The giving of gift baskets is a Purim custom, a holiday in which those who celebrate are commanded to feel joy. But these particular packages were meant to express the exact opposite: the anguish of the families still waiting for their relatives

Over 1,000 people were killed in clashes between Assad supporters and government security forces, U.K. monitor says. Defense Ministry spokesman declared a policy of no mercy 'on those whose hands are stained with the blood of the innocent'

Boehler praised the 'very productive talks' he had with Hamas in a Sunday Fox News interview, but Secretary of State Rubio said 'as of now, it hasn't borne fruit,' and talks will continue through Witkoff in Qatar with Israel's delegation