The Latest Breaking News from Oded Lifshitz

Hamas’s youngest Israeli hostage Kfir Bibas, brother and mother confirmed dead

Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel were abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Fears of ‘propaganda exercise’ as hostage body to be released, lawyers say

Islamic Jihad says it will release body of UK-linked hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Israel confirms four dead hostages who will be returned from Gaza include young family

An Israeli official says the bodies of the youngest and one of the oldest captives seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in Gaza are expected to be returned on Thursday

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Hamas Hostage Release Brings Hope Amid Lingering Uncertainty

Ceasefire deal raises hope for release of hostages, including Oded Lifshitz, after 469 days of captivity by Hamas.

Top News · Jan 18, 2025

Daughter of one of the oldest Israeli hostages hopes for answers in ceasefire deal

As one of the oldest hostages taken by Hamas, Oded Lifshitz would be among the first to be released under a ceasefire deal

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

AP PHOTOS: After 15 months of abandonment, hostage homes are empty memorials

After 15 months of war, the homes of Israeli hostages are like time capsules of a war zone. There’s a small blue bicycle flung to the ground outside the house of the Bibas family — all of whom, including two young boys Kfir and Ariel, are still in captivity. Nearby,…

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024

Families Of Israeli Hostages Relieved After Hamas Leader Killed

Families of Israeli hostages express relief and hope for safe return after Hamas leader's killing.

Top News · Oct 17, 2024

Hostages Families Not Impressed With Hamas Leader's Assassination, Demand Netanyahu Order 'Immediate Agreement'

Amidst reports of the death of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, the families of the Israeli hostages push the government to negotiate their safe return.

International Business Times · Oct 17, 2024

Mission to Israel Part VIII: The Nir Oz Kibbutz

Hostages from this kibbutz were held only a few kilometers away.

Reason · Aug 21, 2024

Grandmother, 85, held hostage by Hamas describes ‘hell’ of captivity in Gaza

Yocheved Lifshitz said she was beaten, forced onto a motorbike across border and then walked for kilometres through a ‘spider’s web’ of tunnels – but that she was treated ‘well’ by her captors once inside

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023