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Bittersweet reunions: Families torn by partial hostage releases

Relatives say they rejoice at each release, but their relief is tempered by painful reality that not all loved ones return together; now they demand a single comprehensive deal to bring every hostage home together

Lihia Gordon | 04.17.25

אלכסנדר סשה טרופנוב ומשפחתו נפגשו עם נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין

In first, Putin meets freed hostages, credits Hamas for ‘humanitarian act’

Hosting Sasha Troufanov and his family, Russian president avoids terms like ‘hostages’ or ‘captivity’; Troufanov pleads: ‘They are my brothers — half my heart is in Gaza’

Kim Gluzman | 04.17.25

‘Yotam wanted to be a dad’: Mother of slain Hamas hostage battles to continue his lineage, looking for a mother

After a year of mourning, Iris Haim petitioned a court to use the sperm of her late son Yotam—kidnapped on October 7 and mistakenly killed by IDF fire after escaping captivity—to fulfill his dream of fatherhood; her journey has grown into a personal mission with powerful national meaning

Ilana Curiel | 04.16.25

'Trump, where are you?': Islamic Jihad releases first video proof of life of hostage Rom Braslavski

Braslavski, 21, a Jerusalem resident, was working security at the Nova music festival in southern Israel when he was kidnapped; his family has received numerous reports of his bravery that day, describing how he helped others escape the attackers

Einav Halabi | 04.16.25

IDF says no 'deadline' for Gaza ground operations amid stalled ceasefire talks

Since resumption of fighting, Israeli forces have killed about 350 terrorists, including 40 commanders and technical experts, with some 250,000 residents displaced

Yoav Zitun | 04.16.25

משאיות משאית סיוע תקועות ב מצרים ליד מעבר רפיח אחרי הפסקת הכנסת סיוע הומניטרי ל עזה

Despite no hostage deal, Katz confirms Israel to resume humanitarian aid to Gaza

Defense minister says supplies would be distributed across the enclave via 'infrastructure operated by civilian companies in the future'

Yoav Zitun | 04.16.25

Hamas has rejected Israel's latest ceasefire offer, BBC reports

Despite heavy military pressure and halt of humanitarian aid, a senior Palestinian official said the terror group is rejecting the offer that would see the release of 10 live hostages and 16 dead hostages in exchange for a 6-week ceasefire: 'Israel is not committing to ending the war'

Ynet, News Agencies | 04.15.25

גל גלבוע דלל, אחיו של החטוף גיא גלבוע דלל

‘They told him to bark like a dog, then kicked him in the head’: Brother details Hamas hostage torture

Gal Gilboa-Dalal says his younger brother Guy suffers from an untreated ear infection that has left him unable to hear in one ear, with no access to medical care or medication

Hagar Kochavi | 04.15.25

Hostage's mother: Netanyahu told me only Hamas decides who to release

PM makes admission to parents of Avinatan Or during meeting that included families of captives Eitan Horn and Tamir Nimrodi

Gilad Cohen | 04.15.25

Hamas rejects Egyptian disarmament plan, eyes US role in ceasefire talks with Trump gesture

Terror group signals readiness to release more hostages as talks focus on guarantees for ending war; Hamas may reportedly free Israeli-American Edan Alexander as goodwill gesture to Trump in exchange for framework agreement

Ynet correspondents | 04.14.25

Steve Witkoff, Benjamin Netanyahu and Khalil al-Hayya

Talks in Cairo end without breakthrough amid Hamas demand to end war

Hamas showed some flexibility on releasing more hostages, sources say, but asked for more time to respond; US pressing for larger release, while terror group claims issue lies not in numbers but in end to hostilities

Ynet, news agencies | 04.14.25

Hostage families call for all-inclusive deal as talks continue: 'Return them all on one bus'

Current proposal under discussion reportedly includes a two-phase release of nine or 10 hostages, which Hostages and Missing Families Forum says would waste 'precious time' and place captives at risk

Gilad Cohen | 04.14.25

הסרטון של החטוף עידן אלכסנדר שפרסם ארגון טרור חמאס

'Why am I not home?': Captive soldier Edan Alexander in Hamas video

Family approves publication of second video from 20-year-old Israeli-American soldier, saying after its release: 'You can see the fear and despair on his face'; criticizes government for abandoning him and other hostages.

Lior Ohana, Yael Ciechanover | 04.13.25

Made aliyah alone and abducted on October 7: The story of Edan Alexander

Hamas releases a second psychological warfare video of American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, whose story of bravery and capture on October 7 continues to haunt his family and drive U.S. efforts for a hostage deal

Dan Oren | 04.13.25

שורדי שבי חטופים ליל סדר פסח קרינה ארייב אמילי דמארי שגיא דקל חן אביטל

'My head is here, but my heart is there': Freed hostages mark first Passover home

Captivity survivors and relatives of those still held by Hamas mark second Passover Seder with emotional appeals to free the remaining 59 hostages: 'We must not forget them'

Ynet | 04.12.25