again a blur the faces of the terrorists kidnapping their son, but the image shows iran ron sherman afternd uninjured. that all happened nearly a week ago, and now all runs ron's parents can do is -- joining me now is ron sherman's mother, maayan sherman. -- what kind of conversations are you having with the israeli government? >> none. if you can say, just none. we have a really good support from around but not directly from the government, no, nothing. >> did they give you any information about your son, or has you reassessment of his condition, from what you've heard from other networks? >> they don't know anything. they know exactly like i do, and probably i will know, you know, before them. this is something that, today was all the media at the social media and the videos that you get, you know everything before everybody else. the government tells us nothing at this stage. >> what do you make, or what are your feelings as you watch the israeli government and the bombing of gaza, the destruction of the buildings and the water and the food and electricity crisis, with the idea that yo

joining me now is ron sherman's mother.hank you so much for talking with us right now at this very, very difficult time. could you first tell us what kind of conversations are you having with the israeli government? >> none. we have really good support from around but not directly from the government. no, nothing. >> did they give you any information about your son or was your -- has your assessment of his condition been from what you've heard from other networks? >> they don't know anything. they know exactly like i do and probably i will know before them. this is something we know today with all the media and the social media and videos you get, you know everything before everybody else. you know, it's -- the government tells us nothing at this stage. >> what do you make -- sort of what are your feelings as you watch the israeli government and the bombing of gaza, the destruction of the buildings and the water and food and electricity crisis with the idea that your son may be in gaza? >> you're right. this is now our seco

her son is ron sherman. young man who's been held hostage since last weekend. along with nearly 200 other israelis who were taken by hamas. number, nearly 200 according to the israeli government. in ron sherman's, case mother tells us that he's a dual citizen of argentina. that dual citizenship factor might be important. right after we heard from the family of the young man tonight. nbc's richard engel broke in live to our coverage on nbc to report on interesting new developments. a statement from hamas. specifically about the hostages. watch. >> chief spokesman for hamas military wing issued a statement on camera in which the group is offering to release foreign hostages unconditionally. i think this could significantly change the way that things developing over the next several hours. essentially changing the course of the conflict. it is the same channels moss releases its own videos. i have listened to audio and verified it in arabic. they are confirming that among the hostages there are a group of foreigners. did not say how many. saying that now they have

. >>> when we come back, this is ron sherman. he is a 1-year-old israeli soldier. as kidnapped by terrorists from a base near gaza saturday morning. ron's mom will be our next guest. she'll tell us more about her son and the efforts to bring him home safely. >>> congress and president biden has said urgent action is needed. the top democrats on the hill will join us on a possible aid package, and the chance of it garnering support. >>> and later in the show, much more on the unity government, how they've been able to put eisai what's been a very contentious environment there for months and months. >>> don't go anywhere today. an. >>> don't go anywhere today. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire we got the house! matching your job description. you did! pods handles the driving. pack at your pace. store your things until you're ready. then we deliver to your new home - across town or across the country. pods, your personal moving and storage team.

her son is ron sherman. a young man. he has been held hostage since last weekend i know what nearly 200 other israelis who were taken by hamas. that number, nearly 200, according to the israeli government. in ron's case, as he dual citizen of israel and argentina. and that dual citizenship factor may be important. right after we heard from the family of this young man, richard engel broke in live to our coverage here on nbc to report on an interesting new development. a statement from hamas specifically about the hostages. watch. >>> the chief spokesman just issued a statement on camera in which the group is offering to release foreign hostages unconditionally. and i think this could significantly change the way things develop over the next several hours. change the course of this conflict so far. it is on the same channel that's hamas releases its normal videos. we listened to it in arabic. they confirmed among the hostages, there are a group of foreigners. he didn't say how many. he said they've confirmed they are forei