Israel
14 Americans killed, over 20 missing, 8 feared to have been taken hostage including Chicago teen
20 Americans remain missing and 14 additional Americans have been confirmed dead. President Joe Biden made the announcement on Tuesday, condemning the actions by Hamas. Among those, at least eight are feared to have been taken hostage by the terrorist organization. The media has been able to put a few names and faces to horrifying experiences.
One is 18-year-old Chicago high school graduate Natalie Raanan. Raanan was with her mother and 34-year-old Daniel Ben Senior when she was working at the Nova musical festival where Hamas terrorists parachuted into before slaughtering over 260 people and taking her and her mother as hostages.
Hersh Polin-Goldberg, 23, is another American now being held captive by Hamas. His mother says he had his arm ‘blown off’ from the elbow down. “Unfortunately, what we heard about Hersh [from eyewitnesses] is that his arm was blown off from his elbow down. He tourniqueted his own arm,” Rachel Golberg told CNN.
“We have to accept grim possibility that unaccounted for Americans could be among those held hostage,” National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, said during an appearance on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning.
Americans among 100 hostages in Israel: Chicago high school graduate Natalie Raanan, 18, and her mother were snatched while visiting family https://t.co/jaUzquF1kL pic.twitter.com/cbjFhkVvTE
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 10, 2023
Israeli media reported Sunday that Jerusalem has provisionally agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, the Islamic Republic-backed militia in Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the framework after consultations with senior cabinet members and defense officials, according to Haaretz, Kan, and Ynet.
Foreign Desk News reports that the proposed ceasefire involves a three-phase process. First, Hezbollah operatives would relocate north of the Litani River. Next, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw to within Israel’s borders. Finally, mediation would begin between Israel and Lebanon to address unresolved territorial disputes.
Key to Israel’s agreement is a U.S. assurance letter permitting military action in the demilitarized zone if Hezbollah attempts to rearm and the Lebanese armed forces fail to intervene. A U.S.-led international oversight committee will enforce the terms of the agreement.
While Netanyahu expressed some concerns, sources indicate he accepted the core elements of the deal. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, is expected to arrive in Tel Aviv on Monday to finalize the details.
The agreement marks a significant diplomatic effort to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, amid ongoing regional instability.
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