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Trump threatens Hamas as Gaza City op pushes ahead: 'Will you use hostages as human shields? This is a human atrocity'

In a social media post he published after the start of the powerful attacks on Gaza City, the US president wrote: "I have read reports that Hamas has moved the hostages above ground and is using them as human shields. Don't let that happen, otherwise all bets are off." Netanyahu: Thank you, President Trump

Itamar Eichner | 09.16.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו פגישה עם מרקו רוביו מזכיר המדינה של ארה"ב ב ירושלים

Rubio arriving in Israel: Qatar attack 'not going to change relationship'

Trump's secretary of state is returning to Israel, in the wake of the failed attack on Hamas leaders in Doha and Trump's criticism of the move; On eve of visit, he said dispute will not change US support for Israel; 'We are going to talk about it and the impact it will have'

Itamar Eichner | 09.14.25

Hamas continues to raise issues with Trump's new deal

‘Can’t release them all’: Hamas raises issues with new Trump deal

Terror group cites obstacles with Trump’s ceasefire proposal, declaring it 'impossible' to release all 48 hostages on day one while insisting on Israeli withdrawal

Einav Halabi | 09.08.25

Trump: 'In very deep negotiations with Hamas'

The U.S. president said that the protests put Israel in a problematic situation, and also referred to the fallen hostages: "The parents want them as if they are alive". Out of the 22 hostages officially defined as living, 19 have given some kind of sign from captivity. These are their messages — and these are the families still waiting for certainty, or for closure

ynet | 09.06.25

Police move to bar Yoav (Poli) Mordechai from hostages directorate amid Qatargate probe

Police request that Mordechai's suspension be extended by a month, and that he avoid contact with Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon and the Shin Bet headquarters where he serves following the suspicions against him

Netael Bandel | 09.04.25

Force before diplomacy: IDF prefers final Gaza push prior to regional talks

Analysis: Israel is at a strategic crossroads in its war on Hamas; while the IDF controls most of Gaza, hostages remain in captivity, and regional peace talks cannot proceed until the enclave is fully secured and the hostages are released

Amir Avivi | 08.31.25

Hostage families: ‘Human rights seem to apply to everyone—except Jews’

Families marked day 690 with strikes, marches and voices that refuse to be silenced

Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line | 08.30.25

Ex-hostage Noga Weiss thanks IDF for recovering father’s body, urges release of remaining hostages

Noga Weiss, who was abducted along with her parents on October 7 from Be'eri, thanked the IDF for recovering they body of her father Ilan Weiss after 692 days; called for a deal to bring back all remaining hostages immediately

Lihi Gordon | 08.30.25

IDF recovers body of hostage Ilan Weiss from Gaza

Weiss, deputy head of Kibbutz Be’eri’s emergency team, killed defending his community on October 7; his wife and daughter released from Hamas captivity in November 2023; remains believed to belong to another fallen hostage also retrieved

Ynet | 08.29.25

'Large meeting' on Gaza at the White House, Witkoff says: 'There will definitely be an agreement before the end of the year'

Trump's envoy said that the White House is preparing a 'comprehensive plan' for the day after the war, and clarified that there are believed to be 20 live hostages; he said Hamas is to blame for the collapse of the negotiations, despite having backed down from refusing the deal

Daniel Edelson, New York | 08.27.25

'A day of trauma for him': Family of soldier Nimrod Cohen release video of his capture, abduction into Gaza | Watch

In the video he is seen being pulled from his burning tank and then being led, bruised into Gaza; Father Yehuda Gohen: 'I keep thinking what went through Nimrod’s mind while he went through all this'

Or Hadar | 08.25.25

Ending Gaza war is Israel’s only strategic option

Opinion: Israel faces a critical choice in Gaza: pursue a U.S.-backed framework to end the war and secure a hostage deal, or expand into full occupation, risking global backlash, economic strain and deepening divisions at home

Yedidia Stern | 08.25.25

Demolition, tunnel warfare: How IDF is set operate in ‘Hamas capital’

Security Cabinet approves plans for a major Gaza City offensive, aiming to dismantle Hamas’s remaining strongholds through intense urban combat, mass evacuations and widespread demolitions

Yoav Zitun | 08.22.25

Families of October 7 victims warn of 'red line' for protest against government

Relatives of Hamas massacre victims announce major protest in Tel Aviv on September 7, demanding state commission of inquiry into the government’s failures, warning further delays will prompt massive blowback

Roy Rubinstein | 08.21.25

פלסטינים אוספים סיוע המניטרי אחרי שהוצנח

Feeding strangers is a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness

‘Nobody wins the competition of suffering—it’s time to end the indifference, it’s time to prioritize the hostages and support the best of humanity in Gaza, not just hate the worst’ | World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés in a special op-ed

José Andrés | 08.20.25

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