Israeli troops at the scene of a rocket attack in the kibbutz of Kfar Aza on the border with the Gaza Strip. Photograph: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images The mother of two children believed to have been taken by Hamas has appealed to international countries to make all efforts possible to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. A resident of a community close to the border with Gaza, Renana Gome Yaacov was apart from her two boys aged 12 and 16 when the attack by Hamas began on Saturday, October 7th. She was on the phone to the...