Soon we will know if my father is alive. Even then, we cannot rest until all Israeli hostages are returned – Sharone Lifschitz
Every day families like mine try to be brave, try not to despair – and pray that the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds...
‘If my brother is released by Hamas, how do I tell him they killed his wife and daughters?’
Sharon Sharabi is waiting anxiously for sibling Eli to return from Gaza after the ceasefire, but any joy will be consumed by tragedy...
Who is Oded Lifshitz, one of the hostages kidnapped from the Kibbutz Nir Oz, set for release?
Prior to his retirement, Oded worked as a journalist for Al HaMishmar newspaper and advocated for coexistance...
‘I came back to life,’ says freed British-Israeli hostage
British-Israeli national Emily Damari says she “came back to life” in her first comments since being released from captivity in Gaza...
Brit relative of Hamas hostage begs for the chance to tell him his wife and children are dead
The British family of a hostage held by Hamas has pleaded with authorities in Israel to let them break the news that his wife and children were killed in the October 7 attacks...
Families of hostages held in Gaza say they are in agony over ceasefire delays
Relatives of some of 98 still believed held by Hamas describe being in limbo but remain ‘cautiously optimistic’...
British hostage families hopeful for reunions
British families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are reacting with cautious hope to the ceasefire deal that has been negotiated to end the 15 months of war in Gaza...
OPINION – DAVID LAMMY: Mandy Damari is an inspiration – one of the strongest people I’ve met
Foreign Secretary writes for Jewish News on the government’s fight to free the hostages captured by Hamas...
Activists call for immediate hostage release at three London embassies
A special bus featuring images and stories of the nine British-linked hostages travelled between the Turkish, Qatari and Egyptian consulates...