Hostage
With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Two significant political developments played out this week as Israel moves towards elections. Gadi Eisenkot and Yonatan Shamriz took the reflectors with key announcements.
Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend Danielle Amit at event marking a year since release from Hamas
Brother of former hostage Avera Mengitsu missing, police ask public for help with search
Trump says US knows where Ran Gvili's remains are located
What the hostages reveal about Israel’s real strength - opinion
Survivors of captivity, grieving mothers, and quiet heroes show that Israel’s true strength lies in its people.
Hamas official told Eitan Mor he would be released two weeks after abduction, ex-hostage recounts
Eitan Mor described how he was starved, beaten, and electrocuted during his captivity.
Israel hands mediators list of PIJ terrorists with knowledge of Ran Gvili’s location - report
In addition to the names of terrorists, Israel reportedly handed over a map with locations relevant to the search for Gvili’s remains.
WATCH: Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel
The footage, obtained by the IDF, shows the six hostages, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sarusi, who were murdered by Hamas in 2024.
'Gazan doctors killed my daughter by injecting air into her veins,' father of murdered soldier says
Avi Marciano said that rather than treat his daughter Noa for her wounds, a doctor at al-Shifa hospital killed her. He was sent a video of her last moments.
Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on two Times Square digital billboards
One billboard is part of an effort led by the Israeli Consulate in New York and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. The other was launched by the American Jewish Committee.
IDF carried out mission to locate former hostage Avera Mengistu a day before Oct. 7 - KAN
The mission reportedly failed to identify Mengistu, and also did not detect Hamas' preparations for an attack, sources familiar with the matter told KAN.
Israel, Thailand mourn together as slain Thai hostage Rinthalak returns home in touching ceremony
“Their hopes, and even their right to dream, were taken away along with their lives and freedom,” the Thailand’s ambassador to Israel said.
PIJ claims it handed over 'last hostage in its possession' as Israel awaits Ran Gvili's return
The al-Quds Brigades "adhered to all the terms of the ceasefire agreement," Hamza claimed, which he said came about as an achievement of Palestinian martial efforts during the war.
Family of slain Gaza hostage Ran Gvili met with US UN ambassador to discuss return efforts
During the meeting, Ambassador Waltz affirmed the US’s obligation to ensure the completion of the return of all hostages taken during Hamas’s brutal October 7 massacre.
