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Thousands gather at Hostage Square to celebrate the return of the hostages, October 13, 2025. (JTA/Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

All 20 living hostages are back in Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Oct 12 2025 hostage rally
Posted inBay Area

Rallying for the hostages — up to the very last day 

by Sue Fishkoff October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
People walk next to a sign honouring U.S. President Donald Trump, in central Jerusalem, Oct. 10, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great — again

by Andrew Lapin October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset, Oct. 13 in Jerusalem, hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Iran, Bibi’s trial and more: What Trump said in his historic Knesset speech

by Andrew Lapin October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
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

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