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Israel

hostage posters at Ben Gurion airport
Posted inIsrael

These are the 20 living hostages expected to be freed Monday

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 12, 2025October 13, 2025
Mahmoud Abbas speaks onstage
Posted inWorld

Squeezed out in Gaza, PA’s Abbas embraces Israeli peace activists in Ramallah

by Steven Davidson October 10, 2025October 10, 2025
Hostage Square in Tel Aviv
Posted inIsrael

Trump plans Israel trip as IDF withdrawal in Gaza triggers 72-hour clock for hostage release

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 10, 2025October 10, 2025
Boats sailing toward Gaza
Posted inBay Area

Jewish journalist and Stanford grad detained as IDF intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

by Grace Gilson October 10, 2025October 11, 2025
Pro-Israel signs at a synagogue
Posted inIsrael

Jewish groups welcome cease-fire plan, hope for a ‘lasting regional peace’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Hostage families celebrate news of the cease-fire
Posted inIsrael

How hostage families responded to learning that a cease-fire deal would return their loved ones

by Grace Gilson October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Members of the Australian Jewish community hold a banner bearing the portraits of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants during a rally in Sydney on Oct 7, 2025, to mark the two-year anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Trump announces deal to release ‘all of the hostages’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 8, 2025October 9, 2025
Oct. 7 memorial in Tel Aviv
Posted inIsrael

In Israel, struggling to reconcile grief and joy as Sukkot and Oct. 7 coincide

by Deborah Danan October 8, 2025October 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Posted inAnalysis

Is Trump’s cease-fire plan more about MAGA than Gaza?

by Jacob Kornbluh October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Woman holds sign about hostages
Posted inIsrael

Hamas says it’s ready to release all hostages but doesn’t give clear ‘yes’ to plan

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

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