Hostage Negotiations

Release of all hostages could be agreed ‘very soon’ after Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas

However, the US president indicated that some of the remaining captives may have ‘recently died’

By Jacob Jaffa

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President Trump has suggested that a hostage deal could be agreed 'very soon'

Pro-hostage protestors have blocked highways in a mass demonstration calling for a ceasefire and the immediate release of the remaining Hamas captives (Image: Flash90)

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Hostage activists block Israel’s highways in fresh wave of pro-ceasefire protests

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Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor over alleged Hamas support

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‘Our people are not whole while Avinatan, Alon and the hostages are not home’

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Matan Zangauker is still alive but in 'severe distress', according to the recently freed Edan Alexander (Image: Getty)

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‘They are living in hell’ – Freed hostage Edan Alexander confirms Matan Zangauker is alive but in ‘severe distress’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

If not handled correctly, aid will be less about saving civilians than saving Hamas

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May 20, 2025 14:28

Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20

Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the revised assessment and reiterated his resolve to continue the war until the captives are freed

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 16, 2025 09:30

Israel has revised its estimate of the number of hostages still alive in Gaza down from 23 to 20 (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

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 UN

By Vita Fellig

1 min read

May 15, 2025 13:34

The UN Security Council is set to discuss a resolution about the return of hostages' remains (Image: Getty)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner warns Israel’s policies in Gaza are tarnishing UK Jews with a ‘putrid brush’ as she launches weekly action demanding end of aid blockade

By Jane Prinsley

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May 13, 2025 17:00

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Sara Netanyahu caught saying ‘fewer’ than 24 hostages remain alive

The hot mic moment prompted anger from hostage groups, which demanded clarification of the government’s figures

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 30, 2025 11:23

Sara Netanyahu was picked up on her husband's microphone saying that 'fewer' than 24 hostages remain alive in Gaza, which would conflict with Israel's official estimate (Image: Flash90)

Mother of hostage gets ready to face second festival of freedom without her son

Viki Cohen has illustrated a children’s Haggadah which symbolises the Israeli hostages as she fights for her son, Nimrod, to come home

By Jane Prinsley

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April 8, 2025 05:32

Viki and Nimrod before he was abducted by Palestinian terrorists and taken into Gaza

Yarden Bibas, Noa Argamani, and freed hostages accuse Israeli government of abandoning those left in Gaza

Released hostages warn that end of ceasefire risks lives of hostages

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

March 18, 2025 17:58

Einav Zangauker (2L), the mother of Israeli Matan Zangauer held hostage with others in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, sits alongside supporters and relatives at the Gaza border near kibbutz Nir Oz on March 18, 2025, to protest Israel's strikes and demand preserving the truce and bringing the remaining hostages back with a deal. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the 24 hostages left alive in Gaza?

A further 35 captives have been confirmed dead

By Jacob Jaffa

7 min read

March 7, 2025 16:52

A total of 24 hostages are believed to remain alive in Gaza (Image: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)

Trump gives Hamas ‘last warning’ over hostages amid unprecedented bilateral talks

The US President also met with a delegation of recently freed hostages ahead of his strongly-worded statement

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

March 6, 2025 10:23

US President Donald Trump met with a delegation of recently freed hostages in the Oval Office (Image: X/POTUS)

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Hostage Negotiations

Release of all hostages could be agreed ‘very soon’ after Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas

Hostage activists block Israel’s highways in fresh wave of pro-ceasefire protests

Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor over alleged Hamas support

Witkoff meets Qatar PM in intensified push for diplomatic solution as Israel weighs Gaza City takeover

Hostage talks collapse as Israel and Hamas both announce withdrawal

‘Our people are not whole while Avinatan, Alon and the hostages are not home’

‘They are living in hell’ – Freed hostage Edan Alexander confirms Matan Zangauker is alive but in ‘severe distress’

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