Hadassah Lazar believed that her brother Shlomo Mantzur, the oldest of the hostages, would survive. When news came that he'd been murdered on Oct. 7, the family tore their shirts as is customary in Jewish tradition – then set them aside until his body is returned

Israeli hostages who were recently released from Gaza captivity reported seeing fellow captives in dire condition, suffering from wounds and severe malnutrition, after Hamas sought to extract military information through torture

There is a very good reason Benjamin Netanyahu is posting an op-ed by Joe Biden's Mideast envoy blaming Hamas for the lack of a hostage release last year: It provides him with political ammunition at the exact moment he is trying to blow up the hostage release deal

As chair of a key Knesset committee, Democrats MK Gilad Kariv says he will focus on 'issues related to the relationship between religion and state, which have a direct impact on the immigrant community in Israel'

As Trump's attention turns elsewhere, the Netanyahu circus comes to a close. No-none-sense Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff appears to be unmoved by Netanyahu's charm, and made it clear that the hostages must return, much to the PM's chagrin

'If war resumes, it's a death sentence for the remaining hostages,' said the cousin of Carmel Gat, who was murdered in Hamas captivity last year ■ Demonstrators marched from Netanyahu's residence to the Knesset ■ Protests around Tel Aviv occasionally disrupted traffic