On Friday, Alon Lulu Shamriz was mistakenly shot and killed by Israeli forces along with two other hostages, who’d escaped and waved a white flag. Days after Hamas kidnapped Alon, his father spoke to @TimSamuels.

Israel’s former head of Mossad and top spy, Efraim Halevy, has a “viable” plan for peace with the Palestinians. He tells @timsamuels half a million settlers would face a choice.

Was peace between Israel and the Palestinians ever possible? The Free Press’s @TimSamuels met three high-level players who worked for peace over the past three decades. Each shared a key moment when peace was blown.

Rami is 70. Some of his neighbors are calling him “Rambo” after October 7, when he grabbed a gun and spent 12 hours in a gunfight with terrorists. “I’d do it all over again.” Reporting by @TimSamuels.

Israeli reservist Ofer woke to a direct mortar hit on the armored vehicle where he and his unit slept. His body and legs were pierced by shrapnel; others in his unit were killed. Before the conflict, Ofer ran marathons; he hopes one day to run again. Reporting by @TimSamuels.

An update to this story: Ella Ben-Ami’s mother Raz has been freed and is on her way home. Ella’s father Ohad remains a hostage. @timsamuels spoke to Ella last week about her parents, who were taken to Gaza by Hamas.

The northern tip of Israel has been evacuated as missiles are exchanged daily with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Amid the air raid sirens, @TimSamuels entered the evacuation zone to see a factory that churns out armored vehicles around the clock with @Nir_Kahn.

Israeli settler and peace activist in the West Bank Leora says everything has changed since October 7. “Trust has plummeted to zero.” She tries to track down her Palestinian friend, Zied, who is no longer allowed to work in the Israeli settlement.  Reporting by @timsamuels.

“Stop the circle of taking revenge, killing, and losing, it will never make a solution.” The Free Press’s @TimSamuels visits the West Bank and interviews Palestinian, Aicha Khatib, whose brother was killed by Israeli soldiers in 2000.

The 12th Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert gives his insider insights about the vital lessons Israel has to learn, what the Arab world is really thinking, and how Hamas could have been wiped out. Reporting by @TimSamuels

Peace activist Vivian Silver disappeared after the Hamas attack on her kibbutz—her fate unknown. A month later, her son tells @TimSamuels about returning to the scene of the crime. The day after this conversation, her remains were identified.

On October 7, Ella messaged with her parents as Hamas broke into their kibbutz. An hour later, she saw an image on Telegram of her father being led away to Gaza by terrorists. Reporting by @timsamuels.

“Sometimes I see a picture of this land. If there were peace, it would be a heaven for us all.” The Free Press’s @timsamuels sits down with friends of deceased peace activist Vivian Silver. (@womenwagepeace)