Hundreds of thousands demand immediate hostage deal in Tel Aviv • 'Hamas obstacle to hostage deal,' sources charge • Airport, labor union to shut down on Monday in protest
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 1, 2024(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
IDF retrieves six bodies of Gaza hostages from Rafah
The hostages were likely killed after Kaid Farhan al-Alkadi was found last week.
Israel on fire: Protests erupt nationwide over Gaza hostage deal
Here are some of the best snapshots of the dramatic scenes taking place across Israel following the recovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages murdered in Gaza.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Protesters block Northbound Road number 2, demanding the government sign the hostage deal and bring everyone home. (photo credit: AVIV ATLAS)Go to the full article > >
Why everyone wants Mossad on their side in Philadelphi Corridor debate - analysis
The more hostages die, the less incentive there is for a deal to save the shrinking total number of them still alive.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani shake hands at their joint press conference in Doha, Qatar, June 12, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Tel Aviv becomes centre of nationwide protests demanding immediate hostage deal
Hundreds of thousands gather in Tel Aviv in mass protest, demanding an immediate hostage deal before more hostages are killed by Hamas.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFTel Aviv - "End the criminal abandonment", coffins on display at the Begin Gate. Demanding the government sign the deal and bring everyone home. (photo credit: Raya Barkan)Go to the full article > >
Histadrut calls to shut down economy, as Israelis take to streets after hostage bodies recovered
Israel's Business Forum joined the Hostage Family Forum call to protest.
ByEVE YOUNG, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAfter reports that six bodies of hostages recently killed were retrieved, protesters blocked the junction outside Weizmann Institute in Rehovot. September 1, 2024.(photo credit: Courtesy)Go to the full article > >
UN Sec. Gen. Guterres calls for unconditional hostage release
Israelis take to streets, call to shut down economy after hostage bodies recovered
Israel's Business Forum joined the Hostage Family Forum call to protest as Israelis blocked junctions around the country.
ByEVE YOUNGAfter reports that six bodies of hostages recently killed were retrieved, protesters blocked the junction outside Weizmann Institute in Rehovot. September 1, 2024.(photo credit: Courtesy)Go to the full article > >
Israeli gov't cancels meeting after recovery of hostage bodies from Gaza
Opposition head Yair Lapid also called to convene the Knesset and summon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the hostage deal.
ByELIAV BREUER Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Hamas calls on Palestinians to 'mobilize' against Israel
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
101 hostages remain in Gaza
48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
