The body of a young Druze-Israeli man who perished in a car accident was stolen from a Palestinian hospital by terrorists who thought he was an IDF soldier, hoping to demand a ransom for his return.
'A number of Zionist prisoners and soldiers’ [bodies]' refers to Hamas holding Israeli hostages Avraham Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed and the bodies of soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin.
The social media platform blocked an Israeli lawmaker's call to hold the terror organization culpable, claiming the post contained 'sensitive information.'
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced a complete halt to the release of terrorists’ bodies, a shift in policy meant to strengthen Israel’s bargaining position when facing off with Hamas.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Israel and President Reuven Rivlin asked him to help mediate the return of the bodies of two IDF soldiers who were killed in Gaza in 2014, and to help bring home two Israelis being held captive by Hamas.
Hamas celebrated the development of two new missiles and mocked a deceased IDF soldier in a rally marking the first anniversary of Operation Protective Edge.