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'Trump is fed up': US talks with Hamas and the American timetable for a return to fighting in Gaza

Fears of the cease-fire deal's collapse are growing and Trump is losing patience after meeting with returned hostages; 'We are having discussions with Hamas. We are helping Israel in those discussions,' Trump told reporters; Witkoff clarified: 'We don't think Hamas has acted sensibly so far'

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.07.25

US envoy, mediators cite progress on second phase of hostage deal; Israel denies breakthrough

As Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas, his envoy met with the group's leaders and mediators from Egypt and Qatar to discuss Gaza's post-war future; sources call talks 'positive'; Israeli official says 'not aware of any progress'

Itamar Eichner, Reuters | 03.06.25

Returned hostages suffered up to 40% weight loss, broken teeth due to poor conditions

Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of the Health Ministry’s medical division, says the freed hostages suffered severe muscle mass loss along with extreme weight loss; She also expressed concern for those still in captivity, warning: 'Everyone still in captivity must be brought back — they are in life-threatening danger'

Or Hadar | 03.05.25

אוהד יהלומי שנמצא בשבי חמאס, ליווי שיירת ארון הקבורה של אוהד יהלומי ז"ל בראשון לציון

'They took my diamond': Slain hostage Ohad Yahalomi laid to rest

Yahalomi was abducted wounded from his home in Nir Oz on October 7, held captive for 510 days before body was returned; Wife and daughters escaped captors near Gaza’s border, while son Eitan was freed after 52 days in captivity

Meir Turgeman | 03.05.25

A mother’s plea: Don’t use our grief as a political tool

Opinion: Compassion is not the exclusive property of those who support a hostage release deal, and no one has a monopoly on the desire to bring the hostages back; politicians shouldn’t use the pain of grieving families as a pawn in their games

Miriam Haber | 03.05.25

הדלקת מדורות בהפגנה להחזרת החטופים בדרך בגין

Hostage deal talks have reached a deadlock: This is what could happen

Mediators have informed Israel that Hamas is refusing to show flexibility or engage in talks based on the framework proposed by the U.S. envoy to the region. While fighting in Gaza could resume as early as next week, officials in Jerusalem hope that a series of measures currently under consideration will ultimately push Hamas toward compromise

Itamar Eichner | 03.05.25

נשיא מצרים, עבד אל-פתאח א-סיסי, בפסגת הליגה הערבית בקהיר שבמצרים

Arab League adopts Egypt's plan for Gaza reconstruction at summit after rejecting US proposal

Egypt’s Fattah el-Sisi presented his reconstruction plan at the Arab League's emergency summit 'which preserves the Palestinian people’s right to remain on their land'

Lior Ben Ari, Einav Halabi | 03.04.25

'They both have untreated infections, they’re thrown back into the tunnel'

Injured, starving and held near a waste pit — new testimonies reveal hostages Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal’s worsening condition; their brothers say both suffer from untreated infections, restricted movement and severe psychological distress

Hagar Kochavi | 03.04.25

עומר שם טוב ומשפחתו מגיעים חזרה לביתו לאחר שחרורו מביה"ח בילינסון

‘He was completely alone’: Hostage’s father shares son's harrowing ordeal

Omer Shem Tov spent more than a year in Hamas captivity, most of it underground; his father, Malki, describes his harsh conditions and the family’s fight for his release, culminating in emotional reunion after 505 days

Yael Ciechanover | 03.04.25

The prisoners’ dilemma: Israel vows to eliminate freed terrorists who reoffend

As part of the hostage deal, 736 prisoners and 1,167 Gazans were freed; Israel's security officials debate which is better—deporting them to Gaza, the West Bank or exile them abroad. Can Israel monitor them? What if they rejoin terror? Will Israel release another Yahya Sinwar?

Etty Abramov | 03.04.25

Family releases footage of captive soldier Matan Angrest, urges government to finalize hostage deal

According to family, Angrest, captured while critically wounded, is enduring severe mistreatment in captivity, including torture during interrogations and held under 'inhumane conditions'

Yael Ciechanover | 03.03.25

‘They talk to his picture’: Hostages' children struggle with fathers' absence

Nearly 18 months after their fathers were kidnapped by Hamas, children face ongoing uncertainty, emotional distress; experts say children are indirect terror victims, denied fundamental rights under international law

Hagar Kochavi | 03.03.25

Close Netanyahu ally says peace deal with Palestinians possible if Hamas defeated

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer tells Jewish Agency Board of Governors that once Palestinians realize Israel cannot be destroyed, they would join Arab states in making peace and that Hamas must be destroyed but hostages must be freed first; says PM told him Qatari funding for Gaza brings quiet to south

Itamar Eichner | 03.03.25

ארוחת אפטאר ביום הצום השני לחודש הרמדאן, רצועת עזה

The Middle East now realizes there's a new boss in the White House

Opinion: Hamas has begun to understand that, with the new administration in place in the US, Israel's position has also changed; Trump's blowup with Zelensky at the White House is a clear sign that the world under Trump has changed

Naveh Dromi | 03.03.25

Israel poised for full-scale Gaza offensive if hostage deal fails, experts says

NGO Monitor CEO Gerald Steinberg says 'We'll see a full-scale Israeli return to Gaza' | Watch

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 03.03.25

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