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'I'm not okay until all hostages return': Freed IDF lookout says she's just beginning to overcome the trauma

Karina Ariev, freed after 477 days in Hamas captivity, refuses to accept freedom until all 59 remaining hostages are rescued, rejects the 'heroine' label and urges national unity

Ynetnews | 03.19.25

טל שהם מנופף לשלום בהגעתו לבית חולים בילינסון

Former hostage Tal Shoham: ‘Hamas paraded me, threatened me, but I wouldn’t kneel’

Shoham describes brutal conditions in captivity, including starvation, psychological abuse and being held in dark, airless tunnel; struggling to maintain humanity, he imagined his family’s funeral to cope, and vowed not to let captors break him

Ynet | 03.16.25

Former hostage Agam Berger returns home after hospital release

Berger returns to Holon after 482 days in Hamas captivity, joining her family’s plea to bring back all hostages in Gaza; 'It's crazy, my heart is pounding'

Meir Turgeman | 03.14.25

IDF admits critical failures at Nir Oz in Oct. 7 massacre where one in four residents were killed or abducted

Military commanders including outgoing IDF chief Halevi apologize for their systemic failures during the October 7 massacre on the kibbutz , as survivors and bereaved families demand accountability and answers

Roni Green Shaulov | 03.13.25

כינוס חירום של הליגה הערבית שהתקיים בקהיר, וזכה לשם "פסגת פלסטין"

Gaza’s post-war future includes Hamas, despite Israeli declarations

Analysis: US and Israel reject Arab states’ bid to revive Trump’s peace plan, as Palestinians speculate deeper Saudi-UAE ties and corporate engagement could sway Washington’s stance

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 03.10.25

Israeli delegation set to head to Qatar for further hostage deal talks

Palestinian sources say Egypt insisting on Hamas's disarmament as condition to begin reconstruction efforts in the enclave in an effort to address Israeli concerns

Einav Halabi | 03.10.25

שלישים ענבר הימן, ג'ודי וינשטיין ועפרה קידר

‘I don't know if they will ever find her’: Murdered female hostages' families plead for their return

Families of Inbar Haiman, Judy Weinstein-Haggai, and Ofra Keidar — murdered on October 7 and still held by Hamas — demand justice and closure as Israel grapples with the ethical and emotional toll of unresolved grief

Yael Ciechanover | 03.10.25

Trump envoy says hostage talks with Hamas were 'very helpful'

Adam Boehler says something could come together on Gaza within weeks; terror group says it's willing to release Israeli-American hostage Eden Alexander as part of negotiations to end war

Itamar Eichner, Reuters | 03.09.25

Israeli delegation to leave for cease-fire talks in Qatar as Hamas official tells of disagreements with US

Israel will send a delegation to Doha on Monday to advance hostage release talks, following an invitation from Egypt and Qatar, with U.S. support; This follows rising tensions over U.S.-Hamas talks, which Israel fears are bypassing it; Hamas, meanwhile, demands new terms for any cease-fire extension, including the release of hundreds of prisoners, including lifers; U.S. talks with Hamas have further strained relations, with Israel seeking veto rights over prisoner releases.

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.09.25

Athlete Adam Edelman pays tribute to hostages at World Bobsled Championships

The Israeli American used his international stage to raise awareness for the hostages still in Gaza, and raced with a yellow ribbon on his back; In 2018, Edelman made history as the first Israeli to compete in bobsled at the Winter Olympics

Ynet Sports | 03.08.25

'They handcuffed one of the boys, cut his hand—and smiled'

Delegation of Hamas captivity survivors describe chilling abuse, credit Trump for their rescue in emotional White House meeting and plead for release of those still held captive

Ynetnews | 03.06.25

Trump warns Hamas after hostages' White House visit: ‘Last warning’ to release hostages or face ‘hell to pay’

Freed hostages thank Trump for their release, while his administration pushes for direct talks with Hamas to secure the return of American Israeli captives; Trump warns terror group 'not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say'

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies | 03.06.25

'You need to feel the full pain in order to start climbing out of the pit of grief that you’re in'

Exclusive: Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and 2 daughters were killed in terror attack two years ago, shares the lessons he learned through his tragic experience in an open letter to Yarden Bibas

Rabbi Leo Dee | 03.06.25

יעל, עדי ומיקה אלכסנדר, משפחתו של החטוף עידן אלכסנדר

US holds direct talks with Hamas in bid to free Israeli American hostages

Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs spoke with senior Hamas officials in Qatar about freeing five hostages with US citizenship held in Gaza - one, Edan Alexander, is still alive; Adam Boehler tells Hamas that demonstrating goodwill by releasing hostages could pave the way for the second phase of the deal

Itamar Eichner | 03.05.25

גל גדות נואמת בטקס קבלת האות ההוקרה של הליגה נגד השמצה

'My name is Gal, I am Jewish and we have had enough of this hate'

In a powerful ADL speech, Gal Gadot called for hostage release and shared how she found solace in a synagogue after October 7; Declaring she could not stay silent, she urged Jews to stand up for themselves: 'We cannot hold our breath and beg for support from others'

Ran Boker | 03.05.25

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