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Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

Israeli President Issac Herzog said the recovery will bring the Weiss family closure

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

The body of Ilan Weiss had been held by Hamas for 692 days (Image: X/ Hen Mazig)

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)

Hostages and Missing Families Forum

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

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

This screengrab from a video released on August 1, 2025 by the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, shows Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a tunnel (Photo by -/Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades/AFP via Getty Images) --AFP cannot independently verify the authenticity or location, date, and content of these images --

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Hamas must capture more Zionist rats, writes editor of Qatari pro-government paper

By JC Reporter

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IDF announces that it killed Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Hersh's gravestone, pictured earlier this year (Photo: Flash90)

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‘May his memory be a revolution’: Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s family marks first yahrzeit of ‘Beautiful Six’ hostage

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor over alleged Hamas support

By Amelie Botbol

2 min read

Members of the new coalition, Mothers on the Front, marched on Sunday calling for a ceasefire

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Mothers on the Front: 500 Israeli mums set up camp to call for an end to the war in Gaza

By JC Reporter

2 min read

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Freed hostages’ daughter weds with parents by her side

Shir Siegel had previously refused to hold the ceremony until both her parents were returned from Hamas captivity

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 12, 2025 10:53

'The image of victory': Shir Siegel wed her long-time partner in a ceremony attended by her parents, both of whom were held hostage by Hamas (Image: X/@ADL)

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

If a terror group is welcoming government policy, something is seriously wrong

The speech by Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis at Sunday’s hostage rally

3 min read

August 11, 2025 11:46

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis takes part in a 'National march for the Hostages' organised by Stop the Hate UK, in central London on August 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Chief Rabbi condemns Starmer at hostage rally where Progressive rabbis were booed off stage

Relatives of victims of October 7 spoke at the march to Downing Street

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

August 10, 2025 21:30

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Rev Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth is seen with hostage families and supporters during a march to Downing Street on August 10, 2025 in London, England. Family members of hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are marching alongside Jewish organizations and supporters to call on the UK government to defer plans to recognize a Palestinian state until all hostages have been released. Around 50 hostages remain in Gaza, of whom, fewer than half are believed to be alive. Last month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged that Britain would recognize a Palestinian state by September, unless Israel agrees to several conditions, including steps taken towards a ceasefire and ending suffering in Gaza. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

Gantz and Rubio criticise UK, Western moves they say hurt hostage talks

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have accused the UK, France and other allies of undermining the prospects for a ceasefire

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 10, 2025 10:31

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz (Image: Getty)

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

Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested the takeover plan in recent days, with Netanyahu’s own national security advisor also reportedly opposed

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

August 10, 2025 10:16

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Progressive and Masorti rabbis to hold Havdalah vigil, calling for ceasefire

Organisers say they are standing in solidarity with the hostages and demanding more aid into Gaza

By Gaby Wine

2 min read

August 8, 2025 13:37

Palestinian girls walk at a makeshift displacement camp set up amid building rubble in Gaza City in May (Photo: Getty)

Hostage families launch Gaza flotilla calling for ceasefire and return deal

The tactic mirrors those used by pro-Palestine activists trying to break Israe’s naval blockade of the Strip

By Gabrielle Apfel

2 min read

August 7, 2025 10:58

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has launched a flotilla to the Gaza shoreline to call for a ceasefire and hostage return deal (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Running 251km for 251 hostages

Bagel shops, Jewish cemeteries and communal hubs, Natasha Roston’s route through London passed some of British Jewry’s most iconic locations

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

August 5, 2025 14:52

Jessie J called a ‘disgusting Zionist’ after expressing sympathy for Israeli hostage Evyatar David

The singer’s post was met with a flood of abusive comments

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 5, 2025 14:09

Jessie J was targeted after saying she 'just cannot not bear the evil in this world' (Photo: Getty)

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hostages

Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

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

Hamas must capture more Zionist rats, writes editor of Qatari pro-government paper

IDF announces that it killed Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas

‘May his memory be a revolution’: Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s family marks first yahrzeit of ‘Beautiful Six’ hostage

Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor over alleged Hamas support

Mothers on the Front: 500 Israeli mums set up camp to call for an end to the war in Gaza

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