‘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
The released soldier, understood to be the last living American citizen held by Hamas, was moved to tears by the gesture
By Ellie Grant
The US-Israeli hostage will instead travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump at a later date
By Jacob Jaffa
The 21-year-old soldier had endured 583 days in captivity
By JC Reporter
The 20-year-old soldier is set to be released this afternoon after 583 days in Hamas captivity
Israel was reportedly not involved in negotiations to free the 21-year-old
Hundreds gathered at Tottenham Hotspur stadium and Highgate Synagogue to welcome freed British-Israeli hostage
By Jane Prinsley
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The US president said three hostages had died, prompting an Israeli rebuttal
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Plan to seize Gaza territory aims to pressure Hamas, but critics say it sacrifices hostages and risks deepening humanitarian crisis
By Stephen Pollard
The heroic former hostage will be in London to see her lifelong team take on Crystal Palace, but there has been too little fanfare from the club she loves
The hot mic moment prompted anger from hostage groups, which demanded clarification of the government’s figures
Ipso said using the term to describe Palestinian detainees in Israel did not breach the Editors’ Code
By Imogen Garfinkel
Hamish Falconer tells JC that former hostage’s testimony was ‘heartbreaking’
Testimony from the released hostage moves audience of 1,400 to give him a standing ovation
The former Hamas captive, whose abduction is one of the enduring images of the October 7, 2023 attacks, used the occasion to reiterate her calls to bring all the remaining hostages home
The 10cc frontman claimed he was asked to take the symbol off but refused, saying: ‘I am Jewish, it is my tribe’