Gaza hostages
Red Cross chief says she tried to arrange Gaza hostage visits through talks with Hamas's Haniyeh
She cited the organization's "strict insistence on neutrality" as having been vital in the eventual return of many of the Gaza hostages to Israel.
Former Biden official: Netanyahu blocked July 2024 hostage deal, prolonged war by six months
'Appreciate everything': Evyatar David on Hamas captivity, three years after Oct. 7 - interview
Former military secretary alleges attempt to alter official records of Oct. 7 massacre timeline
Former IDF negotiator says Israel could have ended Gaza war, freed hostages a year earlier
"We could have achieved the same strategic accomplishments in terms of damaging Hamas's military strength, and in terms of many other security issues, much earlier," said Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon.
US Senate unanimously passes bipartisan resolution honoring American October 7 victims
The resolution, S.Res.938, lists out 40 of the 46 Americans killed on October 7, as well as the seven hostages who were successfully freed alive from Hamas captivity.
Eli Sharabi asks UN Human Rights Council to 'name these crimes,' recognize hostage abuse as torture
“I have chosen the road of justice, beyond politics and grounded in our shared humanity,” he said. “This council must recognize the torture, demand criminal investigations, and confront the terror."
Ex-hostage Omri Miran to lead Salon Otef gathering to share his story with public
Miran, who was released from Gaza after 738 days in captivity, said that he views telling the stories of what happened as "an immensely important national mission, a life mission."
Bennett: IDF will collapse without haredi enlistment, Netanyahu is dismantling military
Former PM warns IDF 'on verge of collapse' without haredi conscription • Netanyahu 'leading the most serious threat of all' in mass draft evasions, vote for PM is 'direct vote against troops'
UN verified hostages faced sexual violence in Gaza - then failed to act - analysis
The evidence of sexual violence against Israeli hostages was there. What was missing? Meaningful UN action
Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes
Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father placed 29th on the Likud slate by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later apologized, saying he wrote the comment in a “storm of emotions” and “did not mean” it.
WATCH: Israeli forces kill global jihadist terrorist who kidnapped Noa Argamani on October 7
Later in the day, the IDF and Shin Bet announced that they killed Muhammad Hamad Muhammad Gabain, a commander in Hamas' military wing, who was involved in holding nine hostages abducted on October 7.
Sukkot 2026: The empty chair is gone, but the threat of Hamas and Iran remains - opinion
That daily uncertainty has been absent for months, but this is the first Sukkot on which its absence can be felt in the festival itself.
Nearly 150,000 people participate in final slihot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur at Kotel
Also in attendance were former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, as well as former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.
