Hostage Deal

Almost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza

Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said, "The square became a center of solidarity, mutual responsibility, and an uncompromising demand: Bring them, all of them, home."

The new sign, officially renaming the plaza to Hostages Square.
A photograph from the ‘Seeing Home’ exhibition at Kibbutz Nirim.

Nirim is thriving, but Oct. 7 still haunts its present – opinion

Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht speaks to a Hamas terrorist as she is being released to the Red Cross in Gaza, November 28, 2023.

'If you need to stab a terrorist, you do': What we can learn from a former hostage - editorial

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal bless the former hostages under huppah

Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Sapir Cohen, Sasha Troufanov marry in heartfelt ceremony


Grapevine, October 17, 2025: A combined Christian perspective

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Editor's Notes: Why these covers helped push a moment we needed

After two years of counting days, names, and faces, I am ready to be surprised by good news, a celebration, a new country joining the Abraham Accords, or the rebuilding of this country.

IF A leader who thrives on attention can be nudged to keep doing the right thing for Israel, then a powerful front page is a small price to pay. Special ‘Jerusalem Post’ front pages from the past two years of war.

We must stand united demanding return of the hostages, war against Hamas is ongoing - editorial

Now is not the time for infighting and the polarization that characterized the pre-October 7 atmosphere and undoubtedly contributed to Hamas concluding that the country was weakened and vulnerable.

Celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as a hostage release is announced. October 09, 2025.

IDF receives coffin of deceased hostage from Red Cross after Hamas recovers body

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist attempting to rebuild terror infrastructure • Reports indicate Witkoff to visit Israel next week • IDF strikes Gazan terrorists in tunnels despite ceasefire

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Hamas starved hostages to film emaciated videos, pressure Israel - report

David and his friend hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal were separated in the tunnels and denied food so they would appear skeletal for filmed “proof-of-life” clips, with food restored only after filming.

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

Hamas says return of Israeli hostages' remains may take time

Hamas claims the return of Israeli hostages’ remains will take time, saying some are buried in destroyed tunnels and others under bombed buildings.

PALESTINIANS WALK past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City.

‘No one else could have handled this war like Netanyahu’: Why Likud keeps leading the polls

Despite the widespread anger over the failures of October 7, Netanyahu remains Israel's leading candidate.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum as US President Donald Trump attends on Monday. Let’s not forget Netanyahu, who weathered the storms to build this foundation, the writer asserts.

Israel identifies remains of slain hostages Inbar Hayman, Muhammad al-Atarash

"The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the families of Hayman and al-Atarash and all the families of the fallen abductees," the PMO stated.

Inbar Hayman and Muhammad al-Atarash

Israel’s struggle to recover its fallen hostages from Gaza - editorial

Recovering the bodies of those hostages who died in Hamas captivity presents legal, logistical, moral, and diplomatic dilemmas that test Israel’s resolve and international standing.

Hundreds attend the funeral procession of slain Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi, September 1, 2025

Netanyahu speaks with Trump on Hamas's delayed return of hostage remains, Trump threatens Hamas

Israel blocks Turkish rescue team from Gaza until Hamas returns hostages’ remains • IDF confirms death of Houthi chief of staff • IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.