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Gaza standoff: Netanyahu and Hamas' high-stakes cease-fire gamble

Analysis: Israel’s strategy of military threats, US backing, enclave's internal unrest—all pressure terror group to accept Witkoff proposal; as Arab states poised to push post-war plan, Hamas must choose: compromise or escalation

Ron Ben-Yishai | 03.02.25

'One wrong move could seal their fate': Hostage families speak out amid cease-fire uncertainty

Families shocked by developments, fear for loved ones after Israel halts humanitarian aid and goods into enclave, warning talks deadlock risks captives' lives

Alexandra Lukash, Lior Ben Ari | 03.02.25

הדלקת מדורות בהפגנה להחזרת החטופים בדרך בגין

Israel backs US cease-fire plan for Ramadan and Passover, accuses Hamas of rejecting proposal; will fighting resume?

Proposal put forward by Witkoff calls for release of half remaining hostages upfront and rest if permanent truce reached; 'If Hamas changes its position, Israel will immediately engage in negotiations to finalize the Witkoff framework'

Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 03.02.25

Hamas releases video of freed hostage Iair Horn and his brother Eitan, still in captivity

Terror group releases clip showing brothers alongside other hostages in what appears to be their final moments together before Iair’s release; Netanyahu’s office condemns video as ‘cruel propaganda’

Einav Halabi, Yael Ciechanover | 03.01.25

U.S. leaders would push for immediate return of Israeli hostages, spokesperson says

Former IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus says U.S. leaders have been specifically emphasizing that all remaining Israeli hostages, including four Americans, should be returned immediately

Shosh Bedrosian, ILTV | 02.28.25

החטוף השב גדי מוזס בהצהרה ראשונה מאז שחרורו

Former hostage Gadi Mozes, 80, tells Netanyahu: 'Every day is critical'

In first public statement since release, 80-year-old emphasizes urgency to continue hostage releases, saying: 'Every moment counts, I was freed after 482 days — by sheer luck, I made it out alive'

Yael Ciechanover | 02.27.25

המחבלים שביצעו את פיגוע הירי במחסום א-זעים

Israel releases terrorist in hostage deal because of his high medical bill

Kazem Zawahreh, who took part in deadly shooting attack near Maale Adumim, was hospitalized in a vegetative state, said to have cost state nearly $2 million annually

Liran Tamari | 02.27.25

שיירת דגלים באשקלון לכבוד משפחת ביבס שמובאים לקבורה

Bibas funeral procession showed: We are wounded, we are in pain, but we are fighting

Together with thousands of others, I traveled to accompany the procession that carried Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas on their final journey — and what I saw was a nation in pain, but not broken

Akiva Lamm | 02.26.25

Trump addresses Phase II of hostage deal: 'Israel has to make this decision'

Trump says next steps in hostage deal depend on Israel, expresses concern over returned bodies; 'They think they're doing us a favor by sending us bodies'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.26.25

Sagui Dekel-Chen's wife shares first photos together at home

Avital Dekel-Chen posts pictures on her Instagram account following her husband's recent release from Hamas captivity; 'we're home, starting fresh'

Bar Zaga | 02.26.25

Three generations of Shiri Bibas' family were murdered

On October 7, Hamas terrorists set fire to the home of Shiri Bibas' parents, the Silbermans; initially declared missing, their remains were discovered three weeks later, confirming they were murdered inside their house; 'Watch over us, my five angels,' pleaded Shiri’s sister, Dana Silberman-Seaton, the family's sole survivor

Nina Fox | 02.26.25

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich with ILTV Executive Editor Maayan Hoffman

Smotrich: If Hamas doesn't return hostages, Israel will seize Gazan land

Exclusive interview with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: 'Our current approach to getting the hostages out is not working'

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 02.26.25

התכנסות וצעדה לכבוד הלווייתו של עודד ליפשיץ בראשון לציון

'Dad, you're home now': Oded Lifshitz laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz

Hundreds gather along route to Kibbutz Nir Oz for funeral procession of journalist and peace activist, killed while held hostage by Hamas; mourners sing Israel’s anthem Hatikvah as his coffin passes by

Meir Turgeman, Roni Green Shaulov | 02.25.25

Jewish American donors surprise Hamas captivity survivor Emily Damari with luxury BMW

Damari, freed after 471 days in Gaza, receives glitzy new ride adorned with balloons in her favorite soccer team's colors; 'There are no people like our people,' she says joyfully

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.25.25

Keith Siegal returns to Kfar Aza: 'My heart is as shattered as my home'

Released hostage held for nearly 500 days by Hamas terrorists since his abduction in the Oct. 7 massacre says that day has never ended for him and could not until all of the hostages are free and return home

Yael Ciechanover | 02.24.25

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