Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not of hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday that the remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza did not belong to any hostages, the latest setback to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. The handover came after Israel on Friday returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians … Read more

Israel identifies two more hostages’ bodies as JD Vance meets Netanyahu

Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday that Israel had completed identifying the bodies of the two other hostages, while US Vice President J.D. Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to push forward the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The authorities identified the two deceased hostages as Ari Zalmanovich and … Read more

Israel-Gaza news: Who are the Hamas hostages Israel believes are still alive as the ceasefire begins?

TEL AVIV, Israel — Their faces stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped. Their stories, told by anguished family members, are almost as well-known as celebrities. They are civilians and soldiers, fathers and sons. Some were at the Nova music festival, where almost 400 people were killed and … Read more

October 7 attacks: A divided Israel marks 2 years Hamas’ attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

Reem, Israel – Thousands of people in southern Israel on Tuesday to mourning the dead, where the nation was distinguished for two years since the Hamas attack fell on October 7 in a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas hosted indirect peace talks in Egypt. The main memorial is organized by the bereaved families, separate … Read more

Hostage Keith Siegel released by Hamas on mission to lobby Trump, Israel to reach deal to free remaining hostages

Washington – Finally, free from families, Keith Siegel is only free. The previous hostage that Hamas launched 484 days after captivity is still being tormented by the ongoing war. “I cannot recover, I cannot return to a normal life until all 59 hostages are launched,” Siegel told WABC WABC. Hamas was handed over from Gaunt … Read more