Israel has expressed grave fears for the lives of Bibas's wife and children, who will remain in Gaza for now; Israel expected to release 90 Palestinian prisoners

RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — For more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity. He didn’t know if she would hear him, but he ended every interview he gave with the same hopeful message: Romi is coming home alive.

Attendees at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv pose with pictures of the three women released by Hamas on Jan. 19, 2024. (Deborah Danan) Britons Sam Reubens and Heski Strassman, both from Manchester, made aliyah after Oct. 7, in response to growing antisemitism ...

Families of the captives and their supporters crowded the centers to watch and cheer as Emily Damari, 28, Romi Gonen, 23, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, left Gaza after more than 15 months in

Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead.

Delta now plans to resume flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport starting April 1. Israeli-owned El Al has been the only airline offering nonstop service from Tel Aviv to North America, which has driven up fares more than 100%, the Times of Israel reported.

Yellow ribbons of solidarity with Israel's Gaza hostages featured alongside colourful performances at Tel Aviv's drag festival that opened this week, days after a ceasefire brought hope of the captives' return.

Emotional crowds gather to watch as first three hostages are released in deal, but worry over fate of those still held in Gaza clouds joy

News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

Hamas militants have handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd.

Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday,