After the euphoria of the arrival of the twenty living hostages in Israel, the families of slain hostages expressed outrage at the extension of their anxiety and grief over their inability to lay their loved ones to rest

Israel's Channel 12 News reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner assured Hamas leaders that Trump wouldn't allow Israel to resume the war after the hostages' release, as long as the group upholds its commitments

Critics say Congregation Beth Elohim's invitation to New York's leading mayoral candidate legitimizes anti-Israel politics during a sensitive time for both Israel and the Jewish calendar