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Report: Hamas recruiting 30,000 fighters in Gaza as it shifts to guerrilla warfare

Sources say terror group's recruitment drive aimed at recouping massive manpower loses, with many of the recruits lacking training in traditional warfare

Einav Halabi | 04.20.25

Fallen soldier G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra laid to rest in Rahat

IDF tracker from Bedouin city killed in exchange of fire near security buffer zone along Gaza border with Israel; he is the first IDF fatality since the collapse of the ceasefire and resumption of fighting

Alexandra Lukash | 04.20.25

Mother of kidnapped soldier calls out at Gaza border: 'We're waiting for you'

Relatives of 59 hostages marked 562 days of captivity at the Gaza border, with emotional pleas, accusing prime minister of prioritizing political survival over their release; relatives and former captives call for swift, all-inclusive deal; Returned hostage calls out to partner: 'My soul is with you in that tunnel'

Lihia Gordon, Alexandra Lukash | 04.20.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ונשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ בחדר הסגול

Netanyahu ‘special statement’ offered no answers and little comfort

Opinion: Prime minister's pre-recorded video was no more than another move in his ongoing battle over narrative: No hostage deal because 'Hamas is obstinate,' war must continue 'or else there will be another October 7'

Yuval Karni | 04.20.25

'Seven hours in hell': Three women recall horrors of Nova Festival massacre

Esther dodged bullets and watched a man die beside her, Meital lost friends and hopes to see a kidnapped guard again and Shani was shot and survived for her daughter—still haunted 18 months later

Lihia Gordon | 04.18.25

Former hostage on Rom Braslavski's video: 'His eyes are not the same'

Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov, who was held alongside Braslavski for a period, says footage was breaking point for him, says it’s impossible to celebrate Passover and urges people to help with push for their release

Nina Fox | 04.18.25

Bittersweet reunions: Families torn by partial hostage releases

Relatives say they rejoice at each release, but their relief is tempered by painful reality that not all loved ones return together; now they demand a single comprehensive deal to bring every hostage home together

Lihia Gordon | 04.17.25

Hamas nears bankruptcy in Gaza: Halts salaries and has difficulty recruiting new fighters

Terror group's finances hit hard by series of assassinations of key political, military and administrative figures, as well as suspension of aid deliveries that officials say had been diverted and resold for profit

Ynet | 04.17.25

שורדת השבי אילנה גריצבסקי, בעצרת כיכר החטופים

'They turned me into a puppet, I begged them not to rape me': hostage survivor recounts

Ilana Gritzewsky, freed in the first hostage deal, recalls physical and psychological abuse and sexual harassment: ‘They touched me the entire way to Gaza. Hamas men said I would marry them and never leave’

Gal Ganot | 04.17.25

‘Yotam wanted to be a dad’: Mother of slain Hamas hostage battles to continue his lineage, looking for a mother

After a year of mourning, Iris Haim petitioned a court to use the sperm of her late son Yotam—kidnapped on October 7 and mistakenly killed by IDF fire after escaping captivity—to fulfill his dream of fatherhood; her journey has grown into a personal mission with powerful national meaning

Ilana Curiel | 04.16.25

נועה ארגמני - ברשימת 100 האנשים המשפיעים בעולם של מגזין "טיים"

Hostage survivor Noa Argamani named to Time’s 100 most influential people

Noa Argamani, freed after 245 days in Hamas captivity, honored by Time for her courage and advocacy for hostage release

Ynet | 04.16.25

From grief to stardom: DJ Raphi’s dance movement defies anti-Jewish hate

Israeli YouTube star celebrates 1 million subscribers, transforming personal tragedy and wartime adversity into a global dance movement that educates, unites and empowers children

Ynetnews | 04.16.25

הכלבה בילי שבה הביתה, והתאחדה עם משפחתה מניר עוז

Watch: Israeli family reunites with dog taken to Gaza in Hamas attack after 18 months

Billy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, rescued by Golani Brigade reservist in Gaza and reunited with her family after 558 days

Ilana Curiel | 04.16.25

'Trump, where are you?': Islamic Jihad releases first video proof of life of hostage Rom Braslavski

Braslavski, 21, a Jerusalem resident, was working security at the Nova music festival in southern Israel when he was kidnapped; his family has received numerous reports of his bravery that day, describing how he helped others escape the attackers

Einav Halabi | 04.16.25

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

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