American and Israeli intelligence believe that there may be as few as 50 hostages still left alive out of the 116 still being held in captivity in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The daily cited “mediators in the hostage talks and a U.S. official familiar with the latest U.S. intelligence” as its sources.
https://worldisraelnews.com/as-few-as-50-hostages-still-alive-in-gaza-report/?
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Ben sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the state of the war amid ongoing negotiations with Hamas, the need for Israel’s self-sufficiency, and the strategic role of the U.S.–Israel alliance under President Trump’s leadership.
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Do Diaspora Jews Need a Sukkah?
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