Hostage Deal

Israel's negotiation strategy has collapsed, expert warns after hostage talks reach deadlock

According to Saar, Hamas holds the most powerful card in its hands - the hostages.

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.
The family of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel hold a press conference at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on April 28, 2025.

Hostage mother on Hamas videos: Have we returned to the Holocaust?

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

'Chose the side of Israel': Arad mayor bans performances from artists who signed anti-war petition

Evyatar David (L), Rom Braslavski.

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


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).

Int'l Red Cross, WHO, call for the release of the hostages in Gaza in joint statement

The International Red Cross and the World Health Organization call for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages.

 International Red Cross vehicles drive by on the day of the handover of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander to the International Red Cross, in the Gaza Strip May 12, 2025.

Rothman refuses to watch videos of Gaza hostages, drawing families' outrage

The Hostages Forum slammed Rothman's comments and urged for the return of their loved ones in a deal, saying, "the attempt to erase October 7 and forget the hostages will not succeed."

 Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 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

WATCH: 'I've run out of food, water, I can't stand,' Rom Braslavski says in PIJ hostage video

The Braslavski family on Sunday night approved the publication of the contents of the propaganda video.

Rom Braslavski, who was taken hostage on October 7 at the Nova Music Festival.

Hamas demands at least 250 aid trucks enter Gaza daily to resume negotiations, source tells 'Post'

US envoy Steve Witkoff told the families of the hostages that Israel and the United States are currently working on a framework to end the war and secure the release of all hostages.

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June 25, 2025.

'Criminal political war': Coalition launches indefinite encampment in Tel Aviv to protest Gaza war

Mika Almog, the content director for the It’s Time Coalition, told The Jerusalem Post that the war has been prolonged for the current government's political gain.

Peace activist coalition launches indefinite encampment in Tel Aviv to protest Gaza War

'I am willing to surrender for the hostages,' Iris Haim, mother of fallen captive, says

Haim wrote that Israel had essentially surrendered to Hamas for years before the October 7 massacre, and therefore, it is right to surrender now for the sake of the hostages. 

 Gaza hostage Yotam Haim (left), mother Iris Haim (right).

'Victims don't hold hostages. Savages do': Geert Wilders calls for release of Gaza hostages

The Dutch politician, who has been outspokenly supportive of Israel, left the Netherlands' governing coalition in June. 

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media following his decision to leave the governing coalition, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3, 2025.

'Impossible to breathe': Hostage families protest in Tel Aviv after weekend of harrowing videos

Over the weekend, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski; both appeared to be in grave physical condition.

Families of hostages held in Gaza and former hostages protest at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of Israelis held by Hamas, August 2, 2025.

Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, Sa'ar to discuss footage at UNSC

Activists block Gaza aid • Netanyahu slams terror groups for propaganda videos • Thousands gather in Tel Aviv protesting A-G Baharav-Miara’s possible dismissal

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.