at its darkest point yet,” reads the latest statement by the UN’s Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Hamas Hostage Families Protest Against Israel Kills 60 Detainees · Global Voices
Thousands of people gathered this Wednesday night in Tel-Aviv, in front of Likud’s headquarters – a political party to which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu belongs – in support of the hostages in Gaza, after 600 days of war, to demand a ceasefire with Hamas to facilitate their release, AFP reports. “The people with the hostages,” reads the banners shown by the crowd in the “hostage position.” “More than 100 days ago I was forced to le…
600 days into Netanyahu's political war in Gaza, a crucial question remains unanswered
Speaking in Hostage Square Wednesday, Ilana Gritzewsky, who was released from Hamas captivity herself and whose partner Matan Zangauker is still languishing in Gaza, said she had a question for Netanyahu: 'Why does the American administration care more for Israeli citizens than you do?'
Taken by Hamas: 600 days of captivity in Gaza
Former hostage Keith Siegel described the traumatic experience of being kidnapped by Hamas and what he endured in captivity. By Amelie Botbol, JNS “Returning home, knowing that the four hostages that I spent time with in captivity are still there, is very challenging and difficult,” former Hamas captive Keith Siegel, 66, told JNS on Wednesday as remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza marked 600 days in captivity. “They deserve to be brought ho…
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