A year after Hamas tunnel executions, Israel honors 'Beautiful Six' as hostage debate intensifies

A year after Hamas tunnel executions, Israel honors 'Beautiful Six' as hostage debate intensifies


"The Tikva Forum believes Hamas must be defeated and forced to surrender to Israel, while other families believe Israel must surrender to Hamas to rescue the hostages." Mor pointed to the 1976 Entebbe rescue as an example, noting that while the outcome was uncertain at the time, Israelis widely believed the country had a duty to fight for its citizens rather than capitulate to terrorists. "There’s been a deal on the table for the last six or seven weeks that would have released 10 of the hostages out of the 20 that we think are alive, and it was Hamas who slow-played that process.


Published at: 2025-08-30 20:44:32

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