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Israel preparing to receive bodies of hostages declared dead on Thursday

Hamas expected to return remains of 4 hostages; Jerusalem demands terror group doubles number of living hostages slated to be released Saturday

Moran Azulay, Yossi Yehoshua | 02.17.25

פגישתם של נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג עם שורד השבי אוהד בן עמי ומשפחתו

'Six of us lived in a 6-square-meter space': Ex-hostage Ohad Ben Ami recalls captivity to Herzog

Freed captive meets president and calls on Israeli public and government to continue fighting for hostages' release; Herzog thanks IDF's efforts and calls for reconstruction and completing deal

Moran Azulay | 02.17.25

מסיבת עיתונאים של ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ונשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ

Trump: Hostages have to come back now but Netanyahu can do what he wants

US president says he had given Israel the freedom to decide how to respond and claimed that his threat alone caused terror group to walk back its announcement that the deal was off

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.17.25

'43 million seconds of hell, never seeing daylight': family of freed hostage speaks out

Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen was unaware that his wife and daughters survived the Hamas massacre until a day before his release; Wife Avital, describes their emotional reunion and urges continued efforts to bring home the remaining hostages

Yael Ciechanover | 02.16.25

Witkoff says Phase 2 of Gaza deal 'is absolutely going to begin'

U.S. special envoy says phase two includes return of 19 live IDF soldiers among others and while it contemplates an end of the war it also contemplates Hamas not being involved in Gaza; Netanyahu sends delegation to Cairo for talks, summons cabinet

Moran Azulay | 02.16.25

סשה טרופנוב מניח תפילין עם רבה הראשי של רוסיה הרב לאזאר

Sasha put on tefillin a day after returning from captivity: 'He asked us to continue the fight for others'

Released captive prays alongside Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar for the first time in nearly 500 days and meets with Russian ambassador to Israel

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 02.16.25

קולאז' חטופים חטופות שלב א עסקה שחרור שבי חמאס שירי ביבס אריאל ביבס כפיר ביבס איציק אלגרט שלמה מנצור אוהד יהלומי עודד ליפשיץ צחי עידן עומר ונקרט אליה כהן טל שהם עומר שם טוב אברה מנגיסטו הישאם א-סייד

These are the 14 remaining hostages to return in Phase I of the deal, and those who remain alive for Phase II

Sasha, Yair and Sagui were released, but 73 hostages are still held captive by Hamas; Israel wants to bring the current phase to an end early, in the belief that Hamas will blow up the agreement; In addition, expanding Phase I to include additional humanitarian aid during Ramadan is being considered

Yuval Karni | 02.16.25

שעון חול עם תמונותיהם של מתן ועינב צנגאוקר על הבמה בחאן יונס

The 'gifts' that Hamas terrorists sent back with released hostages

Earrings for Sagui Dekel-Chen wife and an hourglass for Einav Zangauker with a photo of her son, Matan, who still remains a hostage; Released hostages begin to describe their captivity; Sasha Troufanov was held alone by Islamic Jihad

Yael Ciechanover, Shilo Freid | 02.15.25

Freed hostage Sasha Troufanov reunites with family after 498 days in Hamas captivity

Troufanov reunited with mother Elena and partner Sapir Cohen in emotional embrace; 29-year-old abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7; his father was murdered, and his mother, grandmother and partner were released in 2023

Hagar Kochavi | 02.15.25

אוהד יהלומי, דוד קוניו, צחי עידן, טל שהם, עמרי מירן, אלקנה בוחבוט

Waiting for Dad: The fathers still held captive by Hamas

While Sagui Dekel-Chen reunited with his daughters, many children are still waiting for their fathers; Tal Shoham, Tsachi Idan and Ohad Yahalomi are set for release, while David Cunio, Elkana Bohbot and Omri Miran remain in captivity; many fathers' remains are also still held in Gaza

Hagar Kochavi | 02.15.25

Trump welcomes hostage release, says US will support Israel’s next move

US president says 'Israel will now have to decide what they will do' about US deadline for release of all hostages

Yuval Karni | 02.15.25

Freed Palestinian prisoners wear Star of David shirts

Israel Prisons Service changes release attire of freed Palestinian prisoners including Jewish symbols and Arabic phrase in warning

Liran Tamari, Einav Halabi | 02.15.25

Sagui, Sasha and Iair reunite with families in Israel

After 498 days in Hamas captivity, Sagui meets his wife and learns his newborn daughter’s name, while Sasha informed of his father’s death in October 7 attack; hostages taken to hospitals for medical evaluation

Ynet | 02.15.25

העברת יאיר הורן, שגיא דקל-חן וסשה טרופנוב לצלב האדום

Amazon CEO says ‘relieved’ after employee Sasha Troufanov freed from Hamas captivity

Andy Jassy defends company's silence on abduction of electrical engineer, citing rescue concerns, which drew backlash from employees

Daniela Ginzburg | 02.15.25

Netanyahu's office accuses Hamas of trying to derail deal after hostage release

Following the release of Alexnader Troufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Iair Horn, Prime Minister's Office condemns terrorist group's attempts to sabotage agreement

Yuval Karni | 02.15.25

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