News about Aaron Cohen

Bellevue Hospital has performed lucrative weight loss surgeries on thousands of patients, including 11 Rikers Island prisoners. The weight loss surgery program, which has been described as a 'high-speed assembly line,' has recruited patients from the NYC Rikers Island jail complex, a notoriously difficult county jail located in Queens. According to two prisoners, the prisoners were unaware of the risks, arrived in the surgery room unprepared, and faced challenges in recovery after returning to Rikers. The hospital suggested that the prisoners consume small, protein-rich meals, including nonfat Greek yogurt and sugar-free Crystal Light beverages, as well as Zumba dance lessons.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, the author posted a snapshot of Noya (left), 12 wearing a Harry Potter costume, with the caption: "Kidnapping children is revolting and wholly unjustified." This image has struck a chord with me for obvious reasons. ' May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned to their families as soon as safely.' Noya was tragically captured by Hamas alongside her grandmother Carmela (with Noya right), 80, on October 7, and her mother, Galit Dan, 53, believes they were taken to Gaza alongside nearly 200 others hostages. Noya can be seen wearing a Gryffindor tie and clothes resembling the Hogwarts school uniform in JK Rowling's latest snapshot. In addition, she was holding a Hebrew copy of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, as well as a wand.

Keren Schem (left), whose daughter Mia is French-Israeli, has appealed for her child and the other hostages arrested on October 7 to be returned home. The 21-year-old, who was kidnapped from the Nova Festival near the Israeli border, was arrested only went to a party to have some fun, and now she's in Gaza.' Mia, who her mother referred to as a "creative" and "mature" girl, is seen dancing and smiling with friends in a video shared by her family (centre). Mia's family lost touch with her at the festival when her final message read: 'They're shooting at us.' Please, come save us!' Mia has now paraded in a disconcerting hostage film (right).

Hamas also posted a video showing an Israeli festivalgoer who was kidnapped and taken to Gaza by the terrorist group. A young woman speaking Hebrew appears on the film, which was released on Hamas' official Telegram channel, claiming to be from central Israel. The woman, who is said to be Maya Shem, was kidnapped at the Nova festival, says her captors are taking care of her, and she adds: "I only insist that you get me out of here as soon as possible." Please.' The video, which has since the 21-year-old's family's media permission to do so, also includes a video purportedly of the same woman getting medical attention for an arm injury. It's the first video of a hostage reportedly speaking from captivity, with the caption indicating that she was kidnapped on October 7, the first time Hamas attacked southern Israel.

The families of two British sisters who died in Israel's kibbutz massacre have appealed to the British government to assist them in returning them home.' Noiya, aged 16, and Yahel, aged 13, have been declared missing since Hamas' attack crossed the border on October 7. Their uncles, Raz Matalon and Sharon Sharabi, admitted that although they weren't 'eating' or'sleeping,' they were determined to do everything possible to bring them back to health.

Israeli soldiers were seen shooting down Hamas troops as they swam for their lives in the Mediterranean Sea (left); another video shows an air attack that the army claimed killed a Hamas leader planning the deadly October 7 attacks (middle). Footage of what seems to be the first Hamas fighters attempting to breach the boundary between Israel and Gaza last week has also surfaced, as IDF troops yell, 'Commander, commander, we're at war!' The IDF said in a tweet released on Saturday that it is planning to'expand the offensive' with a 'wide variety of offensive operational strategies,' which include a "joint and coordinated strike from the air, sea, and land.'

On Sunday morning, Aaron Cohen appeared on Fox News to offer an assessment of Israel's unfolding military crisis. Israel declared over the weekend that it has postponed its ground invasion plans into Gaza due to poor weather, which has posed a danger to the air force's ability to assist troops on the ground of the razed city. Cohen said that the weather line may not be the sole or partial reason why Israel has postponed its ground offensive.

Women were shown to be rescued and led away on motorcycles, according to a harrowing video clip and photograph, while others were assaulted and handcuffed before being loaded into pickup trucks. Hamas hasn't revealed the number of hostages it had confiscated, but a spokesperson said they had captured more Israelis on Monday morning, just as both sides are locked in violent gunfights and firing rockets. Aaron Cohen, a counterterrorism specialist and former soldier of the Israeli Defence Forces, did not speculate on the hostages' likely fate, but warned that if they are going to be broken up and dispersed quickly, they are likely to be arrested quickly. Meanwhile, Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua's appointing statement that the hostages could be used as bargaining chips to press for the freeing of Palestinian political prisoners in Israel. According to a Hamas spokesman, the group intends to 'liberate all Palestinian prisoners' from Israel and put an end to Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque.

A counterterrorism specialist and former member of the Israeli Defense Force has issued a strong warning to save hostages in Gaza seized by Hamas. Aaron Cohen told Fox News that it is vital to rescue those detained before the crisis escalates. "The longer Israel waits to be able to conduct those hostage rescues in Gaza, the longer the terrorists must move around those hostages," the narrator explained.