Between grief and joy, Israel awaits the return of its hostages | NYGazet

Forty-eight hostages – 20 of whom are believed to be alive – are set to be released by Monday at noon under the first phase of a ceasefire plan agreed by Hamas and Israel.

Ofir Braslavski is smiling for the first time in two years. It’s a stark change of face for the father of 21-year-old hostage Rom Braslavski, who hit an emotional low in August after seeing his weeping, emaciated son in footage released by the Palest... [5512 chars]