IDF readies to receive hostages returning from Gaza
Hamas yet to release names of hostages for first exchange • 98 Gaza hostages set for gradual return home after 15 months in Hamas captivity • Biden confirms US citizens to be released in first phase
An IDF solider and medical professional in the new dedicated medical area in the Gaza Strip, March 24, 2024.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S OFFICE)
Government approves the hostage deal after seven hours of deliberation
Netanyahu told the cabinet that President-elect Trump had given his full backing for Israel to restart the war should Hamas violate the agreement and would unfreeze arms shipments.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a speech ahead of a cabinet meeting on December 3, 2024(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/YOUTUBE/ISRAELIPM/NOAM MATRY/GPO)Go to the full article > >
State Attorney's office rejects petition against hostage deal
Shin Bet chief: 'There are no good deals, but Israel is right to go for this deal'
Nevertheless, Bar admitted that releasing terrorists, some of whom he personally arrested, was "very difficult."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 27, 2022(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo to examine implementation of hostage deal - report
Protesters demonstrate across Israel for hostages amid the start of the deal's first phase
Many demonstrators were seen marking the second birthday of the youngest hostage, Kfir Bibas, who has now spent both of his birthdays in Hamas captivity.
ByGADI ZAIGOrange balloons are brought to the hostage demonstration to mark the second birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage, and to urge the government not to abandon the hostage deal on January 18, 2025.(photo credit: Paulina Patimer)Go to the full article > >
Trump to Netanyahu on hostage deal: 'Just keep doing what you have to do'
Trump explained that his administration will uphold the ceasefire by with "good government" and "respect."
ByAMICHAI STEINU.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)Go to the full article > >
PM Netanyahu: 'We will meet all the war’s goals, we will bring everyone home'
"I am proud to be the Prime Minister of our wonderful people. I am proud to lead our country in times like these," he said.
Hostage debrief team leader: Here is how to receive freed captives, cope with the deal - exclusive
Centering the hostages' needs is a critical part of how professionals will welcome them home.
ByEVE YOUNGFamilies of Israeli hostages gather to demand a deal in Jerusalem, January 14, 2025(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Who is captive Romi Gonen, the Hamas hostage taken from Nova set to be released?
Romi Gonen was abducted as she tried to flee the Nova Music Festival. Terrorists shot her in her hand before dragging her to Gaza.
IDF prepares new perimeter for Gaza security defense lines
The IDF said that its forces would be ready to fire on any Hamas or Islamic Jihad forces that violated any of the new security zones.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Southern Command Commander, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, in the Gaza Strip, January 18, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >Details of the Gaza hostage deal
33 hostages to be released in the first phase
IDF preparing to withdraw from areas of Gaza ahead of ceasefire
Biden says American hostages to be released in first phase
