#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #truce / #hostages / #uspeaceplan / #demilitarization

„A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the talks, told reporters the envoys had been working closely with Netanyahu on recovering the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, and on the next steps for demilitarizing the territory.“

https://wapo.st/3M4wIkQ

US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire's second phase

Top U.S. envoys have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza

The Washington Post

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #hamas / #hostages / #torture

(Report on the new #BTselem documentary at 4:00 a.m.; this report here followed just under 6 hours later. What a coincidence...)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/20/israeli-hostages-in-gaza-recount-sexual-violence-during-their-captivity_6749629_4.html

Israeli hostages in Gaza recount sexual violence during their captivity

Over the past two years, several people held captive by Hamas and other organizations have reported suffering sexual violence in addition to deprivation, beatings, humiliation and threats.

Le Monde

Nous n’oublions pas…!

Les 9 100 otages palestiniens actuellement détenus dans les prisons israéliennes, dont 3544 personnes en détention administrative, sans inculpation ni procès, 400 enfants et 53 femmes. Tous.tes ces hommes, ces femmes, ces enfants, enlevé.e.s et détenu.e.s arbitrairement, soumis.es à la torture, privé.e.s de tous droits élémentaires, y compris après leur mort lorsqu'ils succombent aux mains de leurs géôliers qui refusent de rendre les corps à leurs familles. Ces personnes ne […]

https://palestine-neuchatel.ch/nous-noublions-pas/

From Svivah:
This Shabbat in particular, I have Romi Gonen on my mind. Romi was returned from captivity last January after 471 days in Gaza. She was recently featured in a two-part Israeli news program in which she disclosed her horrible experiences in captivity as a female hostage. She is beautiful, and brave, and working so hard to heal what has been broken.

Link here to watch Part One with English subtitles: https://svivah.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f10525e6114197e4187260747&id=234a4e3a40&e=9995d0012b

This feels especially poignant since Romi’s story, and the abuses experienced by many of the returning hostages, have not had the public stage they deserve. We know...this global silence is incredibly painful. For all of us as Jewish women and — particularly — for the survivors among us. Traumatic invalidation is all too real — and we are feeling its effects.

#Mazeldon #Oct7 #Hostages

send pizza for fucks sake

#USPol #Hostages

"#Jews around the world were already reeling after nearly two years of #war and death in #Gaza and the grim confirmation that many #hostages hadn’t survived the #Oct7, 2023, attacks or two years of captivity. Then came news of the shootings in #Sydney, #Australia, where 15 people were gunned down during a #Chanukah celebration on #BondiBeach.

Despite its grief, the #Jewish world also took time to celebrate the lives lived by a constellation of figures who made lasting contributions to #film, #architecture, #politics and Jewish #scholarship and letters.

In chronological order, here are #obituaries of 18 notable Jews who died in 2025."

https://jhvonline.com/notable-jews-we-lost-in-p35783-98.htm

18 notable Jews we lost in 2025

The Jewish Herald-Voice - Houston's Jewish Newspaper

'I was paralyzed by fear': Ex-hostage breaks silence on Hamas sexual violence

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/26/romi-gonen-hamas-captivity-sexual-violence-testimony/

Israeli human rights organisation, B’Tselem, said, according to official figures from the Israel Prison Service, about 10,900 Palestinians were being held in Israeli prisons or detention facilities on “security” grounds as of late 2025
#hostages #Palestine #Israel
https://aje.io/h31wzv
Vigil in London for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel

Dozens of people gathered in central London on Saturday calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

Al Jazeera