Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days before being released as part of the most recent deal between Israel and Hamas, sat down with The Jerusalem Post 's Eve Young to talk about October 7, Sagui's return, and how Jewish and Israeli leadership have measured up in the face of this crisis.
Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the existing ceasefire agreement and said its decision to cut off aid was “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack" on the truce, which took hold in January after more than a year of negotiations. Both sides stopped short of saying the ceasefire had ended.