Since the October 7 massacre, hundreds of Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas and were held captive in the Gaza Strip. While many of the hostages have either been freed, rescued, or killed, many still remain in captivity. The hostage deal is a hypothetical agreement between Israel and Hamas that would see the hostages, living and dead, released from captivity back to Israel.
Such a deal was implemented in the early days of the war, in November 2023, where many hostages were released over the course of a few days. A much longer one was implemented in early 2025, which saw many hostages released from captivity in exchange for the release of high numbers of Palestinian security prisoners.
White House officials said that Boehler will still continue to work in the Trump administration "as a special government employee focused on hostage negotiations."
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Southern Command chief Yaniv Asor said the first mission was to destroy Hamas and the second was to bring back the hostages – both those alive and dead.
Shem Tov told crowds of his experience in captivity, before removing his hostage portrait along with friends Maya and Itay Regev.
She initially wanted to have another child before the war broke out, and was tossing back and forth over if she still wanted to after captivity.
During this 50 day ceasefire period- which would end on April 20 - discussions would be carried out regarding the continuation of the deal.
Adam Boehler, Trump's special envoy for US hostages and missing persons, held direct negotiations with Hamas to secure the release of American hostages, including soldier Edan Alexander.
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