hostage

Hostage family to 'Post': Gaza strategy is band-aid, not solution, Hamas biding time

Ronen and Orna Neutra urged Israel to prioritize a hostage deal, warning that military pressure risks captives' lives without securing their return.

30/03/2025

'I want a Seder with all the family': Released hostage rallies for brother's release

"The hostages feel now that they could be collateral damage; a terrible feeling, believe me," said Iair Horn.

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya seen with Gazan residents in the background (illustrative)

Hamas agrees to ceasefire proposal it received from mediators, group's chief says

Security sources told Reuters on Thursday that Egypt had received positive indications from Israel over a new ceasefire proposal that would include a transitional phase.

By REUTERS
29/03/2025

'Deliver my screams': Hamas publishes video of Elkana Bohbot begging for release

The 35-year-old, who has spent over a year in Hamas captivity, suffers from asthma.

Hostage families 'held captive by Netanyahu,' Einav Zangauker claims in fiery address

The mother of Matan Zangauker accused PM Netanyahu of "tattooing the souls of our loved ones with numbers" like Nazis did during the Holocaust.

  Freed hostage Eliya Cohen waves to Israelis upon his release from Gaza, February 22, 2025

Ex-hostage Eliya Cohen reflects on loneliness, hunger, hope in captivity in Instagram post

Former hostage Eliya Cohen wrote about his time in Hamas captivity on his Instagram.

'That's not my husband's face': Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot's wife speaks out for first time

After 537 days in captivity, Rivka Bohbot breaks her silence following Hamas' release of a video showing her husband Elkana.

By WALLA!
28/03/2025

Hostage mother Einav Zangauker appeals to Hamas to protect her son, other hostages

After 500+ days of captivity, Einav Zangauker addresses her son Matan's captors in both Hebrew and Arabic, asking them to protect hostages until a deal is reached

 Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, 31, who is originally from Mexico, kidnapped with her boyfriend

'My heart and mind remain there': Released hostage shares details of suffering, demands deal

Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky opened up about her ongoing feelings of survivor guilt, knowing she made it out of Gaza alive while others remain captive.

 The opening of Keith Siegel pancake house, a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona market in Tel Aviv,

Israelis flock to Keith Siegel’s Pancake House for the former hostage’s signature hotcakes

At one point, two young girls exclaimed that they were eating the best pancakes they’d ever tasted, prompting a wide grin from Siegel.

By DEBORAH DANAN/JTA
27/03/2025
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