JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When Tal Shoham walks through Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel where he and his family were abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7, 2023 attack, he says it feels like a massive graveyard pervaded by the horror of that day’s events.
He is nostalgic about the old days before the attack and highly pessimistic about the future, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure on Israel and Hamas to strike a deal under his plan to end the Gaza war.
The plan has stirred hopes around the region that the conflict may be coming to an end, two years after the Hamas onslaught on southern Israel that started it.
As Gaza War Hits Two-Year Mark, Former Israeli Hostage Recalls Hamas Torment
