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Hostage survivors, family members hold Kabbalat Shabbat outside Katz home

"I would give everything to see my Matan beside me tonight,” Zangauker said.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City

A view of the security gate of RAF Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, September 25, 2024

UK hires US-based contractor to carry out spy flights over Gaza, seeking hostages - report

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

US calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire, gov't approves PM's Gaza City occupation plan - report


'Five IDF Divisions, five months': Netanyahu's Gaza occupation plan to defeat Hamas

The plan will likely be approved on Thursday, cabinet ministers told the 'Post,' adding that "the real question is what version of the plan will ultimately be approved."

An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

Trump says US will strike Iran again if nuclear program restarts, IDF strikes in Lebanon

Cabinet expected to approve Gaza occupation • IDF announces death of Hezbollah terrorist • Israel Police arrest man suspected of throwing grenade on Herzliya home

Israeli soldiers work next to military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 29 2025.

'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta

Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.

The Gaza war and the fall of Jerusalem: When Israel abandons morals for legalism - opinion

Rigid obedience to the law without understanding its purpose may result in the failure to defeat Hamas – just as rigid legalism once led to Jerusalem’s destruction.

UPON BECOMING IDF chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visits the Western Wall in March. Only once he took command was a clear concept developed in Operation Gideon’s Chariots to sever Hamas from Gaza’s civilian population, says the writer.

Gaza hostages Evyatar David, Rom Braslavski lost 50% of body weight, medical report says

The report is based on recent documentation, which includes images of David and Braslavski showing extreme malnutrition as well as testimonies and medical data from survivors.

Evyatar David (L), Rom Braslavski.

Netanyahu decides on full occupation of Gaza Strip, IDF activity in areas with hostages, PMO says

An Israeli official told the 'Post' that Netanyahu will convene a meeting on Gaza and a hostage deal, noting that "the prime minister is considering all available options regarding next steps.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of IDF soldiers at war in Gaza (illustration).

Nahal Oz petitions High Court against gov't decision to repopulate Gaza border communities

The June decision came following military estimates that “there is no immediate security threat” to civilians living so close to the Gaza Strip.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023.

'Never again is today': We must not allow the world to forget starving hostages - editorial

Human rights activism can indeed be a wonderful thing. But when it’s selective, it’s not worth the megaphone the slogans are being shouted through.

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

IDF intercepts rocket launched from Yemen, sirens sound in central Israel

Hostage families prepare to launch flotilla to Gaza • Outgoing FADC chair Edelstein reveals conscription law draft • Thousands gather in Tel Aviv protesting A-G Baharav-Miara’s possible dismissal

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 2, 2025.

'Hamas has obligation': Hostage forum skeptical on Hamas promise to allow aid to reach hostages

Hamas is ready to deliver Red Cross aid to the hostages it is holding in Gaza if Israel opens humanitarian corridors permanently.

Demonstrators protest, calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, July 26, 2025

‘Even in the ghetto we ate something’: Holocaust survivors say Gaza hostages endure a ‘second Shoah’

The comments follow the release of multiple Hamas videos showing emaciated hostages.

Left to right: Holocausts Survivors Dvora Weinstein, Irene Shashar and Aliza Hershkovich holding sign of the hostages ahead of the March in Auschwitz