Shira Pinson

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Shira Pinson

TEL AVIV - Barely noticeable only a few months ago, opposition is growing about fresh Israeli operations in Gaza even among the country's military reservists, some of whom have publicly called out the government for what they say is an immoral and politically motivated decision to continue the war. "I refuse to commit war crimes," Yuval Ben Ari told NBC News earlier this month.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Shira Pinson |Yasmin Vossoughian

TEL AVIV — It’s a well-established routine. Every day, Zeev Engelmayer takes a seat at his bay window overlooking his backyard in central Tel Aviv. His mission? Fighting despair with an army of colorful markers in a bid to bring hope to the people of Israel. For the past 18 months since the Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, he has drawn a daily postcard, many featuring Israeli hostages.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Shira Pinson

TEL AVIV — It’s a well-established routine. Every day, Zeev Engelmayer takes a seat at his bay window overlooking his backyard in central Tel Aviv. His mission? Fighting despair with an army of colorful markers in a bid to bring hope to the people of Israel. For the past 18 months since the Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, he has drawn a daily postcard, many featuring Israeli hostages.

Feb 20, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Raf Sanchez |Shira Pinson

By and American-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen spent “the vast majority” of his almost 500 days in captivity not knowing that his family had survived Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack or that his wife had given birth to their third child while he was held in Gaza, his father told NBC News.    The 36-year old was released from Hamas captivity on Saturday along with two other hostages in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

Jan 29, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Raf Sanchez |Shira Pinson

By and JERUSALEM — As Ahmed al-Qudra set off to see what — if anything — remained of his family’s home in the village of al-Qarara, he believed the long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza had begun. So at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, he began walking north through the city of Khan Younis with his seven children, including his oldest son, Adil, 16, and his youngest daughter, Sama, 6.  It would prove to be a fatal mistake.