Flag at half-staff in Virginia in honor of Hersh Goldberg-Polin with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordering flags to be flown at half-staff, expressing anger and heartbreak over the murder of Goldberg-Polin by terrorists. Netanyahu is blamed by a Palestinian lawmaker for the deaths of hostages, and Netanyahu apologized to the family of one of the victims. Doctors without Borders called on Israel and Hamas to protect the remaining hospitals in Gaza amid the conflict.
Aviva Siegel, a former Hamas hostage, called for a cease-fire deal to bring the remaining hostages home, while Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir stood firm against calls for a deal. Israeli Defense Minister Gallant urged the Knesset to reverse a decision impeding cease-fire talks. Hostage Families Forum is organizing protests to push for a deal to save the remaining hostages, while a relative of one of the hostages slammed a far-right minister for hampering a potential deal.
Netanyahu mourned the hostages and accused Hamas of refusing to negotiate a cease-fire. The UNRWA called on both sides to respect a pause in fighting for a polio vaccination campaign. Israeli opposition leader Lapid called for the Knesset to convene and reach a hostage deal. Israeli officials, Palestinian lawmakers, and families of the hostages are all actively engaged in the efforts to bring an end to the conflict and secure the release of the remaining hostages.
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