For those hoping that shared national challenges might bridge the secular-religious divide, Rabbi Landau’s words are deeply discouraging.

"He dedicated his life to helping others," the Hostage Family Forum said, adding that "his grandchildren called him 'Super Grandpa' for his wisdom and love."

New York State is cutting public funding to two Brooklyn Hasidic yeshivas and requiring parents to find alternative schools for their children, citing the school's failure to meet secular standards.

Religious Zionism party threatens to leave the government if phase two of the hostage deal proceeds, as leader MK Moshe Solomon says war must resume within 42 days to maintain coalition stability.

Israel mourns as four murdered hostages return home, a grim reminder of Hamas’s brutality. Their families grieve, and the nation unites in sorrow and resolve.

Hamas has built a stage ahead of every hostage release so far, holding ceremonies and inviting local Gazans to spectate.

Abu Warda was serving 48 life sentences for being involved in terror attacks in the 1990s, including two terror attacks on the number 18 bus that killed 44 people.

Ultimately, a Red Cross representative signed Hamas documents on a stage in Khan Yunis.