85-Year-Old-Israeli Hostage Offers Handshake to Her Hamas Captors

Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old Israeli hostage abducted by Hamas, surprised many by offering a handshake and saying "shalom" to one of her captors upon her release. Israeli officials criticized Hamas for using the release of captives as propaganda. A recent poll shows that only 15% of Israeli Jews support negotiating with Hamas. The Lifshitz family, who lost their son in the recent conflict, is choosing not to seek revenge and instead wants to focus on bringing back more Israelis alive. They believe that negotiation and ending the violence are necessary.