Hostage Deal

'If you need to stab a terrorist, you do': What we can learn from a former hostage - editorial

“I just spoke to him the way they deserve, like the sons of b***** they are,” Buchshtab-Kirscht told Ynet.

Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht speaks to a Hamas terrorist as she is being released to the Red Cross in Gaza, November 28, 2023.
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal bless the former hostages under huppah

Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Sapir Cohen, Sasha Troufanov marry in heartfelt ceremony

Former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon speaks at the Reichman University Conference, Herzliya, July 1, 2026.

Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, achieved more Hamas disarmament, ex-hostage chief says

RELEASED ISRAELI hostage Omri Miran, with his father Dani, October 28, 2025.

'You don't protect me': Former hostage's father shouts at Smotrich mid-speech


IDF denies it has information linking slain hostage Lt. Goldin to Rafah tunnel holding terrrorists

According to the report, this is the main reason why the IDF and Israel's leadership have refrained from striking that position.

Sec.-Lt. Hadar Goldin.

Hostage remains identified as Itay Chen, last Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza

Notably, this leaves Hadar Goldin as the last remaining murdered hostage who was taken during active IDF service.

Staff-Sergeant Itay Chen.

From captivity to community: The heartfelt homecoming of Bar Kupershtein - opinion

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A rally in Bnei Brak celebrating the return of Kuperstein.

Sahar Baruch, Amiram Cooper laid to rest after over two years of war in Gaza

"You were at the beginning of your life, and the thought of you breaks our hearts into a million pieces," Sahar Baruch's aunt Rebecca Manor said.

Mourners lay slain hostage Amiram Cooper to rest on November 2, 2025.

Remains returned to Israel by Hamas not of hostages, says Institute of Forensic Medicine

Hamas handed over the remains on Friday night to Red Cross intermediaries, but had not specified which remains it was returning.

Red Cross transports the remains of a deceased hostage, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after it was handed over by Hamas as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 27, 2025.

Meitar Law Firm honors ex-hostage Omri Miran in symbolic Ramat Gan poster removing ceremony

The banner, which had called for Miran's release, was displayed prominently on the building throughout his captivity as a symbol of hope and solidarity with hostages' families.

Former hostage Omri Miran attends ceremony to remove his poster in Ramat Gan

Who was Amiram Cooper, one of Kibbutz Nir Oz's founders murdered in Hamas captivity? - explainer

One of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Amiram Cooper, was a poet born in Haifa before the founding of the modern State of Israel. His remains were brought back from Gaza.

Slain hostage Amiram Cooper.

Amiram Cooper, Sahar Baruch identified as slain hostages returned to Israel

The remains of the two slain hostages were transferred into Israeli territory by the IDF and the Shin Bet on Thursday and were identified at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Slain hostages Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper

Israel re-arrests Palestinian terrorist freed in hostage deal over explosives production

The terrorist was arrested last year after being caught with 25 explosives he had manufactured and distributed to various terrorist groups.

Israel Police re-arrests terrorist released in hostage deal, October 30, 2025.

Key decisions on Jewish future to be decided at Federations' General Assembly

JFNA's 2025 gathering in Washington DC next month comes at a critical time for the Jewish people

Panel, 2024 General Assembly