Victoria Coates: It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that it’s been 500 days since the horrific Hamas attacks of Oct. 7

The Heritage Foundation hosted an event marking those 500 days in captivity for the remaining 76 of the 250 hostages taken when Hamas terrorists struck southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 .

Victoria Coates : Every hostage who has been returned is a blessing, and those who have survived are an amazing testimony to the strength of the human spirit.

Victoria Coates : We are in this war together, because if forces of evil that broke into southern Israel now 501 days ago are not defeated, they will not be satisfied with regrouping to attack the Jewish state again.

If the terrorists defeat the little Satan , Israel , it is only a matter of time until the Great Satan, America , is in the cross hairs.