Gaza war hostage crisis

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 ...

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.

October 22, 2025 - 7, 161 had come home alive. “161 souls out of 251 are back alive to us … that is a victory,” said Baber, heard on a loudspeaker. “Why is it a victory? Because we celebrate life.

October 13, 2025 - All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

November 27, 2025 - With just three hostages left, the sides are close to wrapping up the first phase of the ceasefire.

November 8, 2025 - But the process of returning the bodies of the five remaining hostages, as called for under the truce deal, is progressing slowly. Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because they are buried under rubble left by Israel's two-year offensive in Gaza. Israel has accused the militants of dragging their feet and threatened to resume military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all remains are not returned. In the most recent release, Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the militants' Oct.

March 18, 2025 - Hostages still in captivity: 59, of whom Israel believes 35 are dead. ... — 5 non-Israelis ( 3 Thais, 1 Nepalese, 1 Tanzanian), of whom 2 (1 Thai and 1 Nepalese) are believed to still be alive ...

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.

November 3, 2024 - Iris Weinstein Haggai is pleading with the federal government to help bring her mother’s body home, the last Canadian hostage held by Hamas. Judi was killed on October 7, 2023, along with Iris’ father, Gadi Haddai, when Hamas attacked Nir Oz, in southern Israel. Iris was in Montreal on Sunday calling for Ottawa to do more. Iris Weinstein Haggai holding up a photo of her mother. (Erin Seize CityNews Image) “My mom was in Toronto and she wanted to travel to Greece,” said Haggai.

The names, ages, and history of the 20 remaining hostages that the Israeli authorities believe are still alive in Gaza. What do we know about them?

October 14, 2025 - Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire.

October 6, 2024 - 7 saw more than 1,200 Israelis killed and about 240 hostages seized. It immediately triggered an Israeli counter-offensive in Gaza that the regional health ministry says has left more than 41,000 dead and continues to this day.

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.

5 days ago - A total of 168 hostages were returned alive: eight were rescued, five were released outside of ceasefires, and the rest were released in ceasefires during the Gaza war.

November 26, 2024 - The ages of one current hostage and 20 freed hostages are unknown.200 of the people taken hostage were men. 51 were women. ... Many of the hostage deaths that Israel announced throughout the war were confirmed during forensic and other ...

October 10, 2025 - Israel says 20 living hostages and 26 deceased held by Hamas have been returned under a ceasefire deal.

On Aug. 25, 2004, an armed man took a stranger hostage in front of Toronto’s main transit hub. After an intense standoff, police Sgt. Tom Sharkey gave the order for a sniper to shoot the man dead. Fifteen years later, he says it was 'the only solution.'

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.

October 28, 2025 - The remaining 20 living hostages who were released from Gaza are indeed all men, as stipulated in the list released by Hamas, as well as the list compiled by the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum.