Hostage families press Netanyahu to seal Gaza deal: 'Closer than ever to hugging my son'
Families of hostages also warned that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will try to sabotage the deal.
IDF soldiers confirm speakers placed within Gaza strip, depite PMO announcement
Reservists and hostage families condemn Netanyahu's UN speech plan, calling the mission life-threatening and criticizing its real objective.
'Holidays are not holidays for me without you': Yarden Bibas remembers his family on Rosh Hashanah
"Shiri, Ariel and Kfir - I love you most in the world, always in the world,” he wrote in an Erev Rosh Hashanah Instagram post.
Herzog calls for urgent state inquiry into October 7 attacks at October Council conf.
At a Tel Aviv conference, President Isaac Herzog and others urged an urgent state inquiry into October 7, calling it essential for accountability and healing.
School is back in session: 2.5 million students head to class as Israeli academic year begins
A total of 2.587 million students are back in school, with the hope that routine will not be disrupted again by sirens and missiles.
'We won't learn to live with this': Teenagers block Ayalon in protest for Gaza hostage deal
The teenagers declared that they would shut down high schools across the country in protest against the government’s inaction on the hostage issue.
Israel to reprimand educators who publicly call to end Gaza war, minister warns
He added that the school officials would be brought in for questioning if they do not heed his warning.
WATCH: Hostage families demonstrate outside homes of cabinet ministers calling for a deal now
The activists are calling on the prime minister to implement the proposed hostage release agreement.
WATCH: Activists block main Tel Aviv highway, set Shabbat table on fire in protest for a Gaza deal
Simultaneously, the families of the hostages held their own Shabbat reception outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem.
IDF, Shin Bet kill terrorist responsible for kidnapping Yarden Bibas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7
The IDF and Shin Bet killed Najjar on August 10, publishing the confirmation on Tuesday.
