1 day ago - Four hostages were held in the Gaza Strip prior to the October 7 attacks: two IDF soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza War, whose bodies were captured by Hamas; and two Israeli civilians abducted in 2014 and 2015 respectively, after wandering into the Gaza Strip. Israel wanted their inclusion in a unified hostage deal, along with the hostages taken in the October 7 attacks. The two civilians were released during the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, the body of one of the soldiers was recovered during a military operation a few hours before the ceasefire went into effect, and the body of the second soldier were returned by Hamas on 9 November 2025 as part of the Gaza peace plan.

October 13, 2025 - Two hostages previously thought to be living were confirmed dead: Tamir Nimrodi and Bipin Joshi. Israel had previously expressed “grave concern” over their status. The war was triggered by Hamas’ Oct.

3 weeks ago - Since then, the terror group has released all but one of the deceased hostages—including Inbar Haiman, the last female hostage, and the last two remaining American citizens, Omer Neutra and Itay Chen.

1 day ago - Among those present on Friday was Eitan Horn, one of the last 20 living hostages, who were released on October 13 — 738 days after they were abducted on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists killed some 1,200 people and took ...

October 15, 2025 - (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) Israel joined the families in celebration on Monday as Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages under the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, who came to Israel to mark the event.

October 13, 2025 - The remains of another 28 hostages will be returned to Israel under the first phase of a deal brokered by the Trump administration. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Monday it was preparing to receive freed Palestinian prisoners at the Nasser hospital in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis.

October 13, 2025 - Hamas’s military wing publishes the names of 20 living hostages who are set to be released today, in a move similar to previous hostage releases.

2 weeks ago - The six hostages in the videos were killed as Israeli forces drew closer to their position, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which said at the time that they were “brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists, a short while before we reached them.” · The incident is widely considered one of the most painful moments of the war for Israelis and sparked fresh outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to secure a hostage deal. Three of the six hostages were expected to be released in the first phase of an eventual ceasefire agreement.

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October 10, 2025 - Gali and Ziv's family said they had been informed by other hostages released in early 2025 that they were still alive. ... Ariel Cunio, 28, was abducted in the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October. Ariel's brother Eitan, who escaped the Hamas-led gunmen, said the last message from Ariel said: "We are in a horror movie."

September 11, 2025 - Israel has now received all 33 hostages from the first phase of the hostage deal, with 25 returning alive. As of today, more than 49 hostages are still being held by Hamas terrorists, two of them U.S.

2 weeks ago - The footage shows six captives who were captured in the October 7th attacks: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino and Alex Lobanov. The hostages are shown together inside a Hamas tunnel during the early ...

February 27, 2025 - A total of 25 living and eight dead hostages have been released by Hamas in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees during the first phase. Talks on progressing to the second phase of the deal - under which the remaining ...

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.

5 days ago - Israel and Hamas agreed on 22 November ... 30 November 2023, 105 civilian hostages had been released, including 81 people from Israel, 23 Thais and one Filipino....

2 weeks ago - Around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the Hamas attack and 251 people were taken hostage, including children, according to Israeli tallies and Amnesty. All but one have since been released, most of them as part of ceasefire deals and some in Israeli military operations.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for all aspects of the ceasefire with Hamas to be suspended until all of the slain hostages were returned to Israel.