<p>Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing an Israeli official and a source with knowledge of the issue, reported that Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer is expected to meet White House envoy Steve Witkoff in the US on Thursday to begin talks on the second phase of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.</p>

Some moments leave an indelible scar on the soul, not only for their depraved brutality but for what they reveal about the terrifying depths of human cruelty.

<p>Dutch Party for Freedom Chairman MP Geert Wilders condemned the ceremony held by Hamas terrorists during the handing over of the deceased hostages. "Hamas scum. The parading of bodies with music and disrespect. They have no honor and know only hate," the MP wrote on X along with a video from the ceremony.</p>

The four coffins were wrapped in Israeli flags by IDF soldiers and brought into Israel; IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim reads Psalms during military ceremony in Gaza.

At a former Qatari Prime Minister's home in Los Angeles, protesters accuse Qatar of providing Hamas with around $30 million in funding each month, say Qatar is 'responsible for the October 7th massacre.'

Argentinian president Javier Milei is expected to declare a national day of mourning for the Bibas brothers, who held Argentine citizenship.

What is lacking today among many Torah leaders is the will to achieve “rosh gadol”.

The IDF has x-rayed all four coffins for security purposes, and afterwards ensured that all of their locks could be opened.