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Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025.
Teenagers block Ayalon Highway while protesting for return of Gaza hostages, August 31, 2025.

'We won't learn to live with this': Teenagers block Ayalon in protest for Gaza hostage deal

 Idan Shtivi.

Idan Shtivi identified as second Gaza hostage recovered in special IDF op.

Ilan Weiss.

IDF recovers body of murdered hostage Ilan Weiss in Gaza


Freed hostage Emily Damari meets Israeli Druze leader amid Sweida violence

Emily Damari noted the similarity between the pain felt by Israelis and Druze in their respective situations, Israelis with the war in Gaza and Druze with the violence erupting in Sweida. 

 Emily Damari prepping for surgery.

The Zionist case for Palestinian statehood - opinion

A Palestinian state that lives alongside Israel in peace and security does not “reward’ Hamas for Oct. 7; it definitively repudiates everything that Hamas stands for.

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

'Netanyahu and Dermer against the world': Security council left in the dark on Gaza plans - report

Officials told N12 that they do not receive Gaza plans beyond official statements from the Prime Minister.

 (From L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and PM Military Secretary Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, July 9, 2025.

IDF Chief Zamir calls on 'everyone' to enlist, 'contribute their share equally'

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding how to prevent draft-dodging in Israel's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (C), Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (R), and Gaza Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram (L), in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025.

‘Bring Them Home’: Why Israel is responsible to bring the hostages back - opinion

The hostage movement calls on Israel to bring the hostages home because the government is responsible for making decisions that prolonged the war instead of prioritizing the hostages.

Israelis block road 531 while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025.

At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after clashes with FARC dissidents

The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality in the southeastern province of Guaviare and involved members of the Central General Staff

 A policeman stands next to a well where minerals taken from illegal gold mines are washed in Buritica, Colombia, on April 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)

Trump says he's 'not happy' about IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza

Trump repeated his claim that there are "probably just under 20" hostages left alive in the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the White House on Monday.

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

WATCH: Family of Gaza hostage Nimrod Cohen releases footage of kidnapping from tank on Oct. 7

The Cohen family held a press conference at 6 p.m. on Monday at the Hostages' Families Forum in Tel Aviv when the first images were revealed.

Footage of Nimrod Cohen being taken hostage by Hamas.

Trump says 'probably' fewer than 20 hostages alive in Gaza, drawing families' ire

While claiming credit for the release of the other hostages, Trump asserted that not every hostage family disagreed with Israel's plan for a military occupation of the Gaza Strip.

US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 6, 2025.

Delaying Gaza City invasion, agreeing to ceasefire, would double IDF death toll, expert says

Even if the Americans say publicly that they support a comprehensive deal, Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror questions what that would exactly entail.

IDF soldiers operating in Beit Hanun.

Arab-Israeli citizen returns to Israel after year-long imprisonment in Lebanese jail

The IDF took Abu-Hussein for comprehensive tests at a hospital, after which he will meet his family.

Saleh Abu-Hussein returns to Israel from Lebanon after a year, August 21, 2025.