Israelis light the 8th candle of Hanukkah in Hostage Square, holding placards bearing the face of Ran Gvili in Tel Aviv, as they call for the return of his remains. (AFP pic) JERUSALEM: Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said today, fulfilling »»»

Manny Godard Hostages and Missing Families Forum Jerusalem — The Israeli government identified the deceased hostage whose remains were handed over by Hamas on Thursday as Manny Godard, 73, an Israeli resident of a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip. Godard and his wife Ayelet were killed during the Octobe»»»

Published on: August 18, 2025 5:51 AM Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a new offensive. The protests come more than a week after Israel’s security cabinet app»»»

JERUSALEM, March 21 — Israel has warned that its latest onslaught in Gaza is “just the beginning” as its forces pound the enclave with deadly airstrikes and launch new ground operations. But a return to a full-scale ground war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas could prove more complicate»»»

Giving up is not an option. And if there is one thing we, as Jews, know how to do, it is to keep fighting for what matters. In the past few months, Israel has been tested in ways we never imagined. The pain is overwhelming—the hostages, the funerals, the sense that everything we love is on the line»»»

Four female Israeli soldiers who had been held hostage by Hamas returned safely to Israel Saturday after the militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and then handed them over to the Red Cross. In exchange, Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the fragile»»»

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel would not allow displaced Palestinians to begin returning to northern Gaza, which had been expected to begin by Sunday. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Four female Israeli soldiers who had been held hostage by Hamas returned safely to Israel Saturday after the milita»»»

Israeli authorities have released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal after Hamas freed four young female Israeli soldiers from captivity. The releases are part of a fragile truce aimed at ending the deadly and destructive war between Israel and Hamas. Displaced Palestinians »»»

Palestinians gather in a mosque during the funeral of Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha, killed last year by the Israeli military. (AP) TEL AVIV: Israel says it will not allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza until Arbel Yehoud, one of the dozens of hostages held by Hamas, is released. Prime Minis»»»

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday. Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. As the four were released, hundreds of people cheered in Tel Aviv's Ho»»»