There are limits to Israel’s patience. The Jewish state has exhibited unfathomable restraint in its response to the 10/7 Massacre: they’ve tried peace talks, amnesty for terrorists, bribes and every other “carrot” conceivable. But none of that is what Hamas wants; they want to kill Jews and die in the process.

On Thursday morning, we woke to learn that tragically, Tzeela Gez (30) had succumbed to the wounds she suffered in a terror attack the day before in northern Samaria. Tzeela’s husband was driving her to the hospital as she was in labor, and a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on their vehicle. Tzeela’s husband is wounded but alive, and her baby is in critical condition, but also alive as of this writing.

Several members of your CUFI Action Fund team recently returned from Poland and Israel, where we participated in the March of the Living at Auschwitz, met with a former hostage as well as survivors of the 10/7 Massacre, and saw with our own eyes what was left in the wake of that horrific day’s carnage.

As we write this week’s edition of the Action Update, we are learning that our previous cautious optimism that another round of hostages may be released was, once again, tragically misplaced. What remains of Hamas continues to treat the hostages like Lucy and the football. It’s a grotesque reminder of the death-cult that defines Hamas.