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A woman walks past a building with a large image of Trump and Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands. The text on the image reads "Israel is ready."
Posted inIsrael

‘Israel Is Ready’ for Saudi peace, blare billboards in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and DC

by Deborah Danan February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
Daughters hug father
Posted inIsrael

Three men are released from Gaza captivity

by JTA Staff February 2, 2025February 2, 2025
L-R: Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon. All were taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023, from their homes in southern Israel. (Courtesy Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
Posted inIsrael

Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon set to be released Saturday from Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 31, 2025January 31, 2025
A photo of Gadi Mozes, who was released from Israeli captivity on Thursday, Jan. 30, has gone viral in Israel. (Screenshot/X)
Posted inIsrael

In Gadi Mozes, the octogenarian freed from Gaza, Israelis see an icon of their country’s hardy ‘kibbutznik’ spirit

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Arbel Yehud, an Israeli hostage held in Gaza, is made to traverse a dense crowd of terrorists before being handed over to the Red Cross outside Yahya Sinwar's house in Khan Younis, Gaza, Jan. 30, 2025. (Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

8 hostages, including 5 Thai nationals, return to Israel following chaotic scenes in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Orange balloons have become a symbol of the Bibas family because of the abducted children's red hair. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inUncategorized

The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return.

by Deborah Danan January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Demonstrators demands action on the Gaza hostage crisis from the international community with a protest at the United Nations in New York, Oct. 24, 2023. (Luke Tress)
Posted inIsrael

Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses reportedly to be released Thursday, along with 5 Thai nationals

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Two grey-haired men hug
Posted inIsrael

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s high school has lost 10 graduates in the Gaza war. Where does it go next?

by Deborah Danan January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
An older man in a suit speaks with an American flag behind him
Posted inPolitics

Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff draws on personal tragedy to push for the release of Israeli hostages

by Jacob Kornbluh January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
Four young women on a stage
Posted inNews

Four more hostages released in choreographed ceremony

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 26, 2025January 26, 2025

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