Bodies of slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas to be returned • IAF strikes weapons belonging to old Syrian regime in southern Syria
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Netanyahu: Tomorrow will be a shocking, sorrowful day for the State of Israel
Slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas to return to Israel
The four were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz; it is currently unclear how they died.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Bodies of slain hostages Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz to be returned to Israel, February 19, 2025. (photo credit: Canva, Hostages and Missing Families Forum)Go to the full article > >
Orange-haired angels gone too soon: Bibas family to return to Israel – comment
The redheaded Bibas boys and their mother, Shiri, will come back to Israel, just not in the way we had all hoped.
ByZVIKA KLEIN A person carries placards with pictures of Yarden Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, on the day of the release of hostages as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 1, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)Go to the full article > >
Hamas propaganda and funeral processions: Israel prepares for return of four hostages' remains
The hostages' remains will be transferred on Thursday, sparking public uncertainty on what Hamas will do during the handover.
Jewish burial amid tragedy: Halachic questions surrounding the return of hostage bodies
With the bodies of hostages set to return home, Jewish law raises complex questions—when to mourn, how to bury, and what to do when the remains are incomplete.
Families of deceased hostages suffer without recognition or support, report finds
Seventeen family members of varying degrees of relation were interviewed with informed consent by Dr. Einat Yahne, a rehabilitation psychologist with the Hostage Families Forum Health Division.
ByDR. ITAY GAL Hostage posters seen at the Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv, January 14, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH)Go to the full article > >
Edan Alexander’s family: ‘No communication from Netanyahu’s office’
Hostage Edan Alexander’s family urges action as they await proof of life.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN EDAN ALEXANDER, a bright 19-year-old from New Jersey, was taken hostage while serving in the IDF.(photo credit: Courtesy Alexander Family)Go to the full article > >
Trump administration cuts all funding for Palestinian security forces - report
Trump administration cuts all aid for Palestinian security forces, delaying key training programs.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPalestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024(photo credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
'Israel is fighting America’s war right now' - WI Republican congressman to 'Post' - interview
Van Orden told the Post 'Iran has said, ‘You can’t stop us from getting a nuke.’ Well, that’s just wrong. The US and Israel will never let that happen.'
ByZVIKA KLEIN Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. Republicans in the House are attempting to hold Attorney General Derrick Garland in contempt of Congress after he advised that President Biden assert Executive Privilege over the audio(photo credit: SAMUEL CORUM/GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
73 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal
