Hostage

Hamas’s sexual abuses aren’t allegations but facts, survivors need real support - editorial

Bearing witness is not enough. Survivors must not be forced to relive their trauma to justify their worthiness for care.

 Released hostage Maya Regev speaks during a status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 2, 2024
US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon arrival at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025.

'We'll knock them down': Trump backs attack on Iran if weapons development continues

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Netanyahu should fight ruthlessly for his agenda in Trump meeting - editorial

Former hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky got engaged.

Former Gaza hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzwesky announce engagement


Private clinic employee charged after allegedly attempting to access medical records of ex-hostage

The employee was said to have attempted to gain access to the private file of a former hostage despite not needing such information to perform the duties of their job.

 Israel police arrests a terror suspect in east Jerusalem

'If you tell anyone, I'll kill you': Gaza hostage Romi Gonen recounts sexual abuse during captivity

Former Gaza hostage Romi Gonen shares her harrowing story of sexual abuse and survival in Hamas captivity during an emotional interview on Channel 12's "Uvda."

 Romi Gonen is reunited with her mother Meirav.

Pope Leo XIV mentions Palestinians in Christmas address - December 25, 2025

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

A LIT UP Christmas tree, Ramadan Lantern, and Hanukkah Menorah are displayed at the German Colony area in Israel's northern city of Haifa on December 4, 2025.

Mother of final Gaza hostage calls for commitment to deal terms to bring son back

Talik Gvili noted that she will be flying to the United States to meet with US President Donald Trump at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

TALIK GVILI gives a speech ahead of Bejamin Netanyahu's trip to the US, December 24, 2025.

Gal Hirsch travels to Cairo for talks on returning final hostage Ran Gvili's remains

Coordinator for Hostages Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch met with senior officials in Cairo to discuss securing the return of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili's remains, the last hostage yet to be freed.

Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch (C) talking with President Isaac Herzog at the funeral of St.-Sgt. Daniel Oz, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release

Ex-hostage Segev Kalfon calls out Israel’s lack of support since his release, sharing his harrowing experiences of captivity, violence, and the emotional toll faced in captivity in a KAN interview.

Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey urged senior US officials to prevent Israel from striking in Gaza, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.

(From L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, US President Donald Trump, and Qatari PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025; illustrative.

'We cannot recover until Ran Gvili is home': Hostage Families Forum rally across Israel

Families and supporters rallied nationwide, calling for the return of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili and vowing not to move forward until the final hostage is brought home.

Talik Gvili, mother of last remaining hostage Ran, addresses a crowd at Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, December 19, 2025; illustrative.

Toronto trio arrested for alleged attempted abductions of Jews, women

The suspects were named as Waleed Khan, 26, Osman Azizov, 18, and Fahad Sadaat, 19. 

Waleed Khan, 26, Osman Azizov, 18, and Fahad Sadaat, 19. 

Flooding in Gaza Strip hampers search for remains of final hostage Ran Gvili - report

The source told Ynet that "efforts to locate Ran are continuing through other means."

Displaced Palestinians walk through floodwaters near their tents following heavy rains in Gaza City on December 15, 2025.

Trump claims 'peace in Middle East for first time' in nationwide speech from White House

Trump said he "ended the war in Gaza, and secured the release of hostages, both living and dead." However, he did not mention the last hostage remaining in Gaza, Ran Gvili. 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025.