Gaza hostages
Seattle Palestinian festival hosting terrorist released in hostage deal as keynote speaker
Raed Abduljalil, a former al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades terrorist released in a hostage ransom, is set to speak at the Seattle Palestinian Cultural Resistance Festival.
Beyond the headlines: Implications of a Matzah shortage - opinion
Shoah survivor says her grandson Omer Wenkert's Hamas captivity was a 'second Holocaust'
President Herzog to award Argentina's Javier Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor
WATCH: Final hostage pin removed from National Memorial Hall for Israel's Fallen
The pin was removed in a solemn ceremony organized by the Families, Commemoration and Heritage Division at the Defense Ministry, following the return of Gvili's body to Israel from Gaza.
Yair Lapid held undisclosed meetings with Qatari officials to discuss Gaza hostages situation
The encounter happened on January 12, 2025, on the same day as another meeting between the Qatari officials, Lapid's team, and the representatives of the Gaza hostages' families.
Former hostages, families say Gal Hirsch threatened them into silence on Netanyahu
The statement, published in a public letter directed towards Hirsch, criticized his treatment of the families and demanded that he “remain silent forever.”
Ran Gvili’s return closes a chapter, but not the wound of October 7 - opinion
Ran Gvili's conduct on the last day of his life earned him the title of hero, and his story is one with which most of us can identify.
Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years' - interview
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch described the complexity of Israeli hostage rescue operations, his involvement in negotiations, and Hamas terror tactics.
Ran Gvili's return: Israel did not 'win,' it negotiated and paid a price - opinion
The return of Ran Gvili’s body does not mean Hamas has been defeated. It does not mean justice has been served. It means something narrower, heavier, and more tragic: that the price has been paid.
‘It felt like victory’: IDF dentist on identifying last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili - interview
“We started hearing [celebratory] shouts from soldiers all around. It was indescribable, a significant moment,” 'L' recalled. “There wasn’t a single dry eye.”
The final hostage returns to Israel: Can healing begin?
In this emotional episode of The Deep Dive, host Jacob Laznik covers the return of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, after 844 days.
Trump says Hamas was 'big factor' in return of hostages, 'looks like Hamas will disarm'
Earlier in the day, the IDF conducted a precise strike against a Hamas terrorist planning an "imminent terror attack" in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel returned bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza following Ran Gvili's return, Red Cross confirms
The transfer of the Palestinians' remains came following the discovery of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili's remains and as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza.
