The mother of Alon Ohel, a hostage taken from the Nova Music Festival Oct. 7, 2023, who remains in Hamas captivity, is pleading for her son’s release after the first phase of the ceasefire concluded last week, but no new deal for a second phase has yet been reached. 

«I think every mother in this world, if they just stopped for a second, would [they] even be able to breathe, knowing that their son or daughter have eaten dinner, are not getting any food – they’re being starved, chained and in bad condition,» Idit Ohel  told Fox News Digital. 

«Would they be able to just do anything?  It’s unbearable. It’s just unbearable.» 

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Alon and 58 others, including one individual taken separately from the Oct. 7 attacks, remains a hostage after 518 days since the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.

During the attack, Alon hid in a bomb shelter outside the Nova music festival and was injured when shrapnel hit his right eye. 

Footage shared with Fox News Digital showed the harrowing state he and others were in during the attack and their subsequent abduction. 

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According to Israelis who were held hostage with Alon, his injury was never properly treated, and he is now at risk of going blind in both eyes, Idit explained.

Alon was confirmed last month to still be alive after the release of three hostages who were held with him. He is now believed to be held on his own.

«I have no idea where Allen is right now, but I do know as a mother that I’m frightened for him, and I know that he needs to be back as soon as possible. It’s urgent,» Idit explained to Fox News Digital. 

Idit Ohel, the mother of Israeli Serbian citizen Alon Ohel, who is being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas, holds a portrait of her son during a news conference at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade Sept. 11, 2024.  (Oliver Bunic/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump this week met with hostages released from Gaza who told the president they believed he had «been sent by God» to secure their release.

Idit, who is Israeli, has not heard from either the Trump administration or from Netanyahu’s office.

But she believes Trump will help to return her son.

«I know that Trump can bring my son home. I know this because he has the power to do it. And when he wants something, he does it,» Idit said. «I’m rooting for him.

«I came all the way from Israel to D.C. to make sure that I’m heard, that Alon is heard,» she added. «I’m advocating for him. Alon is being held. He can’t speak.»

News this week revealed the Trump administration was directly communicating with Hamas to secure the release of five American hostages still held in Gaza, including the only surviving American, Edan Alexander.

Reports also noted that the administration was directly negotiating with the terrorist organization, an unprecedented move that has reportedly frustrated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to try to secure a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of 10 hostages.

But there are 25 hostages still believed to be alive, including Ohel.

The family of Alon Ohel, who was taken hostage by Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, continues to fight for his release.  (Idit Ohel)

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In a direct message to her son, Idit said, «We pray for you, and I am doing everything in my power to make sure that you are not forgotten. 

«You are not forgotten,» she added. «People here think about you every day, and they want to save you and want to bring you back home. 

«Your father and I, and your sister and your brother, are with you all the time.»

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s chronic lung disease has worsened to the point where it’s affecting «her ability to perform her duties,» the Royal House of Norway announced. 

Mette-Marit, 51, is suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, described by the Mayo Clinic as a condition that irreparably damages and scars the lungs, leading to shortness of breath. 

«The Crown Princess has daily symptoms and ailments that affect her ability to perform her duties,» the Royal House of Norway said in a statement, noting her disease has «progressed.» 

«The Crown Princess needs more rest, and her daily routine changes more quickly than before. This means that changes to her official schedule may occur more frequently, and at shorter notice than we are used to,» it added. 

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«The Crown Princess has a strong desire to continue working, and therefore we will organize her official program in the future in the best possible way so that her health and work can be combined,» the Royal House of Norway also said. 

Mette-Marit was diagnosed with the disease in October 2018. 

«For a number of years, I have had health challenges on a regular basis, and now we know more about what is involved. The condition means that my working capacity will vary,» she said at the time.  

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Crown Prince Hakon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the Save the Children Peace Prize Party at the Nobel Peace Center on Dec. 10, 2024 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images)

«The Crown Prince and I are choosing to make this public now partly because in future there will be a need to plan periods of time without an official program to accommodate treatment and when the disease is more active,» she added. 

The Mayo Clinic said some people with pulmonary fibrosis «can stay stable for a long time, but the condition gets worse faster in others.»  

Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Lilleby Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2024 in Trondheim, Norway.  (Rune Hellestad/Corbis/Getty Images)

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«As it gets worse, people become more and more short of breath,» it also said. «Medicines and therapies can sometimes help slow down the rate of fibrosis, ease symptoms and improve quality of life. For some people, a lung transplant might be an option.» 

Pope Francis remained in the hospital on Saturday recovering from double pneumonia as the Vatican’s Holy Year proceeded without him.

«The night passed quietly, the pope is resting,» the Vatican said Saturday morning.

Three weeks have now passed since Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.

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The pontiff’s condition stabilized following acute respiratory crises.

The Vatican proceeded with its Jubilee celebrations, the once-every-quarter-century Holy Year that is bringing pilgrims from around the world to Rome. The Holy Year is celebrating volunteers this weekend, and many are extending their pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital.

Pope Francis waves from his pope mobile after the weekly Angelus prayers, at Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican on October 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)

Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny will preside over the Holy Year Mass on Sunday for the volunteers.

Francis spent 20 minutes on Friday in the Gemelli hospital chapel praying and doing some work in between rest and respiratory and physical therapy, the Vatican said.

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Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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The pope has been using high flows of supplemental oxygen to help him breathe during the day and a noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask at night.

Earlier this week, Francis, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed when he was younger, suffered acute respiratory failure and underwent bronchoscopies to suction mucus from his lungs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.