Hostage

Hamas to release 20 living hostages at once as part of Gaza deal, Arab media report

Hamas is also reportedly willing to "freeze" weapons, but not fully disarm, according to Arab media, citing the Egyptian Intelligence Bureau. 

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, build a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, with photographs of the hostages, on October 05, 2025.

Israel prepares for ceasefire agreement to be reached by Thursday, official says

“October 7, The Hostages” by aleXsandro Palombo: An artist's mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas across from the Qatari consulate in Milan, Italy, October 2025.

Mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas raised in front of Qatar consulate in Milan

A woman cuts down yellow ribbons commemorating Gaza hostages in Muswell Hill, north London, October 6, 2025.

Woman cuts down hostage ribbon memorial in London, says 'condoning genocide is disgusting' - report


Majority of Israelis want war to end, Netanyahu to resign, IDI poll finds

The Israel Democracy Institute found that 66% of Israelis surveyed believe that the Israel-Hamas War should be ended by the current hostage deal on the table.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Kibbutz Nir Oz commemorates the 65 murdered, 83 taken hostage on October 7

Nine kibbutz members remain hostages in the Gaza Strip two years after Hamas's massacre swept through the kibbutz.

Kibbutz Nir Oz members hold a memorial ceremony in the kibbutz cemetery in the build up to the second anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre, October 6, 2025.

Hostage Evyatar David's sister slams Greta Thunberg for using his picture in a pro-Palestinian post

Yeela David, the sister of hostage Evyatar David, called Thunberg and the rest of the activists “a joke,” and demanded that the post be deleted.

A collage of Greta Thunberg's social media post using a picture of Evyatar David, and David's sister's response, October 7, 2025.

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.

'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.

Hamas, PIJ flags seen at Oct. 7 protest in NYC, Israel, diaspora remembers massacre two years on

Witkoff heads to Cairo to attend ceasefire negotiations • Serious clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Athens • Gaza rocket launched at Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 anniversary.

A 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.

Former hostages and families to unite in Washington under 'Sukkah of Hope'

The former hostages and their families also hope to pressure American officials to finalize a ceasefire deal and bring the remaining hostages home.

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, build a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, with photographs of the hostages, on October 05, 2025.

Iran, France see progress in prisoner exchange deal

France has repeatedly accused Iran of holding two French nationals arbitrarily, keeping them in conditions akin to torture in Tehran's Evin prison

 A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

Turkey makes contact with Hamas groups holding hostages, source tells 'Post'

There has been no communication with these groups until now, the source said.

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference at the NATO summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.

As Gaza war hits two-year mark, former Israeli hostage recalls Hamas torment

Shoham spent 505 days in captivity in Gaza, a period he recalls for the cruelty of his Hamas captors and the resilience of fellow Israeli hostages still being held by the terrorists.

Tal Shoham, a former hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, with his wife and two children as well as three other members of his family, and held in Gaza for 505 days, looks on during an interview in Kibbutz Beeri, southern Israel, September 15, 2025.

Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?

First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House

 IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.