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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hydro Gizmos Introduces First-Ever Father's Day Gifting Event Featuring 30% Off Its Best-Selling Whiskey Decanter Sets
Las Vegas, Nevada, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to growing demand for more meaningful gifts for men, Hydro Gizmos has launched its first-ever Father's Day Gifting Event, offering a 30% sitewide discount through June 11, 2025. The campaign highlights the brand's signature whiskey decanter sets, which have earned over 5,000 five-star reviews and become one of Amazon's top-rated barware marks the company's first formal occasion-based campaign timed to help gift-givers move beyond routine purchases and choose presents that are memorable, practical, and long-lasting. 'We kept hearing the same thing from customers: they were tired of giving 'guy gifts' that just sat on a shelf,' said Nimrod Cohen, Marketing Manager at Hydro Gizmos. 'This campaign is a step toward helping people find gifts that are genuinely appreciated-and used.' Designed for More Than Just Father's Day While the current focus is on Father's Day, Hydro Gizmos' decanter sets have steadily grown in popularity across a variety of milestones. Customers frequently select them for weddings, retirement celebrations, corporate gifts, and milestone birthdays-drawn to the combination of timeless design, daily utility, and impressive presentation. Each set includes a handcrafted glass decanter and matching whiskey glasses, packaged in a gift-ready box that makes a strong impression without the need for extra wrapping. Reviews consistently mention how often recipients actually use the sets-and how often they become conversation pieces at home. A New Direction for the Brand Hydro Gizmos has seen consistent seasonal surges in demand, but Father's Day has emerged as a clear focal point for the company's audience. This new gifting event represents a broader strategy shift, one that aligns key moments in the calendar with what the brand calls 'gifts that earn their place.' With the current campaign, the company is testing a model it plans to replicate around other occasions later this year. 'This is about more than a discount,' Cohen added. 'It's about reshaping what people think a good gift looks like-something personal, practical, and ready to go.' Event Details The Father's Day Gifting Event runs through June 11, 2025, exclusively at Customers can explore the full line of whiskey sets, bar accessories, and curated gift bundles-all with 30% off and free U.S. shipping. About Hydro Gizmos Headquartered in Las Vegas, Hydro Gizmos crafts high-quality barware and home gifts that blend craftsmanship, design, and convenience. The brand is known for turning functional items into lasting gifts that people are proud to give-and even prouder to receive. CONTACT: Media Contact: Nimrod Cohen Marketing Manager Email: nimrod@ Website:
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hydro Gizmos Introduces First-Ever Father's Day Gifting Event Featuring 30% Off Its Best-Selling Whiskey Decanter Sets
Las Vegas, Nevada, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to growing demand for more meaningful gifts for men, Hydro Gizmos has launched its first-ever Father's Day Gifting Event, offering a 30% sitewide discount through June 11, 2025. The campaign highlights the brand's signature whiskey decanter sets, which have earned over 5,000 five-star reviews and become one of Amazon's top-rated barware marks the company's first formal occasion-based campaign timed to help gift-givers move beyond routine purchases and choose presents that are memorable, practical, and long-lasting. 'We kept hearing the same thing from customers: they were tired of giving 'guy gifts' that just sat on a shelf,' said Nimrod Cohen, Marketing Manager at Hydro Gizmos. 'This campaign is a step toward helping people find gifts that are genuinely appreciated-and used.' Designed for More Than Just Father's Day While the current focus is on Father's Day, Hydro Gizmos' decanter sets have steadily grown in popularity across a variety of milestones. Customers frequently select them for weddings, retirement celebrations, corporate gifts, and milestone birthdays-drawn to the combination of timeless design, daily utility, and impressive presentation. Each set includes a handcrafted glass decanter and matching whiskey glasses, packaged in a gift-ready box that makes a strong impression without the need for extra wrapping. Reviews consistently mention how often recipients actually use the sets-and how often they become conversation pieces at home. A New Direction for the Brand Hydro Gizmos has seen consistent seasonal surges in demand, but Father's Day has emerged as a clear focal point for the company's audience. This new gifting event represents a broader strategy shift, one that aligns key moments in the calendar with what the brand calls 'gifts that earn their place.' With the current campaign, the company is testing a model it plans to replicate around other occasions later this year. 'This is about more than a discount,' Cohen added. 'It's about reshaping what people think a good gift looks like-something personal, practical, and ready to go.' Event Details The Father's Day Gifting Event runs through June 11, 2025, exclusively at Customers can explore the full line of whiskey sets, bar accessories, and curated gift bundles-all with 30% off and free U.S. shipping. About Hydro Gizmos Headquartered in Las Vegas, Hydro Gizmos crafts high-quality barware and home gifts that blend craftsmanship, design, and convenience. The brand is known for turning functional items into lasting gifts that people are proud to give-and even prouder to receive. CONTACT: Media Contact: Nimrod Cohen Marketing Manager Email: nimrod@ Website: in to access your portfolio
Fox News
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
A father's plea to President Trump: 'Only you can rescue my son from Hamas'
On the morning of October 7th, 2023, my family awoke to the blaring sounds of sirens in Rehovot, a city just 15 miles from Tel Aviv. As thousands of rockets rained down on Israel, reports began emerging of a Hamas-led incursion into Israeli communities along the Gaza border, accompanied by livestreamed videos from the terrorists showing the horrific massacre. My son, 19-year-old Nimrod Cohen, was serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a tank gunner near Gaza. As hours passed without any word from him, I turned to social media to gather more information. That's when I stumbled upon a video on YouTube showing Hamas terrorists swarming a burning tank. Nimrod lay on the ground, helplessly being dragged away by an armed terrorist. That day, 1,200 people were tortured, raped and slaughtered, and 247 people were taken hostage. Nimrod, now 20, remains among the 59 hostages still held in Gaza. We later learned that the three other soldiers in Nimrod's tank - Cpt. Omer Neutra, Sgt. Shaked Dahan and Sgt. Oz Daniel - were killed on that Black Saturday, leaving him as the sole survivor. My family has spent the last 18 months in agonizing uncertainty. We have traveled the globe to raise awareness of the plight of our son and the other hostages who are held captive in a complex network of Hamas-built tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip. Tragically, we now know that 41 hostages died while held captive, seven were recovered by military operations and 147 released via a ceasefire deal. While it pains us to make such a deal that would lead to the release of terrorists from Israeli prisons, it is a sacrifice we are willing to make. Thanks to the efforts of President Donald Trump and the U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, a ceasefire deal was finalized earlier this year, allowing for the release of some hostages. Two hostages freed during the first phase of the ceasefire confirmed that Nimrod is still alive. Tragically, we received heartbreaking details: he has been shackled, tortured, and kept in a cage. His mental health has deteriorated, and he is suffering from a skin disease and ear infection due to lack of medical care. Despite all of his pain and suffering, my Nimrod told those freed hostages to relay a simple message to his family: "I'm okay. Don't worry about me. I love you." In the Jewish tradition, every individual is considered a universe unto themselves. This belief is deeply ingrained in the Israeli ethos, which emphasizes the importance of ensuring that no one is left behind. Therefore, when the ceasefire agreement collapsed and hostilities reignited last month, we were devastated as it meant that Nimrod's life continues to hang in the balance, subject to the whims of a volatile and unpredictable conflict. The United States has long been considered the leader of the free world. I implore the Trump administration to stay the course and continue applying diplomatic pressure to all parties involved, so that our family, the nation of Israel - and all those who believe in liberty - can begin to heal from the suffering caused by this brutal war. When Nimrod was a teenager, he visited Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. We took a picture of Nimrod next to the wax figure of President Trump. I pray that one day soon, I can take a photo of my Nimrod with the leader I believe can end his suffering and bring this devastating conflict to a close.
Egypt Independent
16-03-2025
- Egypt Independent
‘We are in no man's land:' Families of Gaza hostages pin their hopes on Trump
CNN — Nimrod Cohen's mother never got to ask him why he chose a raven for the tattoo he got in October 2023. Three days after getting inked, Nimrod was kidnapped and taken to Gaza. The next time Cohen saw that bird was more than 500 days later, in a Hamas propaganda video. 'We recognized Nimrod because of that tattoo. Otherwise, I wouldn't recognize him because you couldn't hear his voice or see his face,' Vicky Cohen told CNN. 'It was the first time we got a visual sign of life of Nimrod and I was so excited to see him standing, moving his body, the first time that we can see him after so long. It makes Nimrod more present and it makes Nimrod more alive, and it also makes me more worried and afraid.' Nimrod Cohen is one of 24 hostages held in Gaza who are believed to be alive. As a young, healthy man with no children, Cohen has not been prioritized for release by Israeli negotiators, who insisted that women and children, the elderly and any injured hostages were freed first. But for Vicky Cohen, there is no higher priority in the world than getting her son back. 'I'm frightened and very worried but I'm not losing hope. I cannot lose hope. But also, I do believe that our government is not doing enough to bring him back,' she said. Nimrod Cohen is among a handful of living hostages who were active-duty soldiers when abducted, alongside Edan Alexander, Matan Angrest and Tamir Nimrod. Hamas is also holding the bodies of several other soldiers, most of whom were killed during the October 7 terror attack. Under the phased deal to which Israel and Hamas agreed in January, younger male hostages were going to be released during the latter stages of the ceasefire. But they are now caught in limbo as the first phase of the deal expired without the two sides agreeing on what's next. Edan Alexander is the last of the American hostages in Gaza who is believed to be alive. The bodies of four more American citizens – Judi Weinstein Haggai and her husband Gad Haggai, and soldiers Itay Chan and Omer Maxim Neutra – are also still held by Hamas. A senior Hamas official told CNN on Friday that the group was still committed to the initial deal and that it had accepted a proposal from mediators to release Alexander and the bodies of four dead dual national hostages, conditional on Israel abiding by terms laid down in the January ceasefire. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office accused Hamas of engaging in 'manipulation' and 'psychological warfare' by announcing their willingness to release Alexander. Israeli ministers will meet on Saturday night to receive a detailed report from a negotiating team that spent the past week in Doha, and 'to decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.' Yael and Adi Alexander, the parents of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli hostage taken during the October 7, 2023 attack, attend an interview at their home in Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., on December 14, 2024. Stephani Spindel/Reuters Adi Alexander, Edan's father, has spent the past year and half lobbying for the release of his son and all of the other hostages. He said he and his wife have attended more than 300 meetings with American officials. 'Somehow everybody feels really comfortable with the current ceasefire – Israelis and Hamas as well. There are no civilian deaths, which is great, no soldiers are dying, bullets are not flying, which is also great,' Alexander told CNN. 'But what about the hostages? We don't want to go back into the situation with Gilad Shalit (whom) they kept for years and at the end of the day, the demands were the same – so the Israelis need to get out of this comfort zone and keep negotiating.' Gilad Shalit is a former IDF soldier who was held by Hamas in Gaza for more than five years. He was released in 2011, in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Trump's ultimatum Earlier this year, Israel and Hamas agreed to a phased ceasefire that would consist of three distinct stages. The initial phase of the truce ended in mid-February, after 38 hostages were freed from Gaza and 1,737 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from Israeli prisons. The second phase was meant to include the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the release of all remaining living hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The details of how this would unfold were meant to be agreed during the first phase of the agreement, but that has not happened. 'What's happening now, exactly? What is the plan? It obviously never went by the original plan to start negotiating after 16 days and be over with that within two weeks, we are far beyond that in this point, so what is the strategy?,' Alexander said. 'We are in no man's land, leaving hostages under the ground, which is unacceptable.' The Israeli government has suggested an extension to the first stage, demanding the release of half of the remaining Israeli living and deceased hostages in Gaza but without committing to end the war or withdraw Israeli troops. In return, Israel would release more Palestinian prisoners and detainees and allow more aid into the territory. According to this plan, the rest of the hostages would be released when, or if, an agreement is reached on a permanent ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his far-right coalition partners to return to war. Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, has threatened to withdraw from the government if Israel doesn't restart the war. Itamar Ben Gvir quit his post as national security minister over the ceasefire. Smotrich and Ben Gvir have argued that Israel should keep fighting Hamas until the group is 'eliminated,' after which they want Israel to take over Gaza and build settlements there – an idea lent credence by US President Donald Trump, but dismissed by most other leaders. Vicky Cohen said that she believes the Israeli government has prioritized the goal of defeating Hamas completely over the release of hostages, including her son. 'After more than one year of war, Hamas is still ruling Gaza. I understand the need (to stop) Hamas from ruling Gaza, so we won't get to October 7 once again … but we need to pay a price and now, the main thing is to bring the hostages back home, even though it means to stop the war and withdraw from Gaza and deal with Hamas later on,' she said, adding that the idea of building Jewish settlements in Gaza was 'nonsense.' To put extra pressure on Hamas, Israel announced earlier this month that it would stop the entry of all humanitarian aid and electricity into Gaza. The families of hostages still in Gaza are now pinning their hopes on Trump, who has sent US officials to negotiate directly with Hamas, in a notable U-turn from a long-standing policy of not talking to groups it considers terrorist organizations. 'We hear from the president that he is committed to bring all the hostages back, and we trust him, and we believe that's what he is going to do – not because he loves the hostages, but because the wants to stop the war between a Russian and Ukraine crime and in Gaza, he wants to get a Nobel Prize of Peace,' Cohen said. Earlier this month, Trump went as far as issuing what he said was a 'last warning' to Hamas to release all hostages immediately, saying that 'not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say.' While Hamas said Trump's words threatened to undermine the ceasefire, Adi Alexander said he had faith in Trump. Alexander is the only one of the five American hostages in Gaza, to be alive. 'People need to take him seriously, sometimes not literally, but they need to take him really seriously,' he told CNN. 'That's the way it works. You have to shake the tree, create chaos, and the chaos will create opportunities.' But Trump's plan has not worked – at least not yet. Instead, the US came up with a new proposal this week to extend the ceasefire in exchange for the release of a handful of living hostages. The development was met with dismay by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which said reports of the proposal 'raise serious concerns among the families of the hostages that their loved ones will be left in captivity for a long and unknown period.' 'We demand a comprehensive and immediate agreement that will return all 59 hostages in one fell swoop and leave no one behind,' the forum added in a statement. Vicky Cohen said she has publicly turned to Netanyahu and other officials to 'beg him to do the right thing.' 'There are people are still alive there, and even though Nimrod is a soldier, he is only 20 years old, and he is my son. I want to hug him. I want him back home. I miss the all the small things of life, hearing his voice, seeing his smile, seeing the mess in his room, and the empty packets of ice cream he leaves behind,' she said. CNN's Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Dana Karni and Lucas Lilieholm contributed to this report.
CNN
15-03-2025
- CNN
‘We are in no man's land:' Families of Gaza hostages pin their hopes on Trump
Nimrod Cohen's mother never got to ask him why he chose a raven for the tattoo he got in October 2023. Three days after getting inked, Nimrod was kidnapped and taken to Gaza. The next time Cohen saw that bird was more than 500 days later, in a Hamas propaganda video. 'We recognized Nimrod because of that tattoo. Otherwise, I wouldn't recognize him because you couldn't hear his voice or see his face,' Vicky Cohen told CNN. 'It was the first time we got a visual sign of life of Nimrod and I was so excited to see him standing, moving his body, the first time that we can see him after so long. It makes Nimrod more present and it makes Nimrod more alive, and it also makes me more worried and afraid.' Nimrod Cohen is one of 24 hostages held in Gaza who are believed to be alive. As a young, healthy man with no children, Cohen has not been prioritized for release by Israeli negotiators, who insisted that women and children, the elderly and any injured hostages were freed first. But for Vicky Cohen, there is no higher priority in the world than getting her son back. 'I'm frightened and very worried but I'm not losing hope. I cannot lose hope. But also, I do believe that our government is not doing enough to bring him back,' she said. Nimrod Cohen is among a handful of living hostages who were active-duty soldiers when abducted, alongside Edan Alexander, Matan Angrest and Tamir Nimrod. Hamas is also holding the bodies of several other soldiers, most of whom were killed during the October 7 terror attack. Under the phased deal to which Israel and Hamas agreed in January, younger male hostages were going to be released during the latter stages of the ceasefire. But they are now caught in limbo as the first phase of the deal expired without the two sides agreeing on what's next. Edan Alexander is the last of the American hostages in Gaza who is believed to be alive. The bodies of four more American citizens – Judi Weinstein Haggai and her husband Gad Haggai, and soldiers Itay Chan and Omer Maxim Neutra – are also still held by Hamas. A senior Hamas official told CNN on Friday that the group was still committed to the initial deal and that it had accepted a proposal from mediators to release Alexander and the bodies of four dead dual national hostages, conditional on Israel abiding by terms laid down in the January ceasefire. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office accused Hamas of engaging in 'manipulation' and 'psychological warfare' by announcing their willingness to release Alexander. Israeli ministers will meet on Saturday night to receive a detailed report from a negotiating team that spent the past week in Doha, and 'to decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.' Adi Alexander, Edan's father, has spent the past year and half lobbying for the release of his son and all of the other hostages. He said he and his wife have attended more than 300 meetings with American officials. 'Somehow everybody feels really comfortable with the current ceasefire – Israelis and Hamas as well. There are no civilian deaths, which is great, no soldiers are dying, bullets are not flying, which is also great,' Alexander told CNN. 'But what about the hostages? We don't want to go back into the situation with Gilad Shalit (whom) they kept for years and at the end of the day, the demands were the same – so the Israelis need to get out of this comfort zone and keep negotiating.' Gilad Shalit is a former IDF soldier who was held by Hamas in Gaza for more than five years. He was released in 2011, in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Earlier this year, Israel and Hamas agreed to a phased ceasefire that would consist of three distinct stages. The initial phase of the truce ended in mid-February, after 38 hostages were freed from Gaza and 1,737 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from Israeli prisons. The second phase was meant to include the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the release of all remaining living hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The details of how this would unfold were meant to be agreed during the first phase of the agreement, but that has not happened. 'What's happening now, exactly? What is the plan? It obviously never went by the original plan to start negotiating after 16 days and be over with that within two weeks, we are far beyond that in this point, so what is the strategy?,' Alexander said. 'We are in no man's land, leaving hostages under the ground, which is unacceptable.' The Israeli government has suggested an extension to the first stage, demanding the release of half of the remaining Israeli living and deceased hostages in Gaza but without committing to end the war or withdraw Israeli troops. In return, Israel would release more Palestinian prisoners and detainees and allow more aid into the territory. According to this plan, the rest of the hostages would be released when, or if, an agreement is reached on a permanent ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his far-right coalition partners to return to war. Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, has threatened to withdraw from the government if Israel doesn't restart the war. Itamar Ben Gvir quit his post as national security minister over the ceasefire. Smotrich and Ben Gvir have argued that Israel should keep fighting Hamas until the group is 'eliminated,' after which they want Israel to take over Gaza and build settlements there – an idea lent credence by US President Donald Trump, but dismissed by most other leaders. Vicky Cohen said that she believes the Israeli government has prioritized the goal of defeating Hamas completely over the release of hostages, including her son. 'After more than one year of war, Hamas is still ruling Gaza. I understand the need (to stop) Hamas from ruling Gaza, so we won't get to October 7 once again … but we need to pay a price and now, the main thing is to bring the hostages back home, even though it means to stop the war and withdraw from Gaza and deal with Hamas later on,' she said, adding that the idea of building Jewish settlements in Gaza was 'nonsense.' To put extra pressure on Hamas, Israel announced earlier this month that it would stop the entry of all humanitarian aid and electricity into Gaza. The families of hostages still in Gaza are now pinning their hopes on Trump, who has sent US officials to negotiate directly with Hamas, in a notable U-turn from a long-standing policy of not talking to groups it considers terrorist organizations. 'We hear from the president that he is committed to bring all the hostages back, and we trust him, and we believe that's what he is going to do – not because he loves the hostages, but because the wants to stop the war between a Russian and Ukraine crime and in Gaza, he wants to get a Nobel Prize of Peace,' Cohen said. Earlier this month, Trump went as far as issuing what he said was a 'last warning' to Hamas to release all hostages immediately, saying that 'not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say.' While Hamas said Trump's words threatened to undermine the ceasefire, Adi Alexander said he had faith in Trump. Alexander is the only one of the five American hostages in Gaza, to be alive. 'People need to take him seriously, sometimes not literally, but they need to take him really seriously,' he told CNN. 'That's the way it works. You have to shake the tree, create chaos, and the chaos will create opportunities.' But Trump's plan has not worked – at least not yet. Instead, the US came up with a new proposal this week to extend the ceasefire in exchange for the release of a handful of living hostages. The development was met with dismay by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which said reports of the proposal 'raise serious concerns among the families of the hostages that their loved ones will be left in captivity for a long and unknown period.' 'We demand a comprehensive and immediate agreement that will return all 59 hostages in one fell swoop and leave no one behind,' the forum added in a statement. Vicky Cohen said she has publicly turned to Netanyahu and other officials to 'beg him to do the right thing.' 'There are people are still alive there, and even though Nimrod is a soldier, he is only 20 years old, and he is my son. I want to hug him. I want him back home. I miss the all the small things of life, hearing his voice, seeing his smile, seeing the mess in his room, and the empty packets of ice cream he leaves behind,' she said. CNN's Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Dana Karni and Lucas Lilieholm contributed to this report.
