What to know about the 20 living hostages released by Hamas In return for the hostages, Israel will release nearly 2,000 detained Palestinians. Axios · Oct 13, 2025
‘It’s so different from the media narrative’: telling a different story of 7 October Brandon Kramer’s documentary Holding Liat follows an Israeli family torn apart by the Hamas attacks, but clinging to hopes of reconciliation The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza? Hamas militants have released the bodies of four more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken captive The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
American-Israeli Dad Next To Be Freed By Hamas Was Taken From Kibbutz That Israel 'Forgot' To Defend Sagui Dekel Chen is one of the three hostages to be released in the next truce-brokered exchange. International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025
American-Israeli Dad Next to Be Freed By Hamas Was Taken From Kibbutz That Israel 'Forgot' to Defend Sagui Dekel Chen is one of the three hostages to be released next Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025
Hamas says hostage release to go ahead amid fears fragile ceasefire deal will collapse Mediators have been scrambling to salvage the ceasefire after the militant group previously said it would not hand over three more hostages this weekend as planned The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza – who are they and how many are still alive? More than 250 hostages were taken by Hamas in the October 7 attacks but will be freed under a deal proposed by Trump The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
Memorial Ceremony Held To Commemorate Hamas Attack Anniversary In Israel Commemorative ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz for victims of Hamas attack, with ongoing tensions and residents still in captivity. Top News · Oct 7, 2024
Revisiting Hamas's Barbaric Attack on Southern Israel: Guest Post by Adam Mossoff Note from DB: I was going to post something about my visit to the South during the lawprof fact-finding mission I attended, by my colleague Adam Mossoff posted an incredibly thoughtful and well-written account of that day on Facebook that sums up what I wanted to say and more. With… Reason · Jul 17, 2024
The long, lonely fight of an Israeli hostage's sister, who fears time is running out On Oct. 7, Gaza militants killed Carmit Palty Katzir's father and took her mother and brother hostage. Her mother was released, but Katzir fears time is running out to get her brother back alive. WEKU · Mar 10, 2024
Argentina's Milei Likens Hamas Attack On Israel To The Holocaust Milei joined Israel's President Isaac Herzog on a visit to Nir Oz near the border with Gaza, where residents were killed or taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group. Latin Times · Feb 9, 2024
American-Israeli grandmother confirmed killed in Oct 7 Hamas attacks Judy Weinstein ‘dedicated her life to serving others’ her family said after her death was confirmed The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023
Netanyahu cancels war cabinet meeting due to discuss plans for Gaza after war – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2023
Families of hostages in Gaza wait to see if relatives among those freed Relatives of some of the 240 hostages say it is like ‘Russian roulette’ waiting to hear who will come out The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Ruins and memories of a paradise lost in an Israeli village where attackers killed, kidnapped dozens Nir Oz is one of more than 20 towns and villages in southern Israel that were ambushed in the sweeping assault by Hamas on Oct. 7
The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023 How Hamas’s attack unfolded in Israel’s southern border towns Rabbi Pizam’s story of survival is one of many. On Shmini Atzeret, the Jewish people were saved from a massacre, but the war was far from over. On Shmini Atzeret, Rabbi Pizam was saved from a massacre in Sderot, a town near Gaza. Over 1,000 militants breached the hi-tech fence…
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023 ‘They won’t last long’: London artist fears elderly parents taken hostage by Hamas Sharone Lifschitz, from Walthamstow, says she is ‘broken’ after her parents went missing