Skip to main content
Photo of Gila Isaacson

Gila Isaacson

Gila Isaacson is the proud Israeli mother of five sons who've grown from energetic boys into remarkable young men, including a warrior in the IDF who makes her heart swell with pride. When she's not following her sons' latest adventures, she's pursuing her passion for journalism at Jfeed, where she continues to tell the stories that matter. The midnight chases may have ended, but the pride and love only grow stronger.

During Nasrallah's Funeral 

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets during Nasrallah's funeral, causing panic

Israeli warplanes carried out multiple strikes across Lebanon on Sunday as thousands gathered for the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, according to Lebanese media and Israeli military statements.

Gila Isaacson11:51
Nasrallah

A great day

WATCH: Mourners chant as Nasrallah's coffin passes by at his long-delayed funeral

•news-israel
Al-Qassam Brigades hand over Israeli hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. February 01, 2025

Better late than never

WATCH: Mark Dubowitz says "I apologize. I was seriously wrong about the 2 state solution" 

•news-world
German elections

Can AfD save Germany? Is it really the answer? 

Germany at the crossroads: The rise of AfD and a nation's soul-searching

•news
Nasrallah supporters in Ramallah

Good riddance

Nasrallah's final hour: A million mourners expected today

•news-israel•1
Heros from the Iron Swords War light Hannukah candles on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Chanucka, together with the speaker of the knesset Amir Ohana. December 30, 2024

Unyielding light and goodness

From the shadows: Freed hostage Karina Ariev pens moving letter to mother of murdered hostage

•news-israel•2
The hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Hamas is sick, evil and twisted

The danger of dehumanizing Hamas: A call for clarity in the face of horror

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•6
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025

We Just Want to Go Home

The shocking story of Eviatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal- forced to watch fellow hostages go free

•news-israel•5
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025

Neverending tragedy

These 4 hostages are slated for release this Thursday; all are presumed deceased

•news-israel
Staging for Hamas hostage 'ceremony' - Feb 22, 2025

Worse than we ever imagined

New details: Freed hostages reveal the true horrors of Hamas captivity

•news-israel•1
A large billboard posted by the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, in support of US president Donald Trump, February 5, 2025

Is he talking about the Gaza Riviera?

Donald Trump: There will soon be good news in the Middle East

•news-israel•3
Netanyahu

Bring them all home

Benjamin Netanyahu:  "Our hearts overflow with emotion as 6 hostages return home"

•news-israel•3
Military helicopter with released hostages arrives at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, February 22, 202

Historic Hostage Release

Hisham Al-Sayed returns home after nearly a decade in Gaza

•news-israel•5
Omer Shem Tov is home

'Mom, I Thought About You Every Day'

Hostage Omer Shem Tov is home!

•news-israel
Eliya Cohen is freed

Heartwarming

WATCH: Released hostage Eliya Cohen reunites with his family

•news-israel•1
Released hostages Omer Wenkert arrives at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, February 22, 2025.

Thank G-d!

First pictures: Hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Omer Shem Tov home free at long last

•news-israel•2
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025

A devastating end

Breaking: Body of Shiri Bibas identified, murdered by Hamas

•news-israel•3
6 Israeli hostages are back

Welcome back!

Six Israeli hostages return home – and we are overjoyed

•news-israel•1
Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades and Palestinians waiting for the hand over of the bodies of four late Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis, February 20, 2025

Everyone has forgotten

The lost innocents: Why Hamas killed the Bibas boys

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
People in Northern Israel pay their respects to the four Israeli hostages who were released from Gaza today. February 20, 2025.

Despicable monsters

Who killed Ariel and Kfir Bibas? – Here's everything we know

•news-israel•4