Gaza hostages

Witkoff calls for an 'all-or-nothing approach' to end Gaza war in meeting with hostage families

"There is hardship and shortage, but no starvation. Once we refute this Hamas claim, we can continue negotiations to end the war and bring back all the hostages," Witkoff said.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff talks to hostage family members on August 2, 2025.
 A poster with a photograph of Evyatar David, who is held hostage in Gaza, is placed on a table in front of Ilay David, his brother, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable discussion with family members of hostages held in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on Capitol Hill

Hackers post stills from Evyatar David hostage video on Israeli basketball teams’ websites

Soldiers from IDF's 98th Division operating in the Gaza Strip, May 22, 2025.

What are Israel’s choices in Gaza? The insanity of double standards and ignorance - opinion

US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff visits the Western Wall, Jerusalem, July, 31, 2025.

Witkoff's Western Wall note: 'I pray for the hostages, end of the war'


'Thin as a stick': PIJ releases video of hostage Rom Braslavski

People talk a lot about what is happening in Gaza, about hunger, and I want to ask everyone who spoke about hunger: Did you see our Rom?" his family asked.

Rom Braslavski, who was taken hostage on October 7 at the Nova Music Festival.

Hamas cut off contact, escalation in Gaza likely unavoidable, Israeli official tells 'Post'

Another official familiar with the talks told the Post that Hamas has also partially severed ties with Qatar and Egypt.

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Israelis must 'face reality' of harming hostages in Gaza operations, far Right lawmaker says

Asked about comments made on referring to hostages as prisoners of war, MK Kreuzer said that the quote "exposed media's hypocrisy" on Gaza.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and MK Yitzhak Kreuzer seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Mother of hostage killed by IDF urges unity, forgiveness amid personal tragedy

In Jerusalem Post’s “Healing Israel” series, Iris Haim reflects on loss, hope, and the power of choosing compassion

Iris Haim, mother of Yotam Haim z”l, who was kidnapped to Gaza

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Slovenia announces arms embargo on Israel, PIJ publishes video of hostage Rom Brasklavski

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. January 30, 2025.

Israel rejects Hamas's demand to release living terrorists in exchange for hostage bodies

Hamas has informed mediators that it will not enter negotiations with Israel until the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves, according to two sources who spoke with The Jerusalem Post.

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

Behind the curtain: Iran's unseen influence on Gaza talks - analysis

The ceasefire deal that was thought to be imminent following the IDF's success in Iran has collapsed. Instead of giving Hamas the green light to deal, it seems that Tehran sent word to double down.

Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages

Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal.

  Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Recognizing Palestinian state 'risks rewarding terror,' freed hostage Emily Damari warns Starmer

Damari, who is a dual Israeli-British citizen, spent 471 days as a hostage in Hamas's terror captivity after being kidnapped during Hamas's October 7 massacre.

 British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.

'Legitimizes horrific war crimes': Hostage Forum challenges Palestinian state recognition

The forum warned that recognizing a Palestinian state before the hostages are freed would legitimize terrorism as a path to political gains.

Demonstrators protest, calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, July 26, 2025