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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

Hostage families rally in Tel Aviv, urge full deal to return everyone home

Families return to Tel Aviv's streets urging Netanyahu to seize post-Iran war momentum and secure a comprehensive deal for all hostages still held in Gaza

Gal Ganot, Roni Green Shaulov | 06.28.25

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

Israel surprised, skeptical of Trump's Gaza ceasefire optimism

Officials dismiss Trump’s Gaza ceasefire optimism as backchannel talks with Hamas show no progress, while hostage families demand urgent action to free remaining captives still held in the Strip

Itamar Eichner, Gal Ganot, Einav Halabi | 06.28.25

מזכיר המדינה האמריקאי מרקו רוביו נפגש עם נציגי משפחות חטופים

Secretary of State Rubio meets hostage families amid Gaza ceasefire talks

In a pivotal meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Israeli hostage families of US commitment. As regional diplomacy intensifies, Qatar urges decisive action and Washington prepares to present a ceasefire plan that could reshape the Gaza conflict's trajectory

ynet correspondents | 06.28.25

עופרה קידר, יונתן סמרנו, סמ"ר שי לוינסון ז"ל

IDF, Shin Bet recover bodies of three Israeli hostages from Gaza

Troops extract the remains of Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samrano and Sgt. Shay Levinson, all killed on or soon after the Oct. 7 massacre, in a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation in the Strip; one female hostage, believed dead, remains in captivity

Ynet | 06.22.25

Edan Alexander returns to his home in the US: 'The nightmare is over'

The American-Israeli soldier who was released by Hamas as a tribute to Trump returned to the US with his mother on a rescue flight intended for diplomats; Hundreds of residents in Tenafly, New Jersey, awaited him with Israeli flags and yellow ribbons

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.20.25

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