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Freed hostage Maxim Herkin says Hamas tortured him as message to Ben-Gvir

Freed hostage Maxim Herkin says he was beaten due to National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and filmed as a message to him; Ben-Gvir denies prior reports of seeing abuse videos, calling them Hamas propaganda, and says he won't be deterred

ynet | 10.31.25

Mother of fallen soldier Oz Daniel waits for news of his return: 'It feels like one long day that never ends'

Merav Daniel, mother of fallen IDF soldier Oz Daniel, told ynet of the agonizing wait for updates: 'It’s been almost two weeks of sheer nerve‑wracking anxiety. There isn’t any precise information, but there’s some estimate of his whereabouts'

Sharon Kidon | 10.31.25

נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ חיפושים עזה

Despite Hamas handing over hostage bodies, Israel says crisis 'far from resolved'

Israeli officials say the deal has no real leverage to force Hamas to return the fallen, leaving families in anguish and blaming US pressure for limiting Israel’s military response

Itamar Eichner | 10.30.25

Hostages bodies identified as Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch

Sahar was kidnapped before starting his studies, killed in a rescue attempt; Amiram, grandfather of nine, was the last hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz

ynet | 10.30.25

לישי ועמרי מירן, מתאחדים לאחר חזרתו של עמרי משבי חמאס

Lishay and Omri Miran pick up the pieces after captivity: 'It’s not like he came home and all's fine'

Despite her fears about his physical and emotional state, she said Miran 'came back as Omri'; the moment he saw his daughters, she said, 'the sparkle and smile returned to his eyes'

Hagar Kochavi | 10.30.25

הצלב האדום שבידיו עידן אלכסנדר מתקרב למחסום כיסופים

Israel receives remains of two hostages from Red Cross in Gaza

Thirteen slain hostages remain in Gaza, as Israel is preparing to possibly receive the bodies of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper after Hamas announced it had located them but refused to return them, citing recent IDF strikes in Rafah

Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner | 10.30.25

ראש הממשלה נתניהו בביקור במפקדה האמריקנית בקריית גת

Netanyahu visits US command center as Gaza response plan put on hold

After Trump vetoes proposed expansion of Israeli control in Gaza, Netanyahu reaffirms US-Israel coordination and vows to pursue Hamas disarmament; Israel also braces for return of more hostage remains amid ceasefire uncertainty

Itamar Eichner, Roni Green Shaulov | 10.29.25

Hadar Goldin's father: ‘Slain hostages were left to Hamas’ mercy — enough with the excuses’

Simcha Goldin, father of Lt. Hadar Goldin held by Hamas for over 11 years, urged Netanyahu to tell Trump that Israel cannot move forward until the hostages’ bodies are returned: 'We must reclaim our symbols — Hadar and Hamas’s captives are ours, not theirs'

Alexandra Lukash | 10.29.25

Hamas says bodies of two Israeli hostages located amid ceasefire strain

Terror group says found bodies of Amiram Cooper, 86, and Sahar Baruch, 25, as Israel resumes airstrikes following deadly Rafah attack; 13 hostages remain in Gaza

Einav Halabi | 10.29.25

Hamas 'crossed a red line,' Israeli official says as IDF retaliates for Rafah attack

After a Hamas attack on Israeli troops in Rafah and continued delays in the return of hostages' remains, Israel orders major airstrikes; official cites clear violations of the ceasefire and accuses Hamas of staging scenes for foreign media

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.28.25

אלי שרעבי עם בת זוגו החדשה יערה קריספיל, בהלוויית אחיו יוסי שרעבי

Eli Sharabi's new partner vows to help care for daughters of brother killed in Gaza

Yaara Krispil, a body and movement therapist, appeared publicly with the former Hamas hostage for the first time this week and later joined him at his brother Yossi’s funeral in Kibbutz Be’eri, where she shared a personal tribute

Lihi Gordon | 10.28.25

Mother of slain hostage devastated after Hamas returns more of his remains in staged transfer

Family of Ofir Tzarfati learns returned coffin held more of his remains, not a new hostage; IDF drone footage shows Hamas staging a fake recovery for the Red Cross; Israel accuses group of manipulating bereaved families and breaching ceasefire

Lior El-Hai | 10.28.25

מחבלי חמאס עורכים לכאורה חיפוש אחר חללים חטופים בשכונת חמד חאן יונס

Israeli forces attacked in southern Gaza in new truce violation; Hamas to transfer hostage body

IDF strikes terror targets in response as broader hit list under review amid escalating tensions; group claims body 'recovered from a tunnel a short while ago,' hours after Israeli drone footage showing terrorists staged discovery of remains returned the day before

Einav Halabi | 10.28.25

אנשי חמאס מביימים הימצאות שרידי גופת חלל, בנוכחות אנשי צלב אדום

Footage reveals Hamas staged return of slain hostage’s remains

Drone footage from Gaza shows Hamas terrorists staging the return of slain Israeli hostage Ofir Tzarfati’s remains — placing a white bag in a pit, covering it with sand, then summoning Red Cross representatives to witness the scene

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner | 10.28.25

Father of Alon Ohel: ‘He was starved by Hamas, looked like skin and bones’

Ohel told his family of months of starvation and despair; 'For months we couldn’t stand or walk. I looked and saw skin and bones,' he said, as his father described his recovery as a 'rebirth'

Sharon Kidon | 10.28.25

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