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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

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

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

Hamas releases new video of hostage Edan Alexander on Passover night

Terror group releases second propaganda video featuring sign of life from 20-year-old Israeli-American soldier who has been held captive in Gaza for 554 days

Ynet correspondents | 04.12.25

זיו קורן התלווה לאמילי דמארי ורומי גונן בחיים שאחרי השבי

We met in a Gaza hospital, bleeding souls—we are twins | The story of Romi and Emily

From their first meeting in Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital to rehab back in Israel, Romi Gonen and Emily Damari forged a bond of survival and mutual support; now, they share their story—and vow not to stop fighting until all hostages return home

Ziv Koren | 04.12.25

Lishay Miran Lavi, whose husband of Omri Miran is held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, poses for a portrait at the family’s home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz

Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed

The holiday, the second since Hamas' deadly October 7 attack, stirs up a mix of complicated emotions — especially for those whose family members are among the 59 still in captivity

Associated Press | 04.11.25

'We need to rebuild': Former hostage Gadi Mozes returns to Nir Oz after 16 months in captivity

Last Passover, Mozes spent the holiday in a small Gaza apartment, watched by armed terrorists; now, at 81, he is free with his family, but still feels incomplete: 'True freedom isn't here until all hostages return home'

Hagar Kochavi | 04.11.25

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