Four hostages back in Israel after 478 days

January 26, 2025 by  
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Four kidnapped Israeli women, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levi are back in Israel after 478  days in captivity, IDF confirmed on Saturday noon. Read more

Stars of David

January 23, 2025 by  
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Ordinary Israelis with extraordinary stories are to be honoured at UIA Gala events. Read more

33 hostages said to be released first in emerging ceasefire deal, forces to remain in Gaza

January 14, 2025 by  
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Under the terms of the emerging ceasefire, it is expected that the first 33 hostages to be released will be humanitarian cases, an Israeli security source told The Press Service of Israel on Monday as reports swirled throughout the day of an impending ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

Israel confirms son of killed Gaza hostage is also dead

January 11, 2025 by  
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Israel has confirmed that a hostage found killed in Gaza was Hamza Ziyadne, the son of another hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, who was found dead alongside him in an underground tunnel near the southern city of Rafah. Read more

Israeli hostages branded, sexually assaulted and starved

December 30, 2024 by  
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Israel’s Health Ministry finalized a report detailing severe physical and psychological abuse suffered by hostages in Gaza, including children, who were released during a November 2023 temporary ceasefire. The report — the first comprehensive account of hostages’ experiences — will be submitted to the United Nations. Read more

A real Chanukah gift? The release of the hostages

December 30, 2024 by  
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My younger brother Evyatar turns 24 on Dec. 28. His Hebrew birthday falls on the eighth night of Chanukah, the second of Tevet. I should be planning his celebration…writes Ilay David. Read more

‘Her heart could not withstand the suffering’: released hostage dies

December 25, 2024 by  
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Kibbutz Nir Oz resident Hana Katzir a 77-year-old hostage released from captivity during a temporary ceasefire died, on Tuesday morning. Read more

Netanyahu: Victory is ‘becoming a reality’

December 10, 2024 by  
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the army’s achievements, saying that victory “is becoming a reality” during a Monday night press conference. Read more

Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

December 1, 2024 by  
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A US-Israeli hostage being held in Gaza has begged Donald Trump to secure his release in a harrowing video released by militant group Hamas. Read more

Hamas says hostage killed in Israeli Gaza Strip attack

November 24, 2024 by  
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A woman who was kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip has died in an Israeli attack in the enclave’s northern, the military arm of Hamas says. Read more

‘Brutality and cruelty’ of October 7 attack condemned

October 8, 2024 by  
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The prime minister has condemned the October 7 attack on Israel in an address to parliament, but a bid for bipartisan support has failed. Read more

Israel proposes ‘safe passage deal’ to end war in Gaza

September 20, 2024 by  
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Israel has submitted a new proposal to the United States to end the war in Gaza by freeing all of the remaining hostages held by Hamas and allowing the terror group’s leader Yahya Sinwar to exit the enclave, Kan News reported on Thursday. Read more

Hostage Families call on UNICEF to protect Israeli children captive in Gaza

September 19, 2024 by  
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The families of Israeli hostages reached out to UNICEF in a bid to gain the release of two children still being held in Gaza. Read more

Hostages ‘murdered shortly before we arrived,’ says Israel

September 1, 2024 by  
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Israel confirmed on Sunday morning it had recovered and identified the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Rafah. Read more

‘The circle doesn’t really close’: hostage’s son shares pain of losing father in captivity

August 30, 2024 by  
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Farhan Al Qadi, the Israeli hostage rescued alive from the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday, disclosed on Thursday that he befriended Aryeh Zalmanovich in captivity — and witnessed his death. Read more

No agreement in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo

August 26, 2024 by  
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Washington is still “feverishly” working in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators as well as the Israelis to get a ceasefire and a hostage deal. Read more

Kamala Harris is the “pro-Jewish candidate” in this year’s U.S. presidential election

August 25, 2024 by  
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Zealots — true believers — are far worse than merely dangerous. They can be, to seriously mix metaphors here, ideological pied pipers who lead gullible, not to say dumb, lemmings into the sea. Read more

Negotiations continue

August 25, 2024 by  
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Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas. Read more

Eli Bibas fears for lives of kidnapped son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren

August 5, 2024 by  
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“Ariel loves Batman. He drew a picture and asked his teacher to write on it, ‘I fly and save people who are stuck in a pit,’” Eli Bibas, whose son Yarden, daughter-in-law Shiri and grandsons, Ariel and Kfir were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas to Gaza, told JNS on Wednesday. Read more

Israel confirms deaths of two hostages in Gaza

July 22, 2024 by  
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The Israeli military said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of two hostages held by Hamas in Gaza based on new intelligence information. Read more

Hostage families call to maintain pressure on Hamas

July 15, 2024 by  
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Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning to demand that the government keep up the military pressure on Hamas. Read more

‘If Israel comes to rescue you, we’ll kill you’

July 15, 2024 by  
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Andrey Kozlov, rescued from Hamas captivity by the Israel Defence Forces on June 9, feels fortunate to have survived his ordeal. Read more

The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity

July 12, 2024 by  
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Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more

Israeli protesters urging Gaza hostage deal block roads

July 8, 2024 by  
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Demonstrators are taking to the streets, blocking rush hour traffic at major intersections across Israel, to push for a hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

Four more hostages died in Gaza captivity: Israeli army

June 4, 2024 by  
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The Israeli military says another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 have died in captivity and that the Palestinian Islamist group is holding their bodies. Read more

Biden: Forget Ceasefire – Focus on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

June 3, 2024 by  
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President Biden has misleadingly claimed that Israel has offered a roadmap leading to an enduring ceasefire in Gaza: Read more

US plan not a good deal but Israel accepts it: Netanyahu aide

June 3, 2024 by  
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An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel has accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US President Joe Biden. Read more

Hostages Shani Louk, Amit Buskala and Yitzhak Gelerenter laid to rest

May 20, 2024 by  
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Israelis paid their last respects on Sunday to three of four hostages whose bodies were recovered from northern Gaza during the weekend. Read more

Israel announces recovery of fourth hostage’s body

May 19, 2024 by  
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The Israel Defence Forces announced it recovered the body of a fourth hostage on Saturday night, 53-year-old Ron Benjamin. Read more

Israel documenting hostage stories amidst emotional testimonies

May 8, 2024 by  
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Former hostages released from captivity in Gaza, along with the families of current hostages, shared insights into their harrowing experiences on Monday as the government partially unveiled a project to document their stories. Read more

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