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21 hours ago | jns.org | David Isaac |Amelie Botbol

(May 14, 2025 / JNS)U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander’s mother Yael on Tuesday revealed new details of his ordeals as a captive of Hamas in Gaza. “Our hearts broke as Edan began to share the unimaginable hardship, the daily fear—just to survive the night. The hunger, the lack of water, the horrific sanitary conditions,” his mother said from Ichilov Hospital, where her son is recovering after his release on Monday. He is expected to stay at the hospital for four days.

22 hours ago | jns.org | Amelie Botbol

(May 14, 2025 / JNS)“It’s not like Elkana to break down,” said Ruhama Bohbot, the mother of Hamas captive Elkana Bohbot, who appeared in a Hamas propaganda video released on Saturday alongside fellow hostage Yosef Haim Ohana. In the video, Ohana claims that Elkana attempted to harm himself. Since the video aired, Ruhama told JNS that the family has been overwhelmed with anxiety and fear, unable to eat or sleep.

1 day ago | jns.org | David Isaac

(May 14, 2025 / JNS)French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “unacceptable” and “shameful” behavior for the blocking of aid to Gaza, and agreed Europe should revisit its cooperation agreement with Israel. Speaking during a three-hour interview special on French television titled “The Challenges of France,” Macron said of Netanyahu, “What he does is a shame.

1 day ago | jns.org | Debra Flax

(May 13, 2025 / JNS)Former Columbia University president Katrina Armstrong will return as CEO of Columbia’s medical center in June, The Washington Free Beacon reported, just over a month after Armstrong took a sabbatical “to spend time with her family.”Armstrong resigned on March 28 following a deposition conducted by the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.

1 day ago | jns.org | Debra Flax

(May 13, 2025 / JNS)The U.S. federal government announced on Tuesday sanctions against an international network accused of smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil to China. “The revenue from the sale of this oil funds the development of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, nuclear proliferation and Iran’s terrorist proxies, including the Houthis’ attacks on Red Sea Shipping, the U.S. Navy and Israel,” Tammy Bruce, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman, stated.