Hostage Deal

Israel to reprimand educators who publicly call to end Gaza war, minister warns

He added that the school officials would be brought in for questioning if they do not heed his warning.

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a Knesset committee meeting earlier this month. The Education and Science and Technology Ministries should take action to make higher education more accessible, the writer argues.
Israelis block road 531 while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025.

‘Bring Them Home’: Why Israel is responsible to bring the hostages back - opinion

 Hamas terrorists against backdrop of Qatar flag. (illustration)

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

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

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


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

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.

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.

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.

Lapid slams Gantz's proposal: 'No need to sit in gov't alongside Ben-Gvir and Smotrich'

Lapid rejected Gantz’s unity government proposal, stressing that there is no need for cooperation with far-right leaders to secure hostages and criticizing Netanyahu’s focus.

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid chair MK Yair Lapid against hostage poster backdrop. (illustration)

Egypt takes the lead as the only viable plan for the reconstruction of Gaza - opinion

Egypt is the progenitor of the only viable plan for the reconstruction, development, and administration of post-war Gaza. So the focus shifts from Qatar’s capital, Doha, to Cairo is logical.

QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Doha in April. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been central to recent efforts on reaching a ceasefire and hostage release, says the writer.

As Netanyahu decides between war and a deal, IDF prepares for Gaza City invasion - analysis

It is still far from clear when and if Netanyahu will finally give the order to move the operation forward on a large scale.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversees the IDF strikes on Yemen's Sanaa, August 24, 2025

WATCH: Hostage families demonstrate outside homes of cabinet ministers calling for a deal now

The activists are calling on the prime minister to implement the proposed hostage release agreement.

Bar and Mor Godard, daughters of Meni Godard, and Doron Zexxer, Israeli host father of Edan Alexander, outside the home of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, August 24, 2025.

IDF officer suspended from hostage talks amid 'Qatargate' probe leads

The decision was made over the weekend, after Mordechai was investigated by authorities last week on the “Qatargate” investigations.

Poli Mordechai (right) seen during an IDF ceremony, November 4, 2010