Gilad Schalit
Why did Hamas trot out Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad to show he’s alive? - analysis
Ghazi Hamad’s first public appearance since the Doha strike signals Hamas wants to show its leadership survived — and may still be open to negotiations.
Israel’s sacred war: Two years in the grip of the hostages - opinion
Grapevine, August 22, 2025: Brains betrayed...
Yahya Sinwar may have ordered Hamas to execute hostages if killed - report
Who is Mohammed Sinwar? Hamas’s covert leader in the fight against Israel - explainer
Mohammed Sinwar’s cunning and brutality have solidified his role in Hamas’s military leadership. Who is this shadowy arch-terrorist?
On This Day in 2011: Gilad Schalit released from Hamas captivity
On October 18, 2011, Gilad Schalit was released from Gaza after being held captive there by the terrorist group, Hamas, for five years.
US State Dept. voice concerns over Israel's deportation of residents
Price said that while the US "recognizes the very real security challenges facing Israel,” the deportation of Hamouri is concerning.
France slams Israel deporting Palestinian who tried to kill chief rabbi
Palestinian-French lawyer Salah Hamouri is accused of numerous offenses, like PFLP membership and trying to kill former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
Grapevine August 10, 2022: Casting blame
Movers and shakers in Israeli society
After battling disease, Gilad Schalit's father, Noam, passes away at 67
While his son, Gilad, was in capitivity, Noam Schalit fought hard for his release.
Israel, Hamas reach ‘understandings’ on prisoner swap - report
Last week, Hamas said that the issue of the prisoners remains at the top of its priorities and it will not rest until they are all released from Israeli prisons.
Israel still fractured by prisoner swap debates, 10-years after Schalit deal
The release of Gilad Schalit was a testament to a long-held army principle that the IDF does not abandon its soldiers on the battlefield. However, many think that the price was too high.
Ex-Hamas captive Gilad Schalit weds Nitzan Shabbat
Schalit is a former IDF soldier who, on June 25, 2006, was captured by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip.
Israel must find a new way to negotiate with Hamas for captives
Israel should make clear to Hamas, their Qatari patrons, and the international community that Jerusalem is only going to allow money to flow into Gaza if the captives are returned.
Capitol riot underscores the shared values of Americans and Israelis
Neither the US nor Israel has experienced a direct threat to the basic functioning of their democracies quite like the unspeakable act of Trump supporters storming the Capitol
