In a press conference on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump reported that the number of living hostages still held in Gaza has dropped to 21, following the death of three individuals in captivity.
Trump said, “They said that only 24...
In a significant development, Hamas has expressed readiness to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a comprehensive prisoner swap deal, alongside an end to the ongoing war in Gaza.
The senior Hamas official, Taher al-Nunu, made the announcement during...
Washington, D.C. — Six recently freed hostages met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday to express gratitude for the administration's efforts to secure their release and to urge immediate action to rescue those still...
TEL AVIV — The family of Matan Angrest, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023, has threatened to release more graphic images of his captivity if the government does not intensify efforts to secure his...
Tel Aviv, Israel – Eli Sharabi, an Israeli hostage who spent 491 days in captivity under Hamas, has spoken out about the grueling conditions he endured and the near impossibility of military rescue operations in the group’s fortified tunnels.
In...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed the identification of the remains of two young Israeli hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, whose bodies were returned from Hamas captivity on Thursday.
The forensic findings have determined that the two boys, aged...
Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel—Ofir Engel, a 19-year-old Israeli recently freed from Hamas captivity, shared his traumatic experiences in Gaza following his abduction during the October 7 Hamas-led assault on southern Israel.
Engel's ordeal, along with that of his girlfriend’s family, provides...
Following Qatar's decision to halt mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, Eyal Ofer, an expert on Hamas's economic activities, has proposed that Israel should engage directly with the groups holding Israeli hostages in Gaza, bypassing Hamas entirely.
In an interview...
Jerusalem, Israel — In a heartfelt demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, dozens of Israeli mothers gathered for the fourth day of silent protest, urging the government to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The group,...
In a heartrending testimony before a Knesset committee, the mother of Yagev Buchshtav, a hostage who was found dead last month, revealed that an autopsy report indicated her son had been executed by his captors.
Buchshtav, 35, was among six...
