Author: Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun

Fawzia Amin Sido reunites with her family Fawzia Amin Sido, 21, a young Yazidi woman kidnapped from her home in Iraq by Islamic State terrorists in 2014 when she was just 11 years old, was rescued from Gaza by IDF forces and reunited with her family in her home country. The woman’s rescue marks a complex political-diplomatic process after which Sido was released after ten years in captivity with the aid of Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). According to various reports, Fawzia was taken from her home in Iraq to Syria after she was kidnapped, where…

Western Officials Working on Comprehensive Framework to End Gaza War According to a report by The New Arab, Western officials are crafting a detailed plan to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza and prevent retaliatory actions from Hezbollah and Iran. The proposed framework includes a cease-fire, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, peace-building efforts, a prisoner exchange, and aid for reconstruction in the region. Israeli authorities are open to the initiative, aiming to secure a multi-faceted resolution to the conflict and potentially secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. This could lead to a broader peace in the region,…