Gaza hostages

'Emotion, anticipation, and apprehension': Hostage Family Forum welcomes Gaza ceasefire

The forum also called on the Israeli government to convene immediately to approve the agreement. 

People participate in a vigil for the hostages in Gaza on the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 7, 2025
Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

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MK's visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025.

Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount on Sukkot to ‘pray for victory,' Hamas condemns visit

Israeli supporters against the Netanyahu government and its inability to bring the remaining hostages back home hold a demonstration in front of the New York offices of the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) on September 03, 2024 in New York City

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IDF prepares to receive living, deceased hostages at Camp Re'im as US, Israel show optimism on deal

According to Walla, the preparations included arranging for proper personal equipment and hygiene infrastructure, refreshing orders and procedures.

 IDF prepares to receive hostages returned from Gaza in hostage deal, January 18, 2025.

Family of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi releases 2023 Gaza footage, pleads for hostage deal

Pushpa Joshi, Bipin’s sister, confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the video was released now as a direct effort to encourage the finalization of a potential hostage deal.

 A video has obtained by Israeli intelligence units of Nepali captive Bipin Joshi and will be released Wednesday evening, according to an announcement from the Hostage Family Forum earlier Wednesday.

Hostage families call for Trump to receive Nobel Peace Prize over deal efforts

“We strongly urge you to award President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize because he has vowed he will not rest and will not stop until every last hostage is back home,” the families said in a letter.

Hostage families stage a mock ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump as recipient, September 2, 2025.

Gaza has risen against its Hamas tormentors - opinion

Hussam al-Astal placed a financial bounty on the heads of Hamas members, beginning at $50 and then lowering it to $25.

Palestinians relax on the beach in Gaza City. October 5, 2025

Rubio joins hostage families, survivors to commemorate Oct. 7 anniversary in Washington

Multiple White House officials joined the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in the sukkah to advocate for the release of all 48 remaining hostages.

Former hostages and hostage families gather at the Sukkah of Hope in Washington DC to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre

Trump to Hostage Families Forum: 'We will never forget October 7'

Trump wrote that his administration was touched by the families' determination to continue telling the hostages' stories and steadfast advocacy.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025.

Israelis commemorate two years since October 7 massacre

Across the country, Israelis commemorated the October 7 massacre in protests in the streets, at memorial services across the country, and on stage.

 The main national memorial ceremony in Park Hayarkon, Tel Aviv, October 7 2025.

Netanyahu states wrong number of hostages in Shapiro interview, forum demands answers

"What started in Gaza will end in Gaza, with the release of 40 of our hostages, 46 actually," he incorrectly told Shapiro.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

World leaders mark second anniversary since Oct. 7, call for end to war and hostage release

Leaders issues their respective statements as the war in Gaza may end if Trump's 20-point peace plan is fully implemented.

A girl walks through an installation of flowers at the site of the Nova festival where partygoers were killed and kidnapped, on the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, October 7, 2025.

'Let her be a kid': A girl's life two years on from Hamas captivity

Avigail was three years old when Hamas terrorists rampaged through her kibbutz Kfar Aza. Her parents were among the 1,200 people killed on that day.

 Abigail Idan, who was released after being taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, smiles on the lap of her aunt Liron at Schneider Children's Medical Center, November 27, 2023.

Bringing Yuval home: Kfar Aza son, October 7 victim laid to rest in his beloved kibbutz

“Yuval’s dream was to live his whole life in Kfar Aza,” said one of his friends. “Bringing him back home fulfills his lifelong wish.”

Former hostage, Emily Damari, Yuval's friend and neighbor eulogizes Yuval, surrounded by his family and close friends.