Dozens gathered in Newton for a vigil for Israeli hostages, one week after 12 people were injured in an attack in Colorado​.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — For the 611 days since Omri Miran was taken hostage by Hamas, his family has lived in fear, his brother-in-law told those gathered at the Boulder Jewish Festival on Sunday, one week after a man firebombed a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages at the mall where Moshe Lavi now spoke.

One week after a fiery attack on a gathering to support Israeli hostages in Gaza, security was highly visible on the Pearl Street Mall at the start of the Boulder Jewish Festival on Sunday. Police officers and medics were posted throughout the plaza,

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister’s office said that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation.

The body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was abducted alive during the October 7 attacks was recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation on Friday, according to a statement from the Israeli military and the Shin Bet security service.