Hostage Deal
Smotrich, Netanyahu quarrel over law banning release of senior terrorists during exchange deals
The absence of such a law places "every Israeli citizen, at home and abroad, under a real threat of abduction," argued Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Lessons from Hostages Forum: Making a Jewish movement for peace, equality - opinion
Former hostage Nimrod Cohen announces return to IDF: 'Didn't do enough during my mandatory service'
Yair Lapid held undisclosed meetings with Qatari officials to discuss Gaza hostages situation
Gaza's ticking clock: Hamas illustrating it can reorganize itself despite war setbacks - analysis
Each day that goes by is a day that Hamas has to reconstitute itself and assert control.
US Vice President JD Vance to visit Israel this week alongside Special Envoy Witkoff
The US officials are expected to discuss transitioning into the second phase of US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan.
WATCH: Israeli man confronted while removing sign calling for return of deceased hostages
The man was confronted by a woman who claimed to have paid for the poster of the 21 hostages.
Nir Oz's 'cowboy': Eliyahu Margalit's remains returned to Israel, authorities confirm
The IDF confirmed that the remains handed over by Hamas on Friday night are from Eliyahu Margalit, a resident of Nir Oz, who was killed on October 7 and taken to Gaza.
Guy Gilboa-Dalal endured 'nightmare' in Hamas captivity, freed hostage's father says
Ilan Dalal told N12 that despite the damage his son sustained in Hamas captivity, "slowly, with a lot of love and with family and friends around him, he will be fine."
‘If anyone could handle captivity, it was him’: Danny Miran discusses son's Gaza captivity
While Omri's brother, Boaz, told Israeli media that he was originally kept in a cage whilst in captivity, his father, Danny, told N12 that he was relatively well-fed and was not starved.
On the ground in Hostage Square as the historic deal unfolds
'Until all 48 hostages are freed and back on Israeli soil, I cannot breathe.'
When time stood still: The lost two years for Hamas hostages
For those held for two years, release is a collision of timelines. Their timeline, frozen in the moments of abduction on October 7, and everyone else’s, which has continued.
WATCH: Israel receives hostage remains after Hamas locates body in Gaza
Hamas originally said that it would return the body of a slain Israeli hostage at 11 p.m. on Friday, but the Red Cross handover occured around midnight.
Israel’s road to healing didn’t end with the hostages’ return, it’s just beginning - opinion
Only a society that acknowledges its vulnerability and still chooses life can transform the end of war from a moment of paralysis into a turning point.
