During last night’s international rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, a recorded message from Dr. Phil was shown. In the message, Dr. Phil remarked, “It’s been seven months since October 7th and Hamas still holds 132 hostages from 20 different countries.”
He added, “Hostages being subjected to physical, sexual, and psychological torture… Together we can raise awareness and demand action for the safe return of all of these hostages. This is not an Israeli issue, this is an international issue, and we need the world’s support to get all of these hostages back home.”

Shoshan Haran, her daughter, and two grandchildren were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in Israel on October 7. On Thursday, Haran shared the impact of 50 days in captivity on her three-year-old granddaughter following their release.
“Three weeks after we were released, Yahel only whispers, too afraid to make a noise. She hid from everyone, too afraid to go outside. She wet her bed and had nightmares, too afraid she may be captured again,” Haran recounted during an informal UN Security Council meeting on Thursday, convened by the United States.
Hamas-led militants launched an attack on Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and the capture of 252 hostages.

South Africa has demanded that Israel halt its military operations in Gaza, during a hearing of the International Court of Justice in the Hague. On Friday, lawyers representing the Jewish state said that South Africa’s demands were designed to support Hamas.
“South Africa purports to come before you, yet again, as a guardian of humanity,” said Gilad Noam, Israel’s deputy attorney general for international law. “In fact, it has a clear ulterior motive when it asks you to order Israel to stay away from Rafah and to withdraw all its troops from Gaza.”