Fact: 100 Israeli hostages, some dead, some yet alive but in who knows what condition, remain sequestered in Gaza for over 450 days as a result of Hamas’ unilateral invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, when it slaughtered more than 1,200 people in the worst act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust.

Every additional day that the living hostages remain in captivity reduces the probability of their emerging alive and adds to the level of guilt of which the entire free world stands accused for its failure to do anything to force their release.

Our leadership here in Israel, in the face of continuing waffling by the people running Hamas activities in Gaza, seems to have taken the position that US President-elect Trump will make good on his “we will deliver hell on earth” promise and end the Hamas war and get the hostages released. I would not wait for that to happen. Nobody even understands what that means in a territory such as Gaza whose infrastructure has already been destroyed, whose “government’s” only objective seems to be to survive at all costs, no matter how many more lives........

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