Hostage posters

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
 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.

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

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

Vance meets with former hostages, families of hostages in Washington

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

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


'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.

Family of captive Alon Ohel says 'sign of life' received Sunday for first time

"After 492 days of uncertainty, we received our first sign of life today - our Alon is alive. He is wounded and not receiving medical treatment," his family stated.

 DJURIC’S COUSIN: Alon Ohel, 22, taken captive at the Supernova festival.

Slain hostage Itzhak Elgarat returned to Israel, family confirms

Elgarat, aged 69, was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists on October 7. 

 Itzhak Elgarat

Sheba Medical Center to receive hostages as they are released from Gaza

This decision was made following consultations with ministry officials and a review of the hospital’s readiness to handle their anticipated medical needs.

Helicopter landing pad at Sheba Medical Center, ahead of hostage release

In Israel and across the world, Jews are feeling hope – and getting ready for heartbreak

The impending hostage release sparks hope, mourning, and questions about Gaza captives.

 Eli Bibas holds pictures of his grandsons, who remain hostages in Gaza, during a pre-Passover rally in Tel Aviv.

Hostage family describes turmoil of waiting for a deal: 'No name for this feeling'

Freeing the hostages is a crucial part of what these soldiers fought for, hostage family member Udi Goren said.

 Udi Goren, holding a photo of his cousin Tal Haimi, held captive in Gaza for nearly 470 days.

Gaza hostage deal: Negotiations between Israel, Hamas persist as signing delayed - source

Territorial concessions among issues cited on Hamas's radar • Hamas source to Reuters: Israel did not submit maps of IDF's Gaza withdrawal

 A woman takes part in a protest demanding a hostage deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2024

Majority of Israelis willing to release terrorists with blood on hands for deal, survey shows

Some 37% of Jewish Israelis and 14% of Arab Israelis prefer that Israel "not agree to demands that would force it to halt the war and allow Hamas to survive, as resuming the war may not be feasible.”

 Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024