Gaza hostages

US expects Gaza war to end by 2026, Witkoff says, as Trump set to chair 'day after' meeting

Witkoff added that he believed that the Trump administration believed that it would "settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year."

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025
 MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of buying time in Gaza, says gov't 'unworthy' of fallen son Gal

Demonstrators block Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025

WATCH: Thousands of Israelis gather in mass protest to free hostages, end Gaza war

 Hamas terrorists against backdrop of Qatar flag. (illustration)

Israel must respond to hostage deal currently on the table, Qatar Foreign Ministry spox. says


Israelis gather at Western Wall for Selichot dedicated to 50 hostages in Gaza

Former hostage Keith Siegel addressed US President Trump in a video statement from the Western Wall, where he urged the president to push for a deal to free the 50 remaining hostages.

Israelis participate in selichot and call to bring back the 50 hostages held in Gaza at the Western Wall, August 25, 2025.

WATCH: Hostage families demand immediate Gaza deal as protesters block major roads

Video footage of protests sees demonstrators holding up signs saying "We'll stop when everyone returns," as well as bonfires being lit up in the street.

Demonstrators block Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025

Iran FM threatens Israel, denounces Hezbollah disarmament, Netanyahu recognizes Armenian Genocide

Witkoff: Trump to hold cabinet meeting on Gaza • WSJ: IAEA's Grossi under Iran-linked threat, says first team of inspectors in Iran • Hamas deny journalists killed in hospital strike were terrorists

 IAEA's Grossi and Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi appear before an illustrative image of a US-struck Iranian nuclear site

Come and see, go and tell: The power of a trip to Israel - opinion

Today, almost 700 days later, I continue to grieve. Fifty hostages remain in Hamas’s terror tunnels. Twelve Druze children from Majdal Shams were murdered by Hezbollah.

Jerusalem Church (Illustrative)

Qatar presents 'new additions' to Gaza hostage deal, sources tell 'Post'

Israel has emphasized its commitment to adhering to the conditions presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2025.

Trump says he's 'not happy' about IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza

Trump repeated his claim that there are "probably just under 20" hostages left alive in the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the White House on Monday.

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

The hostages are Hamas’s last cards to play – and it may not give them up - opinion

I hope and pray that the hostages will return, but in the current situation, we may have to face the fact that Hamas won't give up its aces, and we may not see the last 20 hostages come back.

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.

'Obvious’ Netanyahu won't break up right-wing bloc for Gantz, Likud source tells ‘Post’

“There’s no need to convey such a message because it’s obvious and self-evident" that Netanyahu won't break up the bloc for Gantz, the Likud source told the Post.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Benny Gantz on the forefront of the Philadelphi Corridor (illustrative)

WATCH: Family of Gaza hostage Nimrod Cohen releases footage of kidnapping from tank on Oct. 7

The Cohen family held a press conference at 6 p.m. on Monday at the Hostages' Families Forum in Tel Aviv when the first images were revealed.

Footage of Nimrod Cohen being taken hostage by Hamas.

'Letter to David', about hostage David Cunio, to be shown in Tel Aviv

Letter to David is a moving documentary about David Cunio, who was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside his family by Hamas on October 7.

Photos from Letter to David, a documentary about hostage David Cunio.

Current Gaza deal 'no longer relevant,' talks will resume on Israel's terms, official says - N12

A new venue for negotiations, outside of Qatar and Egypt, is reportedly to be up for debate, with a European capital or the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presented among the potential options.

Israelis demonstrate for an immediate hostage deal, August 16, 2025.