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Four bodies from the first stage of the agreement are expected to be returned on Thursday. Hamas will return four more next week. This is in addition to the release of three living hostages on Saturday, with Israel pushing for three more to be freed as well

Returning the hostages must be priority number one for the country. It's high time that our leadership internalize this and act on the public's will

Israel's ambassador to the US, Dr. Yechiel Leiter, has issued a stark warning about the growing military presence of the Egyptian army in the Sinai Peninsula, in violation of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty, marking the first time an Israeli official has spoken out on the matter. In a recent briefing to Jewish organization leaders in […]

The family of hostage David Cunio announced today (Monday) that they had received a sign of life from him through one of the hostages who was released as part of the current deal. Cunio, 34, was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his wife, Sharon, and their daughters, Yuli and Emma, who were freed […]

Since the start of the year, 33 people have been murdered in the Arab community, compared to 17 during the same period last year

Rabbi Grushcow said that the hate was painful, but the "silence of our friends is disturbing."

Israel's war aimed to make Gaza uninhabitable and find a place for evacuees, as many in the government and military have stated

Israel's healthcare system is preparing to receive the bodies of several hostages before the next expected hostage release on Saturday, possibly as early as Thursday. The bodies will be transferred to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir, Tel-Aviv, for identification. The Israeli healthcare system have DNA samples and all necessary materials for […]

Israel's centrist opposition leaders addressed 'Qatar-gate' amid a Shin Bet investigation following Haaretz and Channel 12 reports of Netanyahu's aides providing PR services to Qatar on the hostage issue and boosting its image before the World Cup

In accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the extension granted to Israel, the IDF is expected to withdraw from villages in southern Lebanon by Tuesday while remaining at five key positions deemed essential for the defense of northern Israeli communities. The IDF is preparing for a prolonged stay at these positions, with the intention of […]

From Hostage Square to the Plaza de Mayo, the fight to return children to their families is deeply familiar

“The defendant is charged with threatening flight crew members and passengers while traveling to Newark,” Acting United States Attorney Vikas Khanna said.

Mordechai Brafman shot at two men Saturday night, reported to be an Israeli father and son, leaving them with minor injuries. He reportedly told police he 'saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both'

There is a very good reason Benjamin Netanyahu is posting an op-ed by Joe Biden's Mideast envoy blaming Hamas for the lack of a hostage release last year: It provides him with political ammunition at the exact moment he is trying to blow up the hostage release deal

The IDF's withdrawal from Lebanon is set for Tuesday. The U.S. allows an Israeli presence near the northern tip of the Galilee but expects a full pullout later. France, a cease-fire guarantor, urges a full and immediate withdrawal

Shira Albag says that when her daughter Liri was being held in Gaza, 'every bit of talk about a deal' raised the five young women's hopes. They also knew some politicians wanted to continue the war and keep the hostages in captivity

A new bill to establish an administration to handle antiquities in the West Bank effectively means annexation

Hadassah Lazar believed that her brother Shlomo Mantzur, the oldest of the hostages, would survive. When news came that he'd been murdered on Oct. 7, the family tore their shirts as is customary in Jewish tradition – then set them aside until his body is returned

Arab leaders from Gaza, Cairo and Amman are struggling to develop a viable post-Gaza plan ahead of key summits. Ironically, pressure from Trump's displacement plan is making it even harder to craft one that excludes Hamas