A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least create a temporary pause in the war ended Sunday without a final agreement. Those talks included CIA director William Burns and David Barnea, the head...
Meirav Leshem Gonen with her family, including her daughter Romi, who is still in Hamas captivity. (credit: COURTESY) Signs of life A hostage released in November told the family Romi was alive but in bad condition. “Her hand does not function. Her fingers are barely moving and are changi...
and said in a statement he had “hoped and worked to bring back the four members of the family from Hamas captivity.” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz earlier said the bodies of both Yosef and Hamzah Al Zayadni had been recovered, but the military said the identi...
the Brodutch family, where she was taken captive with them and released with them. Avigail's siblings, Michael, 9, and Amelia, 6, hid in a closet for 14 hours during the horrors and survived, and were taken in by their aunt
Elma’s family returned to theRed Crossbuilding a few days later and were once again rejected. “My mother should not have come back like this. What is the Red Cross there for? What is the UN Women organization for?” Tal demanded to know. ...
ADDS family, hostages forum quotes, background The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack. In the undated, three-and-a-half-minute video recording that AFP has not been able to ...
and said in a statement he had “hoped and worked to bring back the four members of the family from Hamas captivity.” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz earlier said the bodies of both Yosef and Hamzah AlZayadni had been recovered, but the military said the ident...
Netanyahu's office said in a statement Saturday that he has spoken with Alexander's family after the release of the "brutal psychological warfare video." "The Prime Minister said in the conversation that he felt very well the agony going through Edan and the hostages and their families, and ...
As the war reached its 100th day on Sunday, Gil Dickmann, whose 39-year-old cousin Carmel Gat is still among the unaccounted for hostages in Gaza, said he and other family members of the captives, "feel desperate." Gil Dickmann, whose cousin, Carmel Gat, is being held hostage in Gaza...
“Get your act together, my dear government, and start doing your job properly to bring us all home while we’re still alive,” Gilboa continued. “I don’t need any food, money, clothes, or anything else–just bring us home alive. To my dear family, I miss you so much and love ...