Gaza hostages

Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos

Healing Ink aims to help survivors take back a sense of agency through tattooing, in what CEO Craig Dershowitz described as “a reclamation of their body, of their mind, and of their life story."

Gal Bilboa-Dalal receives first tattoo from Healing Ink based on the secret message from his brother Guy Bilboa-Dalal carried out of Gaza by a freed hostage.
Prof. Eli Sprecher, CEO of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

The hospital beneath the city: Ichilov’s wartime reinvention

Dr. Tzvika Mor (L) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, May 26, 2026.

Father of released hostage Eitan Mor joins Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party

People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.

NYT defends op-ed on Palestinian abuse as Israel’s military readies new F-35 upgrade


Israel returned bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza following Ran Gvili's return, Red Cross confirms

The transfer of the Palestinians' remains came following the discovery of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili's remains and as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza.

A Red Cross vehicle operates in an area within Yellow Line in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

Former Gaza hostage Almog Meir Jan says captivity shattered his belief in coexistence

"We wake up every morning for those who aren’t here to be better people and grow from the pain. If we’re united, nothing can defeat us," Almog said.

 Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan, who was kidnapped by hamas terrorists on October 7, and was held captive in Gaza until the Israeli army rescued him a month ago, returns to his home town Or Yehuda.July 7, 2024.

IDF spared Gazan terrorists in hopes to locate hostages, senior commander reveals

Gaza City guards moved their hostages around much more often than hostage guards did in other parts of Gaza, although hostages were also moved there, he said.

 Andrei Kozlov (left) and Alomg Meir (right) after being rescued by Israeli special forces, June 8, 2024.

Father of former Gaza hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor

Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

 JONATHAN DEKEL-CHEN, the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, speaks to reporters after he and other family members of American hostages being held by Hamas, participated in a meeting with US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 25, 2024.

Israeli forces demolish house of deceased hostage's sister amid family criticism

Israeli forces demolished the home of Youssef al-Ziadna’s sister, sparking backlash from the family, who accuse the government of insensitivity amid their mourning of loved ones taken by Hamas.

 Youssef Ziyadne

Israel’s NYC consulate marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Times Square billboards

Israel’s Consulate in New York marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with billboards in Times Square, warning against rising antisemitism and remembering the horrors of the Holocaust.

Israel’s Consulate in New York marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with powerful billboards in Times Square. 28.1.2026.

Final hostage Ran Gvili is buried, Trump announces armada headed for Iran

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

IDF troops honor slain hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili after his remains were recovered in Gaza on Januray 26, 2026.

No retreat: Now that all hostages are back, Israel must finish off Hamas - opinion

The completion of the phase of returning the hostages from Gaza must serve as a lesson that it is both a security and moral obligation to decisively defeat Hamas.

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.

Now that all hostages are home, Israel must open inquiry into October 7 massacre - editorial

Closure brings its own burden: a country that has endured this scale of loss still needs to fathom how and why Israel was so catastrophically unprepared.

The countdown clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, seen after it was stopped on January 27, 2026.

Netanyahu claims IDF Gaza losses due to lack of ammunition, Trump improved situation

At a joint conference with Hostage Coordinator Gal Hirsch, Netanyahu pointed out that, for the first time in 12 years, there are no hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press following Ran Gvili's return to Israel on January 27, 2026.