Netanyahu speaks with mothers of three hostages released Sunday, vows not to give up on other captives; Israeli envoy says Moscow working to free three non-Russian hostages ...

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Their names, faces and stories have resonated around the world, on posters and in prayers, since they were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. Now, some of the 98 remaining hostages abducted that day, when ...

Arbel Yehud was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023, and is reportedly being held in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The 29-year-old, among seven women set to be freed during the first part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, is reportedly being held by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

When Hamas released a video of female Israeli soldier Liri Albag this month, after 15 months in Hamas captivity, her parents ...

Israeli demonstrators outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem hold photos of Liri Albag and other hostages ... being held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, Sunday, Jan ...

In December 2023, the Israeli military expressed "deep remorse" after soldiers mistakenly killed three hostages in northern ...

The second phase of the ceasefire still needs to be worked out, and the deal doesn’t begin to address long-term questions ...

There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free ...

Hamas has released a new propaganda video of hostage David Cunio, one week after his former captive wife urged the Palestinian militant group to show proof that her husband was alive. The video ...

"If someone dares want the hostages back, they're an enemy of the people," said Eli. "It got to a situation where people hit ...