Hamas to release Israeli father amid ‘grave concerns’ for wife and children Yarden Bibas scheduled for release with Keith Siegel and Ofer Calderon on Saturday in latest handover of hostages The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli strike hits unofficial border crossing in Lebanon Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes that hit an unofficial border crossing in eastern Lebanon killed two people and wounded 10 The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025
Jubilant scenes in Gaza City as four Israeli soldiers are released Civilians and militants gather amid rubble to watch handover of four women held hostage for 15 months The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025
Israeli Hostages To Be Freed In Second Round Release Israeli hostages, including IDF soldiers and civilians, set to be released by Hamas in ongoing ceasefire, with disputed claims and concerns over breach of ... Top News · Jan 24, 2025
Soon we will know if my father is alive. Even then, we cannot rest until all Israeli hostages are returned Every day families like mine try to be brave, try not to despair – and pray that the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, says film-maker Sharone Lifschitz The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
One Year After the Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Members of 3 Argentinian Families Are Still Held Hostage The hostages all had ties to Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community many Argentinian Jews called home, among them, a one-year-old boy who spent his first birthday in captivity. Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024
Hundreds in Israel mark the 5th birthday of a child held hostage in Gaza Hundreds of Israelis have sent orange balloons into the air to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024
Israel's Shiri Bibas: Unwitting Face Of Hostages Poignant images of an anguished Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-headed boys as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have turned her into the face of the Israeli hostages seized that day. International Business Times · Mar 6, 2024
Israeli Army Fears For Kidnapped Family With Baby Israel's military on Monday published new images and voiced concern about a mother and her two boys -- including a baby who is the youngest hostage seized by Hamas militants. International Business Times · Feb 19, 2024
Youngest Hamas Hostage Turns One While Being Held Captive In Gaza Kfir Bibas was named the youngest child who was kidnapped by Hamas. After 104 days, his family are forced to commemorate his first birthday in Hostage Square. International Business Times UK · Jan 19, 2024
Birthday In Absence For Gaza's Youngest Hostage Kfir Bibas, with his red hair and pink stuffed elephant, was less than nine months old when Hamas militants snatched him from his bed in an Israeli kibbutz on October 7. International Business Times · Jan 17, 2024
Israel Propose New Truce Agreement As More Hostages Are Killed In Gaza In a bid to release 40 Israeli civilians who remain kidnapped by Hamas, Israel is working on a new temporary ceasefire agreement with Qatar and the US. International Business Times UK · Dec 21, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: ceasefire extended for a day amid last-minute mediation efforts IDF and Hamas agree at last minute to extend truce into seventh day as Antony Blinken arrives in Israel as part of diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to fighting in devastated Gaza Strip The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2023
What Did Hamas Do To The Children It Kidnapped? While Hamas claim that its youngest hostage was killed in an IDF airstrike, Israeli children are revealing what they were forced to endure in captivity. International Business Times UK · Nov 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 ‘When will they come out?’: Anxious families wait to see if loved ones will be among those freed in Gaza hostage deal There is relief that moves are being made to bring those being held captive back, writes Kim Sengupta. But some relatives are worried about the fragility of the agreement, while others fear not everyone will come home