hostages
![Abdel El-Sisi](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/05/22/f4a85910-1818-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h331_w650.png)
CNN reported that senior White House officials blamed Egypt for sabotaging negotiations in favor of Hamas.
![Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza attend a 'holiday" table calling for the release of the hostages, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, April 27, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/28/c291d9d0-0547-11ef-aef9-dd72173416da__h4024_w6048.jpg)
Hostage Crisis
According to the agreement, the IDF would withdraw from northern Gaza and free hundreds of terrorists in return for just 20 hostages.
![Yahya Sinwar](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/24/64d45880-0228-11ef-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
A senior Hamas official revealed that the terrorist organization is holding 30 IDF officers captive in a "secure location." He also claimed that there are many more than 20 hostages still alive.
![Families of abducted Israelis block the highway](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/20/d74b46e0-ff52-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.png)
Israel-Gaza War
Dozens of protesters blocked traffic on Highway 1 with fire barrels, demanding a deal for the release of their relatives: "As long as Israeli citizens are held captive by Hamas, the Israeli government will not experience freedom, not even on Passover."
![Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/18/9e0afa50-fd73-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Hostage Negotiations
The Prime Minister of Qatar said that his country is "reconsidering" its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas: "There are certain politicians who take advantage of us for their narrow interests."
![Pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip are displayed at a forest near Jerusalem, March 17, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/19/e3892030-e5da-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Hostage Crisis, Israel-Gaza War
After the arrival of the Israeli delegation to Qatar, mediators conveyed a message that the current talks are the "last stage" in negotiations with Hamas.
![Kamala Harris](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/05/17ea0710-dad0-11ee-bbda-93c9fb230a79__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostage Negotiations
America officials are taking advantage of Minister Gantz's arrival in the US to press for a cease-fire without a hostage release, but Israel has clarified that, "a cease-fire without a deal is a victory for terror."
![Egypt](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/03/94609e60-d938-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostages Deal
A senior Egyptian official said on Saturday that there is significant progress towards a ceasefire and that Egypt is pushing to have it go into effect before the start of Ramadan.
![Left-wing protests](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/25/49ed5c80-d3c3-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpg)
Anti-War Protests
During demonstrations for the release of hostages, a group of protesters began to block the road while calling for Netanyahu to resign; Police declared the demonstration illegal.
![Bezalel Smotrich](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/22/528b49e0-d190-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Bezalel Smotrich
During a debate in the Knesset, the Minister of Finance attacked Lapid, accusing him of Israeli hostages being taken to Gaza: "You're strengthening Sinwar."
![Rafaela Triestman](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/22/4e840000-d170-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.png)
Israel-Gaza War
Rafaela Triestman, a Brazilian citizen who immigrated to Israel, appealed to the Brazilian President following his claim that Israel is committing genocide: "It makes me very sad to be a Jew from Brazil - to know that I cannot return to my country because of anti-Semitism."
![Miki Zohar](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/20/43588840-cfe5-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
The Minister of Culture and Sports was asked whether a ground operation in Rafah would endanger hostages' lives, and answered emphatically: "The answer is yes." He later clarified: "This is the only way to get them back."
![Families of abducted Israelis at the International Court of Justice in the Hague](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/18/cb93e280-ce56-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h331_w650.jpg)
Israeli-Gaza War, Hostages
Ayelet Samarno, mother of 21-year-old Israeli hostage Yonatan Samarno (H"YD) was murdered while in Hamas captivity: "We're captive to a few families who have taken control of this."
![Solidarity with hostages display](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/16/4cb19e40-ccc0-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpg)
Israeli hostages
Tzvika Mor says he was kicked out of a solidarity tent for relatives of kidnapped Israelis due to his religious appearance.
![Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/15/83259b50-cbf5-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari referred to the operation at Nasser Hospital and confirmed: "We have reliable intelligence about bodies of Israeli hostages being held there."
![Israeli hostages freed by Hamas](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/15/1987cca0-cbea-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostage Deal
Hamas officials revealed new details about the Israeli proposal for a hostage release deal, which would include a 6-week pause in the fighting but not full withdrawal from Gaza.
![Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rafah Medical Complex in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 23, 2019.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/30/cbc0f450-bf60-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h1189_w1783.jpg)
Israel - Gaza War, Hostage Deal
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh issued a statement today, addressing for the first time the plan for the release of hostages published yesterday: "Hamas has received the proposal, is studying it, and will submit its response," he wrote.
![TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/22/8ccec010-b90c-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War
TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto delivers raw accounts from the heart of the Israel-Gaza conflict, unveiling critical developments. Watch:
![Foreign correspondent for Fox News based in Jerusalem, Trey Yingst.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/21/4365c970-b851-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War, Trey Yingst Report
Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst provides a personal glimpse into the tunnels beneath Khan Yunis, Gaza, where Israeli forces have discovered cells used for holding hostages.
![TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/21/dfab6fc0-b846-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War
TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto delivers an in-depth analysis of the Israel-Hamas War reaches 100+ days. Watch: