Discussions were held with Vice President Kamala Harris, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, Roger D Carstens. Beinin remains involved in hostage discussions. “Liat may also be involved, but she is not ready yet. She is working through her traumatic experience,” he says. Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel was a garden of Eden until Hamas slaughtered or abducted a quarter of the 400 residents. Liat and Aviv’s home is now a burnt-out, bombed shell, looted by Palestinian civilians after the invasion. Aviv’s Perth-based brother, Yiftach Atzili, 57, phoned Aviv at 8am on...