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Hostage Elkana Bohbot stitched a doll for his son using scraps of fabric while in captivity

Elkana’s son Re’em was just three-years-old when his father was kidnapped

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

The moment Elkana Bohbot was finally reunited with his son Re'em after being released from captivity in Gaza (GPO)

Reut Ben Haim, founder of the Tzav 9 protest movement, attends Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on August 7, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

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Israeli activists plan to block Gaza aid over Hamas ceasefire ‘violations’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

The Guardian corrected a headline referring to Israeli hostages as 'detainees'

Media

Multiple papers correct misleading coverage of Gaza hostage releases

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Rom Braslavski has revealed terrorists repeatedly tried to get him to convert to Islam (Picture: Eran Yardeni/GPO)

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Hostages were pressured to convert to Islam and met Hamas leader during two-year captivity

By Siam Goorwich

3 min read

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

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Body of final female hostage returned as Hamas delays further releases

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Avinatan Or, pictured with his parents, was held alone for the entire two years

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Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Nimrod Cohen, who was held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks, waves an Israeli flag upon disembarking from an Israeli military helicopter (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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‘Now we can breathe again’: Israelis celebrate the ‘miracle’ of the hostage return

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

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Bodies of four dead hostages arrive in Israel – two names released

The military confirmed that the remains were be identified at a forensics facility

By JC Reporter

1 min read

October 14, 2025 08:34

The bodies are saluted by IDF soldiers after arriving in Israel (Image: JNS)

British Jewish communal leaders rejoice at return of the hostages

The last of the living hostages in Gaza were released today after 738 days in captivity

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read

October 13, 2025 16:28

JW3 Chief Executive Ray Simonson and Marcel Knobil removing padlocks on the Lovelock Bridge at JW3 (Credit: JW3)

By The JC Leader

US backing for Israel freed the hostages. Can peace follow now?

With the hostages home, the path to Hamas’s irrelevance may at last come within reach

3 min read

October 13, 2025 16:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset as US President Donald Trump listens on (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Tears flowed freely, the weight of our common pain and uncertainty finally lifting’

A leading hostage campaigner from the UK was in Hostage Square when the captives were released

By Maxine Elias

2 min read

October 13, 2025 16:05

Maxine Elias in Hostage Square in the early hours of today (Photo: Maxine Elias)

In our small way, we too helped bring them home

Campaigners across the UK have spent the last two years calling for the release of the hostages. Today, their prayers were answered

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

October 13, 2025 15:04

Campaigners gather at a London rally to call to bring home the hostages (Photo: Getty)

Hamas accused of holding back bodies in breach of ceasefire deal

‘We will not abandon any hostage,’ the Hostages and Missing Families Forum vowed

By Siam Goorwich

3 min read

October 13, 2025 13:32

As recently as last week, Herut Nimrodi said she still hoped her son Tal might be alive (Picture: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

‘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)

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hostages

Hostage Elkana Bohbot stitched a doll for his son using scraps of fabric while in captivity

Israeli activists plan to block Gaza aid over Hamas ceasefire ‘violations’

Multiple papers correct misleading coverage of Gaza hostage releases

Hostages were pressured to convert to Islam and met Hamas leader during two-year captivity

Body of final female hostage returned as Hamas delays further releases

Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

‘Now we can breathe again’: Israelis celebrate the ‘miracle’ of the hostage return

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