Mossad director David Barnea and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant considered that the IDF could temporarily withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor in phase one of the hostage deal.
The families of Omer Neutra, Nimrod Cohen, Oz Daniel, and Shaked Dahan who were kidnapped on Oct. 7th released this video showing the boys as they are taken into Gaza.
The IDF has been ramping aerial assassinations with Judea and Samaria-based Hamas members instead of the long-standing strategy of sending in group troops.
Cooper had made the decision to stay in Israel, marry his girlfriend Valery, and serve as a career officer in the Border Police.
Many soldiers had been in combat for months, missing special family events. Despite this, one unit came together to make the best of it for a fellow soldier expecting a baby.
