My mother's birthday is one week after mine. She's a quarter-century older, so today she will be 78. She will be off duty for one of two Sunday lunches in a year: her birthday and Mother's Day.
Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to demand freedom for hostages held in Gaza, anxious the ceasefire deal would collapse, with many dwelling on the fate of Kfir Bibas, the youngest captive whose second ...