Inbar Hayman, Muhammad al-Atarash identified as returned hostages, IDF holds Gaza lines
IDF should ‘prepare plan to defeat Hamas,’ says Katz • 'Moments that Remain': A glimpse into heroism and hope since October 7 • Former Gaza hostages sent letters to families via ICRC during captivity
Pallbearers carry the coffin with the body of Israeli soldier Daniel Shimon Perez, who was killed during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
IDF fires warning rounds as suspects approach Gaza ‘yellow line’; raids in Kalkilya overnight
The incidents come amid intermittent friction around the Gaza perimeter and in the West Bank.
Inbar Hayman and Muhammad al-Atarash identified as returned hostages
"The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the families of Hayman and al-Atarash and all the families of the fallen abductees," the PMO stated.
Watch: IDF chief of staff honors freed hostage Matan Angrest, personally gifts him new beret
Following the visit, Angrest joined Zamir in attending the burial of his commander and friend, Captain Daniel Peretz, whose remains were returned by Hamas on Monday night.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFFormer hostage Matan Angrest receives a black beret from IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir at Ichilov Hospital, October 15, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Watch: Ex-hostage Matan Angrest receives black beret from IDF chief Eyal Zamir
Former hostage Matan Angrest receives a black beret from IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir at Ichilov Hospital, October 15, 2025. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Former Gaza hostages sent letters to families via Red Cross during captivity - KAN
Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel communicated their longing for home in letters written in late August.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFDeputy Director of the Rabin Medical Center, and Director of the center's Beilinson Campus, Dr. Lena Feldman Koren (R) with released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, October 13, 2025.(photo credit: GPO)Go to the full article > >
IDF should ‘prepare plan to defeat Hamas,’ says Defense Minister Katz
Trump’s deal, agreed upon by both Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams, requires the return of all hostages and the complete disarmament of the terror organization.
'Moments that Remain': A glimpse into heroism and hope since October 7
"We cannot change what has been," the letter goes on, but "[we can] take responsibility" and use the lessons learned to grow stronger."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.(photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Trump: Hamas must disarm or we will disarm them 'perhaps violently'
Trump stated earlier that "the job IS NOT DONE" after Hamas violated the 72-hour deadline set for the return of all hostages, living and dead, from captivity in Gaza in a social media post.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFU.S. President Donald Trump points a finger as he speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic "terrorist organization" via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 8, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)Go to the full article > >
From happiness of reunions to ongoing mission: Hostage families' first statements since release
Several of the family members of the hostages who were released spoke to the press for the first time since the return of their loved ones on Monday.
Dr to Maariv: Each hostage receives personalized dietitian, choosing food important psychologically
Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus's Prof. Noa Elikim Raz and Dr. Sigal Frishman discuss the care and rehabilitation process for the 20 hostages recently freed from Hamas captivity.
ByDR. ITAY GALDr Sigal Frishman, head of nutrition at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, October 2025.(photo credit: RABIN MEDICAL CENTER)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, 2023, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 250 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
19 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.