Israel shifts its military strategy – and Hamas is losing its gripDirect aid, held ground, and relentless pressure are shaking the terrorists’ hold on Gaza. But too much success may also endanger the fate of the hostagesBy Yossi Yehoshua3 min read
October 7Social media campaign launched to highlight 600 days in captivityFifty-eight hostages are still held in Gaza by terroristsBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Cannes Film FestivalFormer hostage has yellow ribbon ‘confiscated’ at CannesMia Schem had been invited to raise awareness of the plight of the 58 hostages still in Gaza after nearly 600 daysBy Gaby Wine1 min read
By Gaby WineThey tried to destroy us. They didn’t succeed. Let’s singAt times of crisis, it is music that we turn to3 min read
Hostages‘They are living in hell’ – Freed hostage Edan Alexander confirms Matan Zangauker is alive but in ‘severe distress’Zangauker’s mother, Einav, has been at the forefront of the hostage campaign since he was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By The JC LeaderA gift to HamasBritain, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions unless the Jewish state halts its military campaign. The jihadists in Gaza can’t believe their luck3 min read
United NationsAt every step, the UN has failed hostages and their familiesThis week, families of hostages came to New York to demand their loved ones bodies be returnedBy Jonathan Harounoff3 min read
Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the revised assessment and reiterated his resolve to continue the war until the captives are freedBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 16, 2025 09:30
Hostage families call on UN to act to bring their loved ones’ bodies homeIsraeli ambassador Danny Danon said returning the dead should be a ‘universal obligation’By JC Reporter1 min read||May 16, 2025 09:16
JNF UK heads reunite with former hostageSagui Dekel-Chen is a project worker for the organisation, based in IsraelBy Elliot Rose1 min read||May 15, 2025 15:46
UN Security Council to discuss return of hostage bodies for first time since October 7‘Israel is demanding something basic, moral, human—to return our boys and girls home,’ said Danny Danon, Jerusalem’s envoy to the UNBy Vita Fellig1 min read||May 15, 2025 13:34
US envoy Witkoff gifts late son’s Magen David to freed hostage Edan AlexanderThe released soldier, understood to be the last living American citizen held by Hamas, was moved to tears by the gestureBy Ellie Grant3 min read||May 14, 2025 10:05
Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar, family sayThe US-Israeli hostage will instead travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump at a later dateBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||May 13, 2025 09:08
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released by HamasThe 21-year-old soldier had endured 583 days in captivityBy JC Reporter2 min read||May 12, 2025 15:34
Who is Edan Alexander?The 20-year-old soldier is set to be released this afternoon after 583 days in Hamas captivityBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||May 12, 2025 14:38
Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage Edan AlexanderIsrael was reportedly not involved in negotiations to free the 21-year-oldBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 11, 2025 19:41
