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Egypt demands Hamas provide full report on hostages' condition by early May

Terror group reportedly tells mediators that ramping up of ground operations in Gaza must halt 'to ensure safety of hostages'; Israel said to dismiss temporary ceasefire

Lior Ben Ari | 04.27.25

Qatar undermining hostage talks, Egypt should lead, senior Israeli officials say

Commentary: Officials say Qatar's role in hostage talks is emboldening Hamas to raise demands; as negotiations stall and IDF battles intensify, ministers, backed by the prime minister, shift blame toward the chief of staff

Yossi Yehoshua | 04.27.25

At Time gala, captivity survivor Noa Argamani says 'cannot heal' until hostages return

Argamani, named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, says she will continue to fight for the return of all 59 hostages still held by Hamas, including her partner, Avinatan Or

Ynet | 04.26.25

Israel's Gaza strategy slammed: ‘No military solution,’ says former MK

Former MK Mossi Raz says one reason Israel is struggling to defeat Hamas is the lack of a clear goal for what victory would actually look like

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 04.26.25

'Tragic twist of History': Holocaust Educator Alex Dancyg remembered in Auschwitz by former student

Dancyg, a scholar who dedicated himself to preserving Holocaust memory, was killed in Hamas captivity after being abducted during the October 7 attacks

Sharon Kidon | 04.24.25

הרמטכ"ל אייל זמיר בהערכת מצב וסיור שטח במרחב רפיח ברצועת עזה

IDF warns of Gaza escalation if no progress made in hostage talks

Mossad director David Barnea to meet with Qatar's Mohammed Al Thani, in first meeting since removal from negotiation team

Moran Azulay, Yoav Zitun | 04.24.25

'Situation here is extremely difficult': Family of hostage Omri Miran approve publication of Hamas video

In video, delivered in clear Hebrew, Miran pleads for help and urges both public demonstrations and international intervention for war's end and release of fellow captives

Yael Ciechanover | 04.24.25

Freed hostage Tal Shoham: Hamas terrorist called his wife and threatened to kill him

He shed further light on Hamas' brutality: Guards would taunt and humiliate them, asking how the music festival was and making shooting noises; He told himself each day that he'd eventually be free

AP | 04.24.25

אגם ברגר ואורי מגידיש שורדות השבי ביחד עם איירין ששר וגיטה קויפמן שורדות השואה

From Auschwitz to October 7: Holocaust survivors and former hostages embrace, wrapped in Israeli flags, at Nazi death camp

Freed hostages join Holocaust survivors on March of the Living between Auschwitz and Birkenau, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps; Holocaust survivor cries out: 'We endured horrors, and yet here we are—standing strong in the face of evil'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 04.24.25

Hamas releases video showing sign of life from Israeli hostage Omri Miran

Miran, a married father of two small girls, was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7 by Hamas terrorists and has been held in captivity for the past 565 days

Einav Halabi, Sivan Hilaie, Yoav Zitun | 04.23.25

Israelis remember the victims of the Hamas massacre and the hostages still held in Gaza

'Returning Gaza hostages is Israel’s top priority'

Miri Eisin, fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism: 'All of us want to avoid another October 7'

Steve Leibowitz, ILTV | 04.23.25

Hostage's family releases another clip from captivity video, this time uncensored: 'My October 7 never ended'

Rom Braslavski says he has been living 'a year and a half of suffering and hell, every single day'; Family responds saying: 'He’s not just crying out—he’s begging for us to save him'; He helped others escape the site of the Nova festival before being captured

Yoav Zitun | 04.22.25

דונלד טראמפ לצד בנימין נתניהו ובכיר חמאס חליל אל-חיה על רקע רכבי הצלב האדום

Ministers call for hostage deal deadline, Netanyahu and Trump to hold phone call

Ahead of Cabinet meeting, members say failure to reach agreement should prompt a shift to what they describe as a 'decisive phase' in the ongoing war in Gaza

Gad Lior | 04.22.25

סרטון מהשבי של אלקנה בוחבוט ויוסף חיים אוחנה

‘Hamas has done its homework’: How psychological warfare exploits Israeli fault lines

Hamas’ latest hostage video of Elkana Bohbot deepens Israel’s internal rift: families of captives plead for a deal, while some argue protests empower Hamas

Keren Setton/The Media Line | 04.20.25

Mother of kidnapped soldier calls out at Gaza border: 'We're waiting for you'

Relatives of 59 hostages marked 562 days of captivity at the Gaza border, with emotional pleas, accusing prime minister of prioritizing political survival over their release; relatives and former captives call for swift, all-inclusive deal; Returned hostage calls out to partner: 'My soul is with you in that tunnel'

Lihia Gordon, Alexandra Lukash | 04.20.25

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