December 8, 2025 - More than two years after Hamas' massacre of Israelis on October 7, 2023, Palestinian terror groups are still holding one hostage captive in Gaza.

1 week ago - About 1,310 Palestinians are held in administrative detention, a practice that allows Israel to detain Palestinians indefinitely without charges or trial. Israel justifies this practice citing security reasons. Hamas has used hostages as bargaining chips for prisoner exchanges, which is a violation ...

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3 weeks ago - Talik Gvili, mother of last remaining hostage Ran, addresses a crowd at Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, December 19, 2025; illustrative.

December 3, 2025 - Israel says 20 living hostages and 26 deceased held by Hamas have been returned under a ceasefire deal.

November 26, 2025 - It stressed that Israeli authorities were working "tirelessly" to bring home the last two dead hostages still in Gaza and demanded that Hamas uphold its commitments to hand over their remains under the six-week-old Gaza ceasefire agreement.

March 14, 2025 - Hostages still in captivity(asterisk): 59, of whom Israel believes 35 are dead.

3 weeks ago - “We don’t know anything, and we are afraid that they’re going to move to the second phase without Ran,” she said, alluding to phase two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip. Phase one is only set to complete with the return of all hostages, living and dead.

1 month ago - A total of 3,755 security prisoners were released in deals over the course of the war, in exchange for many of the 251 hostages kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, attack, and three others held since 2014 and 2015.

October 19, 2025 - Israel watched and rejoiced as the final 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released and returned on October 13 to Israel, where they and their families could begin their journeys of healing and rehabilitation together.

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February 20, 2025 - Six hostages who are still alive are expected to be released on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.Negations for a second stage of the ceasefire are expected to get underway in the coming days.Video below: Gaza: Drone ...

October 13, 2025 - Ceasefire deal ends more than 700 days of captivity for those taken during attacks of 7 October 2023

April 23, 2009 - LAST year millions of Colombians took to the streets to protest against hostage-taking by left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and common criminals in what has long been known as “the kidnap capital of the world”. Some of the victims are politicians such as Ingrid Betancourt, held for six years by FARC guerrillas before being freed by the army last year. Most are ordinary citizens. This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “How many hostages?”

September 11, 2025 - Phase One, which began on January 19, will span six weeks and include the release of 33 of the remaining hostages—including women, children, injured civilians, and elderly individuals.

October 22, 2025 - Kibbutz Nir Oz residents identified after Hamas returns their remains from Gaza, reducing number of deceased captives still held in Strip to 13; Adar was killed fighting Oct. 7 invasion; IDF says Zalmanowicz was murdered in captivity

November 24, 2025 - Manage alert preferences on your profile page 24 November 2025, 4:16 pmUpdated at 8:08 pm Edit ... The three slain hostages whose bodies were still held captive in Gaza as of November 24, 2025. (L-R): Dror Or, Ran Gvili, and Sudthisak Rinthalak.

October 15, 2025 - Israelis celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.