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עצרת משפחות החטופים בכיכר החטופים בתל אביב

Hostage families demand action as Gaza offensive fears escalate

Rallies nationwide congregate to demonstrate against the government’s plan to expand the war, demanding a focus on securing the release of the remaining 50 hostages

Lihi Gordon, Roy Rubinstein | 08.09.25

UK continues to operate reconnaissance planes over Gaza: 'Goal is to locate hostages'

British newspaper The Times reports that British military continues to operate spy planes over Gaza "to locate the hostages who have not yet been released." According to the report, the intelligence gathered is being passed on to Israel for rescue purposes only; Since the start of the fighting, sorties have been carried out almost daily, and the British Ministry of Defense confirmed: 'The flights are still continuing.'

ynet | 08.05.25

נפתלי פירסט מציג את תמונתו מאושוויץ, לצד תמונתו של אביתר דוד מהשבי

At Hostages Square, Holocaust survivors urge government to act: ‘We know what happens when the world doesn’t look’

Holocaust survivors from across Israel gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square to express solidarity with hostage families, urging the government to act swiftly to secure their release; In emotional statements, survivors compared the hostages’ suffering to their own past trauma, warning that time is running out and demanding national accountability

Lihi Gordon, Roy Rubinstein | 08.05.25

The lives of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski are in danger, a report says

Reminiscent of starvation during the Holocaust: chilling report says hostages on verge of death

Medical report from Hostages and Missing Families Forum states: The Gaza hostages are on the verge of death from deliberate starvation by Hamas; Rom and Eviatar have lost about half of their body weight, their fat percentages have collapsed below 5%: they are 'living skeletons'; Report describes how they survive days without food, suffer from diseases and infections, and are in danger of physical and mental collapse in the face of captors who deliberately eat in front of them

Lihi Gordon | 08.04.25

חסימות באיילון דרום בעקבות מחאת הנשים להחזרת החטופות והחטופים

Public support, political cowardice: The death of the hostage deal

Opinion: Israel’s government has failed not only in securing a hostage deal but in acknowledging its own responsibility, having pursued a flawed, partial agreement for six months while prioritizing political survival over the lives of captives

Oren Setter | 08.04.25

Nimrod was set to complete IDF service today, but remains a hostage in Gaza

Nimrod Cohen, a 19-year-old IDF soldier, remains held captive in Gaza while completing his mandatory service, leaving his mother, Vicky, pleading for the government to act for the captives' release

Lihi Gordon | 08.04.25

מסיבת עיתונאים בין נשיא צרפת לקנצלר של גרמניה

Macron condemns hostage videos, calls for two-state solution

French president condemns newly released clips of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski as evidence of 'heinous cruelty,' demanding their immediate release and reiterating his push for a two-state solution

Itamar Eichner | 08.03.25

Hostage families maintain constant presence in Washington to bring home loved ones

While Israeli officials paused talks, hostage families and former captives continue to urge for deal in Washington, appealing to American leaders to act while condemning Israeli government inaction

Alexandra Lukash | 07.31.25

‘People are breaking ‘: Hostage families endure agony as negotiations falter

Ilai David, Barak Oz and Michel Illouz embody the agonizing wait of hostage families, clinging to hope as negotiations repeatedly collapse; now they warn, captives' relatives won't be able to hold on endlessly

Lihi Gordon | 07.28.25

Former French ambassador: Hamas may still want a deal

Amb. Avi Pazner says the negotiating team would have to wait a few more days and see if Hamas is serious

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 07.28.25

אמילי דמארי לפני כניסתה לניתוח ביד בבית חולים שיבא תל השומר

The cages, terrorist’s weapons and suicide pact: Former hostage Emily Damari talks on captivity, release deal

Damari details her harrowing 13-month captivity in Gaza, describing torture, confinement in cages and life in Hamas tunnels, as she and other freed hostages urge world leaders to act before 50 remaining captives suffer the same fate

Lihi Gordon | 07.26.25

U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

'Hamas did not want to make a deal': Trump, Netanyahu blame terror group for talks collapse

Israel and the U.S. accuse Hamas of sabotaging a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, prompting Israel to recall its delegation; Netanyahu says Israel looking for 'alternative options' to return hostages

Lihi Gordon | 07.25.25

קית' סיגל בהצהרה של משפחות החטופים ושורדי שבי בוושינגטון, הפגנה נגד בנימין נתניהו בקריאה לעסקת שחרור חטופים מול הקפיטול בוושינגטון, ארה"ב

'Fighting endangers their lives': Hostage families in Washington urge to close hostage deal

Former hostages and representatives deliver an urgent plea in the U.S., demanding immediate action from American and Israeli leaders to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal before it’s too late

Lihi Gordon | 07.23.25

מימין למעלה: הרש גולדברג-פולין, עדן ירושלמי, אורי דנינו. מימין למטה: אלמוג סרסוסי, כרמל גת, אלכס לובנוב

‘Don’t risk their lives again’: Hostage families fear tragedy as IDF expands Gaza operations

Families warn intensified fighting could jeopardize their loved ones; with memories of past tragedies fresh, they plead for restraint and renewed focus on securing a deal to bring them home

Lihi Gordon | 07.21.25

ענת אנגרסט, אימו של מתן אנגרסט, עם התיק שלו שהוחזר אליה

‘His name in my handwriting’: IDF recovers belongings of hostage Matan Angrest, returns them to his mother

Anat Angrest clings to hope and her son Matan’s childhood belongings recovered from Gaza as negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal still appear to be deadlocked

Lihi Gordon | 07.11.25

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