Danielle Aloni, 45, spoke in Hebrew in a five-minute video of the Wednesday meeting released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry. Nutthawaree Munkan, speaking from the hospital, replied in Thai — and with a flurry of air kisses and a wide smile that required no translation at all.
The 17 are among 23 Thais freed so far, with six left temporarily behind in Israel. Thai officials says another nine Thai hostages are still being held in Gaza.
The comments come just two days after Musk visited Israel, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas terrorists and held talks with top leaders.
No matter how well-trained and cautious they are, a highway patrol trooper’s career continues to be inherently dangerous, said the head of the Nevada State Police Union on Thursday, hours after two troopers were killed.
Indigenous Voices of Nevada and regional tribal leaders called for more national monument designations ahead of a White House summit.
Israel and Hamas had agreed at the last minute to extend their truce to a seventh day, but further extensions proved more daunting.
Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state who dominated foreign policy under Nixon and Ford, has died.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that antisemitism in the U.S. has reached levels unseen in generations and called on his fellow Democrats to condemn it.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with about a dozen Democratic senators to discuss how the administration would ensure any U.S. weapons provided to Israel are used in accord with U.S. law.
The families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas called on the U.S. government to do everything it can to secure their release.
