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Body of Tanzanian kibbutz worker Joshua Mollel released by Hamas

The 21-year-old agricultural intern had arrived in Israel just 19 days before the October 7 attacks

By Jacob Jaffa

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Body of fallen IDF soldier Itay Chen returned by Hamas

By Jacob Jaffa

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(L-R) Colonel Asaf Hamami, Captain Omer Neutra and Staff Sergeant Oz Daniel

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Remains of three slain IDF soldiers returned to Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

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Members of the Red Cross stand amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as heavy machinery operates in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on October 27, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Latest remains returned by Hamas not linked to any hostages

By Jacob Jaffa

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Amiram Cooper (L) and Sahar Baruch (Image: Courtesy)

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Hamas releases bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch

By Jacob Jaffa

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Yosef Haim Ohana in an Israeli TV interview following his release from Gaza (Image: Channel 12)

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‘He was about to shoot me’: Freed hostage reveals how he prevented his own execution in Gaza tunnels

By Jacob Jaffa

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Hamas returns remains of deceased hostage already recovered by IDF two years ago

By Jacob Jaffa

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Hamas officials can reach 10 of the 13 remaining hostages, Israeli officials tell Vance

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused the terror group of delaying releases to stave off its own disarmament

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 24, 2025 10:26

US Vice President JD Vance delivers a statement to the media at Israel's ceasefire coordination centre near Kiryat Gat on October 21, 2025 (Flash90)

Hamas releases bodies of two Nir Oz hostages

Tamir Adar was killed on October 7, while Arie Zalmanowicz was murdered in captivity the next month

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 22, 2025 08:20

(L-R) Tamir Adar and Arie Zalmanowicz (Image: Courtesy)

Hamas returns body of kibbutz civil defence hero killed on October 7

Tal Haimi ‘fought like a lion’ to defend his community from terrorists, while his death meant he never met his infant son

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 21, 2025 09:09

Body of final female hostage returned as Hamas delays further releases

The remains Inbar Hayman, as well as those of IDF officer Sergeant Major Muhammad al-Atarash, were handed over to the military last night

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 16, 2025 08:25

Inbar Hayman and Sergeant Major Muhammad Al-Atarash (Image: Times of Israel)

‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releases

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

By Jacob Jaffa

5 min read

October 13, 2025 11:11

US President Trump addresses the Knesset on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

Who are the terrorists being released in exchange for the hostages?

A group of 250 life-sentence prisoners, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders, will be returned to the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem or deported abroad

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 13, 2025 10:02

Large crowds welcome the return of Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

Israeli politicians celebrate hostage releases

Lawmakers from across the aisle, including those who voted against the deal, have shared their well-wishes, though some from the prime minister’s own party were less jubilant

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 13, 2025 09:26

The Israeli Knesset awaits a speech by US President Trump on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

By Gerald Steinberg

Trump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguous

An end to the fighting under these conditions is a major achievement for Netanyahu and Israel and is the result of strong US diplomacy. How to achieve Hamas’s disarmament and self-rule will remain a challenge

3 min read

October 9, 2025 11:52

People wave US and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. (Image: Getty)

Who are the hostages due to be returned under the Gaza peace deal?

A total of 48 captives remain in the Strip, only 22 of whom are believed to be alive

By Jacob Jaffa

7 min read

October 9, 2025 09:19

People look at photographs of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken to Gaza on October 7, 2023, at a succah in Paris, France, on October 7, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

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Hostage Negotiations

Body of Tanzanian kibbutz worker Joshua Mollel released by Hamas

Body of fallen IDF soldier Itay Chen returned by Hamas

Remains of three slain IDF soldiers returned to Israel

Latest remains returned by Hamas not linked to any hostages

Hamas releases bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch

‘He was about to shoot me’: Freed hostage reveals how he prevented his own execution in Gaza tunnels

Hamas returns remains of deceased hostage already recovered by IDF two years ago

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