Gaza war hostage crisis
The Gaza war hostage crisis began with 251 people carried from Israel into the Gaza Strip. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups took them, and they were held in different places across the territory. Among them were children, women, and elderly people. The crisis stretched into 2026, outlasting ceasefires, rescue raids, and a peace plan. Even the question of how many people had been taken could not be settled in the first days. This documentary asks who the captives were and why earlier prisoner deals shaped the bargaining. It asks how negotiators turned a handful of releases into a full accounting. It also asks what the captives endured, and why the final hostage came home so long after the others.
At around 6:30 in the morning on the 7th of October 2023, about 6,000 Palestinians crossed into Israel from 119 sites along the Gaza border. Roughly 3,800 of them belonged to the Hamas elite Nukhba forces. At least 4,300 rockets fell alongside the ground assault. By about 7:00, militants were raiding kibbutzim and other communities near Gaza, and they killed 1,200 civilians and soldiers. The Economist described the day as "the biggest terror attack in Israel's history".
Nobody could say at first how many people had been dragged back into Gaza. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad spoke of around 200 soldiers and civilians. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesperson, reported that officers were among the captured. Israel later confirmed the identity of 203 captives, 30 of them children. Gaza spokespeople claimed to hold roughly 200 and said other factions held about 50 more. On the 22nd of October 2023, a list naming 204 hostages was published.
The captives came from every part of life in the border communities. Families, festival-goers, peace activists, and caregivers were taken. So was Alex Dancyg, a 75-year-old historian who had written books on Poland's Jewish community and the Holocaust. About half of the hostages were foreign nationals or held more than one citizenship, with ties to France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. At least seventeen Thai citizens working in greenhouses were kidnapped. Bipin Joshi of Nepal was taken from kibbutz Alumim and murdered in captivity. One Filipino was abducted, and members of the Negev Bedouin community were also seized.
Seventeen more hostages were held inside Israel and are left out of the totals used here. Only four of those seventeen survived.
Parts of the abductions were recorded. One video shows at least 64 of the abductees, and The Washington Post's analysis of footage indicated that some captives were killed shortly after capture. Associated Press images showed Yaffa Adar being kidnapped. On the 19th of November 2023, the Israeli military released what it said was CCTV footage of hostages being led into Al-Shifa Hospital. BBC News said it could not verify the video. The IDF also said it had captured Hamas manuals telling fighters to kill difficult captives and use the rest as human shields. The UN's Pramila Patten and a Commission of Inquiry could not substantiate that claim.
Where the captives went next stayed unclear to their families. They are believed to have been scattered among Hamas members, other factions, militant groups, gangs, and ordinary families.
Since 1967, between 750,000 and 1 million Palestinians have been arrested by Israel. That history is why the issue of prisoners and hostages is emotional on both sides. As of October 2023, Israel held 5,200 Palestinian prisoners, including 170 children. By November 2023, the count had risen to 10,000, including suspected militants and Gazans. Some were convicted on terrorism-related charges. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described many convictions as the product of "a litany of violations of international law, including due process violations, that taint the legitimacy of the administration of justice by the occupying power."
About 1,310 Palestinians were held in administrative detention, which lets Israel detain people indefinitely without charges or trial. Israel justifies the practice on security grounds. Hamas, for its part, has used hostages as bargaining chips for prisoner exchanges. Hostage-taking and the abduction of civilians are prohibited by international law and count as war crimes.
Israel had mostly avoided negotiating with groups it labeled terrorists, preferring military or other measures. Yet it had made exchanges with armed groups on several occasions. In 1994, Hamas abducted the Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman, and he died during a failed rescue attempt by the Israel Defense Forces. In the 1990s, Hamas actions were at times aimed at disrupting the peace process.
The case most often recalled is that of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured in 2006. He was held for over five years, until Israel secured his release in 2011 in exchange for 1,000 Palestinians, some of whom had been tried as terrorists.
In 2014, the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel, and Gilad Shaar, heightened tensions and fed into the opening of the 2014 Gaza War. During Operation Protective Edge that year, two Israeli soldiers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, were killed, and Hamas held their bodies. Two living Israelis were also being held when the new crisis began. Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian Israeli, had been held since 2014, and Hisham al-Sayed, a Bedouin Israeli, since 2015. Both were released in February 2025.
The warning had come only weeks before the attack. On the 31st of August 2023, Israel told its citizens that Hamas was trying to kidnap them.
On the 10th of October 2023, Abu Obaida, spokesperson for Hamas's military wing, went on Al Jazeera to say Hamas would consider no hostage talks until Israel ceased its military response. Three days later, according to Franklin Foer's reconstruction, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, told Antony Blinken that Hamas had taken far more hostages than it could manage. He said Hamas was disposed to release some in exchange for a pause in Israeli airstrikes. Qatar passed this on to Israel, but Israel did not pursue it, and later American attempts to follow up met the same reluctance. Qatar became the lead mediator among several countries involved.
Some releases came before any truce. On the 20th of October 2023, Hamas freed two American hostages after Qatari and American pressure, with the Red Cross transporting them to Israel. On the 23rd of October, it freed two Israeli women, aged 79 and 85, after mediation by Qatar and Egypt.
Opening offers pointed in different directions. At the start of the war, Hamas offered to release every hostage in exchange for all 5,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli hands. In November it described a similar deal as "everyone for everyone". Thailand ran its own channel through a group convened by parliamentary speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha. It told Hamas that its citizens were not party to the conflict, but part of around 30,000 Thai laborers in Israeli agriculture. About 39 of them were killed in the attacks and about 8,600 were repatriated.
On the 8th of November 2023, Hamas sources spoke of releasing 10-15 hostages for a three-day humanitarian pause, and Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly rejected it the next day. On the 13th of November, Hamas reportedly told Qatari mediators it would free up to 70 women and children for a five-day truce and the release of 275 women and children held by Israel. On the 9th of November, the Al-Quds Brigades offered to free Hanna Katzir, 77, and Yagil Yaakov, 13, unconditionally. Israel refused, saying it would play into the captors' "psychological terror". Katzir was released on the 24th of November, and Yagil Yaakov and his older brother on the 27th.
On the 22nd of November 2023, Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day ceasefire and the release of 50 women and children in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners. The ceasefire would grow by a day for every ten extra hostages freed. Hostages crossed through Rafah into the care of the Red Cross and then to the Hatzerim Military Base. By the last day, the 30th of November, 105 civilians had been freed: 81 from Israel, 23 Thais, and one Filipino. One Russian-Israeli man was released on the 26th of November outside the agreement. Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook said it was in appreciation of Vladimir Putin's position.
Israel published a list of 300 Palestinian prisoners it might release, 287 of them under 18. An NBC News analysis found about 20% had been convicted of a crime, and about 80% had been neither prosecuted nor convicted.
The next stretch was stalemate. In April 2024, a senior Hamas official said the group lacked 40 living hostages meeting the criteria of a proposed six-week ceasefire. On the 2nd of September 2024, Hamas insinuated it would kill any hostage the IDF tried to rescue by force, so that a prisoner exchange would be the only road home.
On the 15th of January 2025, it was announced that Hamas would release 33 of 98 hostages in a first phase, including infants, children, women, elderly men, and injured younger men. Israel freed more than 1,000 Palestinians in return. Israel sought to extend that phase by 42 days. On the 19th of February 2025, Hamas said it was ready to free everyone remaining in one batch. On the 3rd of September 2025, it offered to release all hostages for an agreed number of prisoners, a full ceasefire, and an Israeli troop withdrawal.
On the 29th of September 2025, Donald Trump and Netanyahu announced a Gaza peace plan at the White House. It called for an end to hostilities and the return of all hostages, living and dead, within 72 hours. On the morning of the 13th of October 2025, the last 20 living hostages were released in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
On the 30th of October 2023, a captured IDF private was freed in an operation led by the Israel Defense Forces, with help from Shin Bet and Mossad. On the 8th of December, Hamas claimed to have repelled a rescue attempt and said a hostage named Sahar Baruch died. The IDF said two soldiers were wounded in a failed attempt. It is unclear whether the two accounts describe the same event.
On the 12th of February 2024, Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, were rescued from a building in Rafah. Both held Israeli and Argentinian nationality and had been taken from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. The operation was called Operation Golden Hand. One Israeli soldier was injured, and 37 Hamas militants, including the guards, were reported killed. Another account puts the toll at 94-100 or more Palestinians killed.
On the 8th of June 2024, four hostages taken from the Re'im music festival were rescued from two sites in the Nuseirat refugee camp by Yamam, Shin Bet, and the IDF. The Gaza Health Ministry said over 200 Palestinians died in the airstrikes and firefights, while Israel claimed about 100. One of the four was Noa Argamani, taken on a motorcycle while reaching out for her partner Avinatan Or. She had survived an explosion at the house where she was kept.
Bodies were recovered as well. When the IDF withdrew from Jabalia on the 31st of May 2024, troops had recovered the bodies of seven hostages. On the 19th of January 2025, Israel announced the recovery of Oron Shaul's body, held since 2014, in a joint operation involving Shayetet 13 and another elite unit. The IDF did not say where in Gaza it was found.
The tally of the dead was disputed from the start. On the 14th of October 2023, Hamas said nine hostages had been killed in 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes. On the 4th of November, it said 60 had died from bombing. According to the IDF, half of the hostages were killed during the abduction or died in captivity. A confidential Israeli intelligence assessment in February 2024 declared 32 hostages dead and left another 20 undetermined. Arye Zalmanovich, 86, from Nir Oz, was wounded on the 7th of October. Hamas released a video of his body and said he died of a heart attack. His son blamed the lack of medicine and suitable food.
On the 15th of December 2023, Israeli soldiers in Shuja'iyya killed three hostages they "mistakenly identified" as a threat. They were Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka. An Israeli military official said the men were shirtless and carried a stick with a white cloth. A third man called for help in Hebrew and was shot. The military concluded on the 28th of December that the soldiers had done the right thing as they understood it. Months later, on the 15th of September 2024, the IDF said that three hostages found in a Jabalia tunnel, Nik Beizer, Ron Sherman, and Elia Toledano, had been killed by an Israeli airstrike.
On the 31st of August 2024, the body of Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among six recovered from a tunnel in Rafah. He was 23, an American-Israeli taken from the Re'im festival after losing an arm. The Israeli health ministry said all six were shot at close range one or two days earlier. Hamas denied it and blamed an Israeli airstrike. In a video released on the 24th of April 2024, he had spoken of an "underground hell without water, food, sun or medical treatment". The killings sparked nationwide protests in Israel.
The cruelest handovers came in 2025. Yarden Bibas was released on the 1st of February, but his wife Shiri and their two young sons, taken from Nir Oz, were not. On the 20th of February, Hamas handed over coffins. Israel said forensic tests showed that Ariel and Kfir had been murdered in captivity. The adult remains were not Shiri's, and hers were handed over the following day.
On the 15th of October 2023, Hagai Levine, a public health physician heading the medical team of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, sent the Red Cross a report on the hostages' conditions. Many had Parkinson's, heart disease, diabetes, or cancer. Hamas refused the Red Cross access to the hostages, as it did on the 5th of December 2023 and again on the 6th of June 2024. Israel's Health Ministry found released hostages had lost an average of 17-33 pounds in seven weeks. Before release, they were given the drug clonazepam, apparently to look calm and happy.
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, gave an unsettling account of her two weeks. She was beaten on the motorcycle ride into Gaza, then taken through tunnels and kept with four others from her kibbutz, each group under a guard. She received medical care and one meal a day, and she said the captors cleaned the toilets themselves. "They were very friendly to us," she said, though she also said she "went through hell". A Thai man, held for over seven weeks, described a pita a day and said the Jewish hostages were beaten with electric cables. Jimmy Pacheco, a Filipino, moistened toilet paper with condensation from tunnel walls to survive.
Mia Schem, 21, appeared in a Hamas video before her release saying she had been treated kindly. She later said she was forced to record it, and that she was held in a family home. Keith Siegel, 65, called captivity "unbearable", and said he was threatened with death at gunpoint. Several former hostages, among them Amit Soussana, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, and Rom Braslavski, have said they were sexually assaulted. A doctor told the Associated Press that at least ten released hostages had been sexually abused.
Some captives lasted months or years of hardship. Eli Sharabi was held for 491 days and lost over 30 kilograms, returning to Israel weighing 44 kilograms. He then learned his wife and two teenage daughters had been killed on the 7th of October. His book, Hostage, sold over 20,000 copies within a week of its May 2025 release. Omer Shem Tov was held alone in a tunnel for 450 days and was freed after 505 days in all. Liri Albag, held for 477 days, became a leader among the hostages. She was credited with saving Amit Soussana by convincing the captors she was not an IDF officer. Edan Alexander, 19 when taken from his base, was held for 584 days and was released after direct negotiations between the United States and Hamas.
Children spoke in whispers afterward. Nine-year-old Emily Hand called her captivity "the box" and kept whispering after her release. Three-year-old Yahel Korngold whispered for several days, and his brother Nave, 8, did not talk at all.
For the families, release was not the end. Hanna Katzir, freed in November 2023, died on the 24th of December 2024, the first released hostage reported to die of the after-effects of captivity.
On the evening of the 8th of October 2023, families of the kidnapped and missing held a press conference demanding ongoing talks with the government. The government appointed Gal Hirsch to lead on the issue. The families met Netanyahu on the 26th of October. Their Hostages and Missing Families Forum complained that nobody had explained whether a ground operation endangered the 229 hostages.
The fear was grounded in negotiations. Experts said a ground invasion would endanger the captives, and US officials said the Biden administration had advised Israel to delay it. Israeli officials said a deal would be almost impossible once the invasion began. On the 24th of October, Joe Biden rejected ceasefire calls: "We should have those hostages released and then we can talk". A Maariv poll on the 18th-the 19th of October found 65% of Israelis supported a ground invasion. By the 25th-26th, only 29% supported an immediate large-scale offensive.
Government ministers also voiced doubt. On the 21st of February 2024, Bezalel Smotrich said the hostages' return "is not the most important thing". In May 2024, Orit Strook criticized a deal to "save 22 people or 33 or I don't know how many". Families increasingly acted in public. On the 14th of November 2023, they began a five-day march to Netanyahu's home. On the 22nd of January 2024, about twenty relatives stormed a Knesset finance committee. At a conference of the settler group Nachala on the 28th of January, one family member told attendees, "you're dancing on their blood".
One group, Tsav 9, grew on Facebook to over 400 relatives. Its disruption of aid deliveries led the United States to call it a "violent extremist" group in June 2024. After Israel's National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met relatives in May 2024, one said he had indicated Netanyahu would only make a deal if it was politically good for him. Other families took legal routes, traveling to The Hague to file complaints at the International Criminal Court.
In Israel, the largest rally came on the 7th of September 2024. Organizers estimated 500,000 people marched in Tel Aviv and 250,000 more elsewhere. That made it the biggest since the street protests of the 25th of September 1982, after Sabra and Shatila, which drew an estimated 400,000, about 10% of the population. Abroad, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the captors to provide proof of health care and release all abductees on humanitarian grounds. In September 2025, after Israel struck Hamas leaders in Doha, families marched in several cities. They said the attack endangered diplomacy, with the hostages held for 708 days.
Of the 251 people taken on the 7th of October, 168 returned alive to Israel. The rest came home dead, and the final weeks were the hardest to close. On the 13th of October 2025, the Red Cross handed over caskets holding four deceased hostages at a ceremony in Gaza. They crossed into Israel along with the living captives. Over the following seven weeks, Hamas returned more bodies. The last, on the 3rd of December, was that of the Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak.
After that, one hostage remained in Gaza: Ran Gvili, a police officer who had been killed. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad said they could not find his body despite extensive searches in eastern Gaza. Israeli sources said the groups knew where it was. On the 28th of December, a PIJ member involved in his capture was reportedly abducted by Israel to help locate it. Israel later tied the reopening of the Rafah Border Crossing to Gvili's return.
On the 25th of January 2026, Israel launched a large-scale operation to find him. The next day it announced he had been found in a cemetery near Gaza City, on the Israeli-controlled side of the Yellow Line. The IDF had exhumed hundreds of bodies and tested around 250 before identifying Gvili. His recovery meant that, for the first time since 2014, no Israeli hostages were held in Gaza.
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Common questions
How many people were taken hostage in the Gaza war hostage crisis?
Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted 251 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip on the 7th of October 2023. They included children, women, and elderly people, and almost half were foreign nationals or had multiple citizenships.
How many hostages in the Gaza war hostage crisis returned alive?
168 hostages returned alive to Israel. 105 were released in the November 2023 ceasefire, 30 in the January 2025 ceasefire, and the last 20 living hostages on the 13th of October 2025 under the Gaza peace plan.
Who negotiated the release of hostages in the Gaza war hostage crisis?
Several countries were involved in negotiations between Israel and Hamas, with Qatar taking the lead. Egypt helped mediate early releases, the Red Cross transported freed hostages, and the United States held direct talks with Hamas that led to Edan Alexander's release.
When did the first major ceasefire hostage exchange happen in the Gaza war hostage crisis?
On the 22nd of November 2023, Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day ceasefire and the release of 50 women and children for 150 Palestinian prisoners. By the 30th of November 2023, 105 civilian hostages had been released, including 81 people from Israel, 23 Thais and one Filipino.
Who was the last hostage recovered in the Gaza war hostage crisis?
Ran Gvili, a police officer who had been killed, was the last hostage. Israeli forces recovered his body from a cemetery in northern Gaza on the 26th of January 2026, after the IDF tested around 250 exhumed bodies.
What was the largest protest in Israel during the Gaza war hostage crisis?
On the 7th of September 2024, organizers estimated 500,000 people protested in Tel Aviv, with 250,000 more at rallies around the country. They demanded a deal that would free the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire with Hamas.
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- 138NewsHamas claims it needs time to find hostages hidden in Strip27 October 2023
- 139NewsHamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners as Gaza cease-fire beginsNajib Jobain et al. — 24 November 2023
- 14024 hostages released as temporary cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war takes effectFaris Tanyos et al. — 24 November 2023
- 141NewsHamas hostages: Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel25 November 2023
- 142Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce and says it will seek to extend the dealWafaa Shurafa et al. — 26 November 2023
- 143NewsWhat Israelis won't be asking about the Palestinians released for hostagesOrly Noy — 23 November 2023
- 144NewsIsraeli prisoner release shines light on system of detaining Palestinians without chargeDavid Noriega — 30 November 2023
- 145NewsWho Are the Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released in the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal?Haaretz — 22 November 2023
- 146Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel assessing Hamas claim that 10-month-old hostage was killed in GazaYuliya Talmazan — 29 November 2023
- 147NewsTroops on 'localized' raids into Gaza said to recover bodies, items of missing people13 October 2023
- 148NewsHamas claims nine hostages killed 'due to Israeli airstrikes' in last 24 hoursAlexander Butler — 14 October 2023
- 149NewsHamas armed wing: More than 60 hostages are missing due to Israeli airstrikes4 November 2023
- 150NewsHamas Claims 50 Hostages Killed by Israeli Strikes in GazaShannon Vavra — 26 October 2023
- 152Newsהערכה: 162 נחטפו לעזה, מחציתם לא בין החייםחדשות — 12 October 2023
- 153News2 Israeli Hostages' Bodies Were Recovered Near Al-Shifa Hospital, Army SaysAaron Boxerman — 16 November 2023
- 154Fears grow for youngest Gaza hostage after Hamas claims 3 family members killed in Israeli bombingYuliya Talmazan — 29 November 2023
- 155Newsחבול ופצוע: נחשף סרטון החטיפה של אריה זלמנוביץ'Mako — 17 August 2024
- 156NewsWho Is Arye Zalmanovich? Hamas Video Confirms Israeli Hostage's DeathNewsweek — 18 November 2023
- 157NewsHamas Publishes Video of 86-year-old Israeli Hostage, Raising Concerns About His LifeHaaretz — 17 November 2023
- 159News3 hostages in Gaza were killed by friendly fire, Israeli military saysCara Tabachnick — 15 December 2023
- 161IDF troops mistakenly open fire and kill 3 hostages in northern Gaza battlefieldEmanuel Fabian — Times of Israel — 15 December 2023
- 162NewsIsraeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official saysMaayan Lubell — 16 December 2023
- 163NewsPreliminary IDF Report: Hostages Killed by Soldiers Waved White Flag, One Yelled for Help in HebrewYaniv Kubovich — 16 December 2023
- 164NewsNetanyahu says Israel is as 'committed as ever' to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostagesNajib Jobain et al. — 17 December 2023
- 165NewsIsraeli troops killed hostages, mistaking their cries for help as ambush -militaryEmily Rose — 29 December 2023
- 166At least 32 of the 136 hostages held in Gaza killed, 20 others feared dead – NYTLazar Berman et al. — 6 February 2024
- 167NewsSeventy Israeli hostages have been killed, says captiveNataliya Vasilyeva — 24 April 2024
- 168NewsMurdered hostages shot 'from close range'Kieran Kelly et al. — The Daily Telegraph — 1 September 2024
- 169NewsIn a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captorsYoav Zitun — Ynet — 1 September 2024
- 170NewsHamas: Six captives found dead in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrikesQuds News Network — 1 September 2024
- 171Months after bodies recovered, IDF says 3 hostages were killed as 'byproduct' of strikeEmanuel Fabian — 15 September 2024
- 172Israeli army says 'high probability' its strike killed three Gaza captives15 September 2024
- 173VideoFreed Israeli captive Noa Argamani: 'The house we were held in was bombed'Middle East Eye — 27 February 2025
- 174After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefireMelanie Lidman et al. — 13 October 2025
- 175NewsHostage families' headquarters: We were informed that only 4 bodies will be returned today. We are shocked, this is a blatant violationLihia Gordon — 13 October 2025
- 176NewsIDF crosses back into Israel with bodies of 4 deceased hostages, heads to forensic institute for IDEmanuel Fabian — 13 October 2025
- 179NewsHamas, Islamic Jihad claim they cannot locate missing Israeli officerEinav Halabi — 13 December 2025
- 181Israel ties Rafah crossing reopening to return of Ran Gvili6 January 2026
- 182Israel launches 'large scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza26 January 2026
- 183NewsAll of them home now: Body of last hostage Ran Gvili found in Gaza, returned to IsraelEmanuel Fabian et al. — 26 January 2026
- 184Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage Ran Gvili26 January 2026
- 185Newsנפגעות אונס, קטועי איברים וחולים קשים: הזמן של החטופים הולך ואוזלWalla — 16 October 2023
- 186NewsReleased Israeli hostages ask Red Cross to visit remaining captivesEmily Rose — 4 December 2023
- 187NewsHamas posts footage of terrorists holding kidnapped Israeli childrenSam Halpern — 13 October 2023
- 188NewsHamas releases first video of a hostage taken to GazaIvana Kottasová — 17 October 2023
- 190Hostages Released by Hamas Suffered Severe Weight Loss in Captivity, Preliminary Health Reports ShowTroy O. Fritzhand — 28 November 2023
- 191NewsOr Levy's Brother: Hamas Starved the Hostages, Remaining Men Won't Survive CaptivityEden Solomon — 9 February 2025
- 192NewsThe Israeli hostages freed on Friday begin to reunite with their families.Aaron Boxerman — 25 November 2023
- 193NewsMany hostages released by Hamas still being treated for traumaJulian Borger — 28 December 2023
- 194News"הם עברו התעללות רגשית ומינית, הוצפו במידע כוזב" – ההתמודדות של חטופים ששוחררורון קריסי — 29 December 2023
- 196NewsHealth Ministry says Hamas drugged released hostages to make them appear happyRenee Gherd-Zand — 5 December 2023
- 197הילדה שהשאירו יחפה, שטיפת המוח והמאמץ להבין אם יום או לילה: עדויות החוזרים מהשבימיכל פעילן — 5 December 2023
- 198News"אם בקבינט המלחמה חושבים שלחטופים יש זמן, הם טועים. השעון שלהם מתקתק"חן מענית — 5 December 2023
- 199NewsAt least 10 freed hostages were sexually abused in Hamas captivity, doctor says6 December 2023
- 200NewsExpert calls for patience regarding hostage interviewsPesach Benson — 25 October 2023
- 201JournalMedical perspectives on Israeli children after their release from captivity – A retrospective studyNoa Ziv et al. — 7 August 2024
- 202NewsUncle of freed hostages says Hamas branded them using motorcycle exhaust pipe30 November 2023
- 203NewsFamily releases second Hamas propaganda clip of hostage Evyatar David, forced to dig own graveEinav Halabi et al. — 2 August 2025
- 204NewsRevealing detail in hostage video exposes Hamas starvation hoaxLihi Gordon — 2 August 2025
- 205NewsBrother of freed Israeli hostage says Hamas captors ate full meals and laughed as he was starvedJeremy Diamond et al. — 26 February 2025
- 206NewsUN finds 'convincing information' that Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostagesJulian Borger — 4 March 2024
- 208NewsKeith Siegel, a Former Hostage, Recounts Captivity in GazaNadav Gavrielov — 16 April 2025
- 209NewsShe Was Released. Now She's Campaigning for Her Partner Still in Gaza.Natan Odenheimer et al. — 25 March 2025
- 211NewsNow freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying captureAmy Teibel — 24 October 2023
- 212Israeli hostage released says she was kept in tunnels under GazaBruno Nota et al. — 25 October 2023
- 214NewsThai relatives overjoyed for Gaza hostage returns25 November 2023
- 215NewsFreed Israeli Hostages Share Details of Captivity, Relatives SayIsabel Kershner — 26 November 2023
- 216Little food, a beating and lice: What freed Israeli hostages are saying about being held by HamasRachel Clarke — 1 December 2023
- 217Family of released hostage decry Red Cross for failure of dutyKeshet Neev — 27 November 2023
- 218Israeli hostage, 84, released by Hamas in 'fight for her life'Emily Rose — 27 November 2023
- 219News84-year-old Elma still in critical condition, daughter furious at Red Cross: 'Refused to hand over meds'Ilana Curiel et al. — 27 November 2023
- 220First testimonies shed light on conditions endured by Hamas' Israeli hostagesRob Picheta et al. — 27 November 2023
- 221NewsReleased Thai hostage says Israelis held with him were beaten with electric cables29 November 2023
- 222Newsאזרח תאילנד ששוחרר משבי חמאס העיד: "הרביצו לחטופים ישראלים בכבלי חשמל"גלעד שלמור — 29 November 2023
- 223News"הרטבתי חתיכות נייר טואלט כדי לאכול": האזרח הפיליפיני ששוחרר משבי חמאס מספר על מה שעבראור רביד — 30 November 2023
- 224NewsHanna Katzir in serious condition after health deteriorated while hostage in Gaza6 December 2023
- 226Newsעדויות חטופים ששוחררו: "כל יום שם הוא גיהנום, זה הזכיר את השואה"דיאא חאג׳ יחיא et al. — 9 December 2023
- 227Hamas is succeeding at playing the West for foolsJake Wallis Simons — 30 December 2023
- 229'I went through a Holocaust': Freed hostage speaks on Hamas captivity28 December 2023
- 230NewsReleased hostage Mia Schem: Everyone in Gaza is a terrorist, I experienced hell28 December 2023
- 231NewsFreed hostage Mia Schem: 'I experienced hell. There are no innocent civilians in Gaza'Amy Spiro et al. — 29 December 2023
- 232News'We were constantly in terror': Israeli hostage tells of captivity in GazaEmine Sinmaz — 3 March 2024
- 233NewsIsraeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in GazaPatrick Kingsley et al. — 26 March 2024
- 235NewsEmily Damari's mom: My daughter was held in UNRWA facilities, denied medical treatment1 February 2025
- 236NewsFreed hostage Agam Berger talks about her religious observance – and the moment she was separated from her friends in captivityShilo Freid — 20 February 2025
- 237NewsFreed Israeli soldier: Hamas respected our Jewish traditions, holidays20 February 2025
- 238Newsעדויות החוזרים מהשבי – וסימני החיים שהתקבלו על חטופים שעדיין בעזהMako — 16 February 2025
- 240Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?Edith M. Lederer — 20 March 2025
- 241NewsMother of freed hostage Omer Shem Tov says he was alone in a tunnel for 450 days of captivityJessica Steinberg — 23 February 2025
- 242NewsFamilies of hostages Eviatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal okay publication of Hamas propaganda clip from todayEmanuel Fabian — 22 February 2025
- 246דני אלגרט חשף כיצד אחיו נרצח בשבי: "לקחו אותו לחקירה בעינויים – והוא לא חזר"דפנה ליאל — 30 June 2025
- 250NewsTeenagers freed by Hamas 'were not aware their mum was murdered'Emine Sinmaz — 26 November 2023
- 251Newsקרוביו של איתן יהלומי: הוא הוחזק לבד בחדר סגור 16 ימים, איימו עליו שיהיה בשקט28 November 2023
- 253NewsFather describes how his young daughter Emily survived Hamas captivityRachel Clarke et al. — 28 November 2023
- 254NewsTerrorist 'sexually assaulted hostage at gunpoint': Freed captive recounts testimonyAriella Oldfield — Times of Israel — 13 February 2024
- 255News"Her name is Noa": Video shows woman being taken by Hamas at Supernova music festival where at least 260 were killedCaitlin O'Kane — 10 October 2023
- 256NewsWho is Noa Argamani? Woman kidnapped by Hamas terrorists at trance music festival in IsraelAshlyn Messier — 9 October 2023
- 258Family share heartbreaking footage of nine-month-old baby and four-year-old boy who were abducted by HamasBarney Davis — 15 October 2023
- 259NewsFamilies of hostages in Gaza wait to see if relatives among those freedEmine Sinmaz et al. — 22 November 2023
- 260Israel assessing Hamas claim youngest hostage and family members are deadEyad Kourdi et al. — 29 November 2023
- 261NewsIDF investigating 'cruel' Hamas claim that Bibas children, mother killed in GazaEmanuel Fabian — 29 November 2023
- 262NewsHamas to release Israeli father amid 'grave concerns' for wife and childrenPeter Beaumont et al. — 31 January 2025
- 263Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including mother and young sonsKat Lonsdorf — 20 February 2025
- 264Body returned from Gaza not Bibas mother21 February 2025
- 265הגופה נבדקה שוב ושוב, אך לא נמצאה התאמה: ההפרה המחרידה של חמאס, מאחורי הקלעיםAmir Bohbut — 21 February 2025
- 266News'I'm Not a Diplomat...I'm a Mom.' The American Parents Thrust Into the Israeli Hostage Crisis.Isabel Coles — 16 October 2023
- 267He's a survivor: A mother fights for son kidnapped by Hamas militants16 October 2023
- 269Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin1 September 2024
- 270Statement from President Biden on Hersh Goldberg-PolinJoe Biden — 1 September 2024
- 271Hamas' brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisisChristian Edwards — 3 September 2024
- 272NewsAutopsy finds 6 hostages were shot multiple times at close range in last 48–72 hoursEmanuel Fabian — 1 September 2024
- 273NewsMother of Naama Levy, from harrowing Gaza video: 'Each minute is an eternity in hell'9 December 2023
- 274NewsThese Are the 14 Women Remaining in Captivity in Gaza, Facing an Uncertain FateAaron Poris — 18 December 2023
- 275Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swapNidal Al-Mughrabi et al. — 24 January 2025
- 276Freed Israeli hostages tell Trump they didn't think they'd be freed before his return to White HouseMike Wagenheim — 6 March 2025
- 277Hamas Releases Video of Teenage Israeli Soldier Held Hostage in GazaAaron Boxerman — 4 January 2025
- 278Family of hostage in latest Hamas video urges Netanyahu to take 'opportunity to bring them back'Tamar Michaelis et al. — 4 January 2025
- 281Liri Albag's story of survival8 April 2025
- 282Amit Soussana, Freed From Hamas Captivity, Recalls in Interview How Fellow Hostage Saved Her LifeRachel Fink — 29 January 2025
- 283The four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas25 January 2025
- 284Liri Albag recalls Gaza 'hell,' pain of knowing those against hostage deal would 'sacrifice' herEmanuel Fabian et al. — 8 March 2025
- 285Freed hostage Liri Albag responds to backlash over Netanyahu criticism: 'I fear what we have become'Philissa Cramer — 10 April 2025
- 286'See the tears in our eyes': Ex-captive Wenkert urges cabinet to invite him to meetingNoam Lehmann — 6 April 2025
- 289NewsMother who saved daughter from Hamas terrorists inspires new grassroots movementGaby Wine — The Jewish Chronicle — 22 November 2023
- 290NewsFamilies of Israeli hostages face an 'excruciating' wait for news after Israel and Hamas strike dealTara John et al. — CNN — 22 November 2023
- 291Young Israeli Hostage Says Finding Faith Helped Him Survive Hamas CaptivityIsabel Kershner — 10 June 2025
- 292Former Hamas hostage throws first pitch at FenwayGabrielle Starr — 20 May 2025
- 293Freed hostage Eli Sharabi to meet Trump this week, brother saysLazar Berman et al. — 2 March 2025
- 294Video'I Have Come Back from Hell': Eli Sharabi Speaks to U.N. Security CouncilCBN News — 20 March 2025
- 295Newsאלי שרעבי במועצת הביטחון של האו"ם: "גן העדן שלי הפך לגיהינום ב-7/10"דניאל אדלסון et al. — 20 March 2025
- 296Full text: Freed hostage Eli Sharabi asks UN Security Council, 'Where was the world?'Nava Freiberg et al. — 20 March 2025
- 297Gaza: 'Bring them all home now', freed hostage tells Security CouncilVibhu Mishra — 20 March 2025
- 298Eli Sharabi's account of terror, and the deafening sound of silenceIsrael Ellis — 7 April 2025
- 299A book to wake up the world: Ex-hostage Eli Sharabi launches memoir of captivity and survivalAriela Karmel — 30 May 2025
- 300Ex-hostage Eli Sharabi's autobiography sets Israeli record for fastest-selling bookJessica Steinberg — 24 June 2025
- 301Freed Hostage Eli Sharabi's Memoir Becomes Fastest-selling Book in Hebrew Literary HistoryGili Izikovich — 24 June 2025
- 302Newsאלי שרעבי: "בשבי ניסו לשחד אותנו שנקרא מהקוראן תמורת אוכל"איתמר אייכנר — 30 May 2025
- 303Eli Sharabi receives book award for 'Hostage'25 June 2025
- 304'Hostage,' Eli Sharabi's memoir about life in Hamas captivity, is coming to the USHillel Italie — 8 July 2025
- 305Trump Welcomes Edan Alexander, Former Hamas Hostage, to White HouseAmelia Nierenberg — 4 July 2025
- 306Freed hostage Edan Alexander given jubilant welcome as he returns home to New JerseyLuke Tress — 20 June 2025
- 307NewsTurkey discusses with Hamas the release of civilian hostages -foreign ministry source16 October 2023
- 308Hamas releases video of Israeli hostages in Gaza demanding Netanyahu agree to prisoner swapTucker Reals — 30 October 2023
- 310NewsIsraelis hesitant over Gaza ground invasion amid hostage fears, poll showsRory Carroll — 27 October 2023
- 312Far-right minister: Hostage deal throws war goals in trash to save only 22–33 hostagesSam Sokol — May 2024
- 314NewsHamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy23 October 2023
- 316NewsNetanyahu names general as government point man on missing IsraelisLazar Berman — 8 October 2023
- 317News'Is there a plan?' Families of Israeli hostages demand answers from NetanyahuRory Carroll — 28 October 2023
- 318NewsNetanyahu meets Israeli hostages' families anxious over Gaza war plans28 October 2023
- 319Gad Lerner, Gaza: Odio e amore per Israele, Feltrinelli 2024 p.214.
- 320NewsIsraeli hostage families start 5-day march on Netanyahu's homeJoseph Campbell — 15 November 2023
- 321NewsReleased Israeli hostages call for captives to be freed2 December 2023
- 324NewsFreed Hostages Reportedly Tell Netanyahu They Feared Israeli BombsMatt Shuham — 6 December 2023
- 325NewsLeaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages' fury at Netanyahu6 December 2023
- 327IDF confirms it mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza city bombing10 September 2024
- 328NewsGaza hostages' families storm Knesset meeting to demand their returnBethan McKernan — 22 January 2024
- 329NewsFamilies of Israeli hostages storm Knesset parliament meeting22 January 2024
- 330US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aidSimon Lewis — 14 June 2024
- 333NewsAt Jerusalem conference, settler activists call for return to Jewish settlements in GazaJeremy Sharon — 28 January 2024
- 334News'Hamas is Hitler's successor': Hostages' families head to The Hague to file complaintJeremy Sharon — 14 February 2024
- 335NewsNetanyahu won't agree to hostage release deal unless it polls well for him, Israeli families say they were toldRaf Sanchez — 31 May 2024
- 337NewsIsraeli Hostages' Families Say pro-Netanyahu Channel Told Them Coalition Trumps DealRachel Fink — 4 September 2024
- 338NewsOrganizers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for hostage deal intensifyNoam Lehmann et al. — 8 September 2024
- 340NewsThis Week In History: Masses protest Sabra, ShatilaTamara Zieve — 23 September 2012
- 342Hostage families ahead of weekly rallies: 'Witnessing another attempt to sabotage a deal'Michael Horovitz — 13 September 2025
- 343NewsHostages' Families Group to Red Cross: Many of Almost 200 Israelis Held in Gaza in Severe Need of Medical TreatmentSam Sokol — 16 October 2023
- 344Preliminary Medical Report of the Missing/Abducted people by HamasHagai Levine — The Hostages and Missing Families Forum — 15 October 2023
- 345NewsQatar's PM hopes for breakthrough on Hamas hostages' release 'soon'25 October 2023
- 346WHO calls for immediate release, access to, and medical support for hostages taken by HamasWorld Health Organization — 25 October 2023
- 347NewsIsrael-led UN special session condemns world silence on Hamas using rape as weapon of warAMELIE BOTBOL — 5 December 2023
- 349NewsMurals in Tehran Offer Tributes and Threats Against IsraelFarnaz Fassihi — 25 October 2024
- 352NewsSoldiers killed in Gaza were deployed in 50-year-old APCAmos Harel — Haaretz — 20 July 2014
- 353Israeli 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin Feared Captured in Gaza: Military2 August 2014
- 354NewsIsrael: No Hamas prisoner release for two missing IsraelisYoav Zitun — Ynet — 10 July 2015
- 355Five Thai released hostages in Israeli territory, military says30 January 2025
- 356Five released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after more than a year of captivity in GazaWafaa Shurafa et al. — 9 February 2025
- 357Tanzanian national taken hostage by Hamas confirmed deadEmma Ogao — 14 December 2023
- 359NewsAn Israeli hostage describes her time in captivity in searing detail.Nadav Gavrielov — 30 December 2023
- 362NewsEx-hostage's mother denies IDF told her he was killed in Gaza airstrikeEmanuel Fabian — 10 September 2024
- 363What does the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas look like?Tia Goldenberg — 24 November 2023
- 364Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisonersTia Goldenberg et al. — 27 November 2023
- 366Filipino former Hamas hostage reunites with family in Manila18 December 2023
- 368Troops recover body of Ofir Tzarfati in Gaza, returning him to Israel for burialEmanuel Fabian — 1 December 2023
- 369NewsArmy: 4 Nir Oz residents abducted in Oct. 7 onslaught died in Hamas captivity1 December 2023
- 370IDF admits hostage Sahar Baruch was killed during failed rescue attempt last monthEmanuel Fabian — 3 January 2024
- 371IDF retrieves bodies of two hostages from Gaza: Eden Zacharia and Ziv DadoEmanuel Fabian — 12 December 2023
- 372NewsIsrael-Hamas War: Hostages Waved White Flag Before Being Shot By Israeli TroopsAaron Boxerman et al. — 16 December 2023
- 373Israel Recovers the Bodies of 3 Hostages in Gaza.Gaya Gupta et al. — 15 December 2023
- 374Israeli family members shocked to see elderly hostages appear in Hamas videoTamar Michaelis et al. — 18 December 2023
- 376NewsJanuary 4, 2024 Israel-Hamas war4 January 2024
- 377Hamas uses Israeli hostage Noa Argamani in propaganda videos to claim 2 other captives killed by IDF strikesHaley Ott — 15 January 2024
- 378'Depth of human suffering': Israel accused of summary executions in GazaLinah Alsaafin et al.
- 380Israel says it has recovered the body of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir in GazaJuliana Kim — 6 April 2024
- 382Hamas tells negotiators it doesn't have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefireAlex Marquardt et al. — 10 April 2024
- 383Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza, Israel's army saysRaffi Berg — 17 May 2024
- 384NewsRon Benjamin: Body of Israeli hostage kidnapped in October recovered from Gaza, says IDFAlexander Butler — 18 May 2024
- 385IDF recovers bodies of hostages Orión Hernández Radoux, Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, all slain on Oct. 7Emanuel Fabian — 24 May 2024
- 387NewsIsraeli army: Four hostages taken alive to Gaza were killed, possibly by IDF fireYaniv Kubovich et al. — 3 June 2024
- 388Israel Rescues 4 Hostages in Assault That Killed Scores of GazansAaron Boxerman et al. — 8 June 2024
- 389NewsIDF announces deaths of hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtav in Hamas captivityEmanuel Fabian — 22 July 2024
- 390Bodies of 5 hostages were found in tunnel in Gaza's Israeli-designated humanitarian zoneEmanuel Fabian — 25 July 2024
- 391Bullet wounds in bodies of all 6 hostages from Gaza suggest they were killed by captorsEmanuel Fabian — 22 August 2024
- 392NewsHostage rescued from Gaza found alone in tunnel, Israeli military saysJennifer Hassan et al. — 27 August 2024
- 394Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah – IDFEmanuel Fabian — 1 September 2024
- 395Body of hostage Itai Svirsky, killed in Hamas captivity, recovered by IDF in GazaYonah Jeremy Bob — 4 December 2024
- 397Body of Oron Shaul, killed and captured by Hamas in 2014, recovered from GazaEmanuel Fabian — 20 January 2025
- 401Who are the Israeli and Thai hostages just released by Hamas?30 January 2025
- 402NewsFreed hostages Yarden Bibas, Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel reunite with relatives in IsraelMichael Bachner — 1 February 2025
- 403NewsGaunt and frail, hostages Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami freed after 16 monthsEmanuel Fabian — 8 February 2025
- 404NewsFreed hostages Dekel-Chen, Troufanov and Horn back in Israel after 498 days in captivityEmanuel Fabian — 15 February 2025
- 405Hamas releases bodies of 3 hostages, unidentified fourth20 February 2025
- 406Israel confirms Shiri Bibas body has been returnedJaroslav Lukiv — 21 February 2025
- 407MagazineHamas Frees All Six Hostages in Latest Cease-Fire Exchange With Israel22 February 2025
- 408Israel confirms Hamas handed over hostages' bodies as Palestinian prisoners releasedDavid Gritten et al. — 27 February 2025
- 409Itzik Elgarat1 January 1970
- 411NewsDespite Israeli claims, aid renewal to Gaza part of Edan Alexander's releaseDanny Zaken — Israel Hayom — 19 May 2025
- 414NewsBodies of Yair Yaakov, second slain hostage recovered by IDF from Khan YounisEmanuel Fabian — 11 June 2025
- 415NewsBody of Aviv Atzili, killed on Oct. 7, recovered from Gaza last week, IDF saysEmanuel Fabian et al. — 15 June 2025
- 416NewsIDF announces bodies of three slain hostages, Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano, and Shay Levinson, recovered from GazaEmanuel Fabian — 22 June 2025
- 417Israeli officials say they have recovered bodies of 2 hostagesHaworth Jon — 29 August 2025
- 418Body of slain hostage Idan Shtivi identified days after recovery from GazaLazar Berman — 31 August 2025
- 419Live updates: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on 'first phase' of Gaza peace planDeva Lee et al. — 8 October 2025
- 422Maxim Herkin and 12 Hostages Freed from Hamas Captivity13 October 2025
- 423NewsHamas returns bodies of hostages Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levy; 4th body a GazanEmanuel Fabian et al. — 15 October 2025
- 426NewsReturned body identified as Eliyahu 'Churchill' Margalit, 75, from Nir Oz18 October 2025
- 427NewsHamas hands over bodies of two more hostages to Red Cross18 October 2025
- 428Ronen Engel identified as one of the bodies returned overnight by Hamas19 October 2025
- 429NewsRemains of 2nd slain hostage returned by Hamas identified as Thailand's Sonthaya OakkharasrEmanuel Fabian — 19 October 2025
- 430Hamas hands over body of hostage Tal Haimi, slain defending his kibbutz on Oct. 7Emanuel Fabian — 20 October 2025
- 431NewsBodies of slain hostages Tamir Adar and Arie Zalmanowicz brought back to IsraelNurit Yohanan et al. — 21 October 2025
- 433NewsRemains of deceased hostages Amiram Cooper 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, returned to IsraelEmanuel Fabian — 30 October 2025
- 435NewsIDF announces two other hostage bodies identified as Col. Asaf Hamami and Sgt. Oz Daniel3 November 2025
- 436NewsRemains of slain IDF soldier Itay Chen returned from Gaza to IsraelEmanuel Fabian — 4 November 2025
- 437Remains returned from Gaza identified as slain foreign hostage Joshua Luito MollelNiv Shaiovich — 6 November 2025
- 440Deceased hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin identified at forensic institute, PMO confirmsJames Genn — 9 November 2025
- 441Kibbutz Be'eri eulogizes murdered hostage Meny Godard13 November 2025
- 442NewsBody of hostage returned from Gaza last night identified as Dror OrEmanuel Fabian — 26 November 2025
- 444Hamas demands release of 3 top Palestinian leaders in any hostage deal with Israel: ReportAbdelraouf Arnaout — 21 December 2023
- 445Ahmad Sa'adat: Palestine will be freed by the people, not the elites11 December 2018
- 446Hostages young and old endured physical and psychological tortureLahav Harkov — 4 December 2023