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Former Biden official: Netanyahu blocked July 2024 hostage deal, prolonged war by six months

"I would say most of my former colleagues think that President Biden should have put more pressure on Israel to conduct the war differently and end it sooner," ex-Biden aide Gordon wrote.

 US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House, July 25, 2024
The new sign, officially renaming the plaza to Hostages Square.

Almost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza

Family members of slain hostages spoke of the lack of government support and emotional struggle at Knesset panel. April 19, 2026.

'I feel invisible’: Families of slain hostages warn Knesset panel they lack gov't support

A station wall layered with portraits, stickers, and memorial notes – an everyday map of loss, kept in public view long after the headlines moved on.

The faces of hostages and victims persist: A call for justice after October 7


'Partial deal would be a death sentence': Hostage families in Washington rally for complete deal

Families of hostages gathered in Washington and pleaded for a ceasefire that "leaves no one behind," as Trump and Netanyahu are set to meet on Monday evening.

 Hostage families gathered in Washington DC ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with Trump.

Protests to bring back the hostages resume despite security concerns

While still subdued due to the threat of Iranian missiles strikes, protesters gathered around the country to call for the return of the hostages.

Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.

Elderly Jewish man assaulted in NYC while hanging hostage posters

For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.

 POSTERS BEARING the photos of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are seen on a street in Port Washington, NY

Olim-run Tel Aviv bike shop to ride 600 laps around city landmark for hostages

Dizengoff Square, where the ride will take place, has become a symbolic site of remembrance and resilience, with memorials and gatherings taking place there regularly since the war began.

 DIZENGOFF SQUARE in Tel Aviv, which had become a symbol of disunity last Yom Kippur over the placement of a prayer partition between men and women, transformed into a hub after October 7 for anyone who needed to grieve, the writer notes.

Vance meets with former hostages, families of hostages in Washington

US Vice President JD Vance met with a group of former hostages and families of hostages.

US Vice President JD Vance addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, US, February 20, 2025

State of Israel 'given up on hostages,' families tell 'Post'

"The prime minister and cabinet chose knowingly to sacrifice the hostages in the [Gaza] Strip," said the brother of released hostage Tal Shoham.

Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 17, 2025

'On the verge of despair, I screamed to God to get me out' Omer Shem Tov tells Herzliya crowds

Shem Tov told crowds of his experience in captivity, before removing his hostage portrait along with friends Maya and Itay Regev.

 Omer Shem Tov speaks in Herzliya 3/13/2025

'Nothing is sadder than a Jewish funeral': Watching Bibas family's last ride

It’s so clear what Dubois meant: at Jewish funerals, there is no talk of heaven or angels, of what a great place heaven is.

 People gather on the streets of Rishon Lezion during the beginning of the funeral procession for the Bibas family

Karina Ariev replaces poster calling for her release with call for return of hostages

"On 07.10.2023, my world was destroyed," she wrote on Instagram. "My friends were murdered before my eyes, and I was kidnapped to Gaza."

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Karina Ariev returns to her home in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood on Wednesday. Kafr Aqeb and Pisgat Ze’ev are very close geographically but worlds apart in terms of the value they place on human life, says the writer.

Brother of hostage Alon Ohel: Without a deal, there may be no one left to save

After nearly 500 days, the Ohel family received the first sign of life from their son, but the harrowing descriptions of his condition raise fears that time is running out.

 "We cannot sabotage or lie—we saw with our own eyes what is happening to them there." – Ron Ohel, brother of Gaza captive Alon.