Times of israel remaining hostages. As truce’s first stage winds down, families of hostages plead for more releases Captive’s mother to Netanyahu: ‘Free all hostages, in one According to Israel’s account of Witkoff’s proposal, half of the remaining hostages — living and dead — would be released on the first day of Tens of thousands of Israelis were set to join hostage families at mass rallies on Saturday evening to urge the government to reach a deal that The first stage of the deal is slated to last six weeks and see the release of 33 hostages — the remaining women, elderly and severely ill hostages. Edan Alexander, All remaining living hostages were due to be freed in a second phase of the ceasefire, but Hamas and Israel are deadlocked over how to extend the truce. S. Referencing missing US President Donald Trump said Friday that “very close” to 40 of the 48 remaining hostages in Gaza were likely dead, and that rather than being endangered, they “might also be Hamas is prepared to release all of the remaining hostages at once, in exchange for a permanent ceasefire, a senior Palestinian official familiar Following the recovery of six murdered Israeli hostages from Rafah overnight, 97 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in During a high-level meeting last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told those present that Israel will resume fighting after a hostage There are seven female hostages remaining from the original list of 33 to be released in the first phase of the hostage ceasefire deal. All of them are young men who were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, when THE ARMED WING of Hamas has published “farewell” photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel’s assault on Gaza City will endanger them. 15: In first, US acknowledges PM added conditions that hampered hostage talks in July Netanyahu thanks Biden, Trump for help securing hostage A breakthrough does not appear to be on the horizon in the long-stalled Israel-Hamas hostage negotiations, an official from one of the Arab Touring Gaza, PM vows Hamas won’t return to power, offers $5 million for hostages Netanyahu says captives will be freed regardless, even as defense Israel said willing to accept release of fewer than 40 hostages in truce’s first phase War cabinet authorized negotiators to discuss release of just 20 hostages in first phase, Lapid’s statement comes after the Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for a general strike to protest the lack of a deal to free the That phase envisioned Israel fully withdrawing from Gaza and agreeing to permanently end the war in exchange for the release of the That proposal would abandon the second phase framework that Israel and Hamas had agreed to for a new outline of releasing the remaining US and Israeli officials fear that most of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas since October 7 have been killed in captivity, the Wall Street Journal reported Hamas nixes Cairo’s proposal for brief Gaza ceasefire in exchange for 4 hostages Diplomat says negotiations ongoing, all options still on the table; Netanyahu said willing to In a third phase, the bodies of remaining hostages would be returned in exchange for a three- to five-year reconstruction plan to be carried On Thursday, Israel submitted to Egyptian mediators its response to Cairo’s latest proposal, the officials told The Times of Israel, and is Who are remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and when might they be freed? More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages were taken by Hamas in A forum representing the vast majority of the remaining 100 hostages in Gaza on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s New US deal outline would see 10 live hostages freed, 60-day truce, option to resume war Right-wing ministers, hawkish hostage families . Bracing for the worst: Some hostages’ families say IDF told them loved ones may be dead After Hamas conveys ‘list’ saying 8 of 26 hostages Released hostages tell PM: Only saving remaining captives will be ‘absolute victory’ Families with loved ones still being held urge Netanyahu to ‘They’re not just posters, they’re people’: Freed hostages urge deal to save those left behind Families fear resumed war could be fatal for loved Israel is expecting the remains of the four remaining slain hostages from the first phase of the hostage deal to be returned by Hamas, as scheduled, on Thursday, an Israeli Israel believes that 96 of the 251 hostages kidnapped on October 7 are still in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF. 7 have been freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while more than three dozen hostages Israel unleashed a new wave of strikes on Gaza, ending a break in fighting during which 33 Israeli hostages were returned in return for the Hamas issued its strongest messaging about the Israeli hostages in Gaza Thursday night, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza City ground incursion Hamas, shared a compilation picture of the remaining 47 Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday. and Israeli officials say a deal to release the hostages still held by Hamas may be imminent, a claim reportedly bolstered by an unnamed Hamas official. In rallies expected to draw thousands across the country Saturday night, the Hostage Families Forum will highlight the dangers to their loved one’s health as they begin Three more hostages due to be freed on Saturday amid uncertainty over deal’s future Hamas supposed to say Friday which captives it will Desperate for hostage deal, furious at PM, masses take to the streets in protest Israel is ‘held captive by Netanyahu,’ hostage’s mother The fate of about 20 remaining hostages held by militant groups in Gaza was thrown into question after Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan Still, the IDF assesses that as time goes on, the likelihood of it obtaining intelligence on the hostages increases — but the chances of the May 28: Smotrich warns he ‘will not allow’ Israel to agree to Witkoff’s hostage deal proposal Footage from Gaza shows hundreds breaking into warehouse, ‘They could have been saved’: Relatives of returned dead hostages voice deep frustration Hostages Forum says Israel has ‘moral Shay Dickman, cousin of hostage Carmel Gat who was murdered last month by her Hamas captors, speaks at a rally urging a deal to save the At rally, ex-hostage urges return of all captives as deal’s 1st phase draws to close Families forum says ‘window of opportunity is now,’ demands Israel said readying for three hostages to be freed Saturday, still pushing for more Netanyahu meets defense brass as report indicates bid to Aug. Dec. Two dozen men — fathers, soldiers, security guards, tech workers, dreamers, dancers and more — are still captive after over 500 days, along with the bodies of 35 others The 24 hostages presumed to be alive who are still held by Hamas as of February 2025: Top row, from left: Elkana Bohbot, Matan Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in the Strip — 22 Israelis, one Thai and one Nepali. Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades published a photo on Saturday of all 48 remaining hostages on Saturday, in which each hostage was labeled with the name “Ron Arad” and Many of the people kidnapped on Oct. Two days after release, ex-captive warns remaining hostages ‘don’t have any more time’ Iair Horn addresses rally at Hostages Square that Hamas official says group open to freeing all hostages for five-year truce in Gaza Hamas delegation in Cairo for fresh talks with mediators, days A year since hostage deal, Herzog says not freeing remaining captives a daily failure President marks anniversary of agreement that secured ‘Make Israel great again’: Freed hostage urges Trump and Netanyahu to seal Gaza deal Family members of captives berate PM for not ‘Medieval torture’: Former hostages plead with Trump to free remaining captives Freed hostages hold English-language presser addressed Hamas names 4 female hostages to be freed Sat. 27: Mayor says freed hostage in ‘good spirits’ after 10 months of ‘difficult conditions’ Farhan al-Qadi expresses joy at return, says remaining captives Speaking at the military’s hostages and missing persons headquarters during the release of hostage soldier Staff Sgt. Hamas' armed wing released unsettling "farewell" photographs of remaining Gaza hostages, cautioning that Israel's Gaza City assault endangers them. 17: Former hostages urge leaders to only sign a deal that frees all remaining captives Israeli officials say agreement with Hamas is weeks away * Report: Israel: Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, 3rd hostage to be freed Thursday; 3 more on Saturday PM’s office also says Hamas has sent how (JTA) — WASHINGTON — U. Now, some of the 98 remaining hostages abducted that day, when Hamas invaded southern Israel, could soon be free. 7 Captives’ loved ones rage against government as US President Donald Trump said Friday that “very close” to 40 of the 48 remaining hostages in Gaza were likely dead, and that rather than being endangered, they “might also be Tens of thousands of Israelis are expected to rally across the country Saturday night for the release of the hostages in Gaza and against the continued fighting in the Strip, which Netanyahu said to receive report on medical conditions of all living hostages With 10 of 20 living captives set to go free under potential deal, TV report provides Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel’s hostage negotiation team in Doha is exhausting “every possibility” for a deal, including a potential agreement that would Negotiations on a second phase of the agreement, which mediators had hoped would see the release of the remaining hostages as well June 8: Rallies celebrate rescue of 4 hostages, urge deal to free remaining captives Far-right leaders: Military pressure is the way to free captives * Noa The ceasefire will be over and Israel will resume “intense fighting” in Gaza if Hamas doesn’t release “our hostages” by midday Saturday, Prime Freed hostages tell of deprivation in Gaza, urge return of all those still captive Keith Siegel was made to lie down at all times for the last two March 7: Over 50 ex-hostages tell Netanyahu to free remaining captives: ‘May be last chance’ Official confirms Netanyahu confidant ‘lashed out’ at US envoy A group of former hostages whose loved ones are still held by terrorists in Gaza hold a press conference at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his military plan to take over Gaza City could aid efforts to retrieve the remaining living and dead hostages in the Strip — most of There are seven remaining female hostages from the original list of 33 to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Israeli hostages’ families caught between hope and despair over emerging release deal Relatives concerned over phased ceasefire plan that The six Israeli hostages murdered in a Rafah tunnel at the end of August were likely human shields for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Netanyahu cagey on Israel’s next steps as Trump deadline to free all hostages passes PM wants to get remaining 6 living hostages in first phase Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages, PM’s aide said to tell families National security adviser Hanegbi says it will be possible to free Hostages Evyatar David (left) and Guy Gilboa-Dalal speak in a Hamas propaganda video filmed at the site and time of the release ceremony Jan. 18: Hamas claims IDF withdrawing from parts of Gaza’s Rafah ahead of hostage deal Ceasefire due to begin Sunday morning, and three women The full Israeli government voted early Saturday in favor of approving the hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas, after the security cabinet gave its Israeli leaders and politicians stressed on Saturday the urgent need to bring home all remaining hostages from Gaza, as they welcomed the return of IDF surveillance soldiers The Hamas terror group on Saturday night failed to provide Israel with information on the status of hostages set for release in the coming weeks, Six hundred days since October 7, 2023, when terrorists invaded southern Israel in a massacre that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, former hostages issue pleas for the United States officials estimate that as few as 50 hostages in Gaza are still alive, according to a report Thursday, confirming the worst fears of family members Hamas said to agree to Gaza deal; PM’s office says no official word received yet Long-sought hostage release-ceasefire agreement could be Israeli security chiefs discussed efforts to reach a hostage release deal with senior officials in Cairo Tuesday, as Jerusalem assessed that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold security consultations tonight “based on the goal of returning all of our hostages — the It appears that both Israel and Hamas are moving forward, with Hamas willing to release many of the remaining hostages in Gaza by March 2025, during the first phase of the Jan. ; Israel okays list though it violates terms After top-level security consult, Israel decides breach Some of the families of the hostages slated to be released in the ongoing first phase of the hostage deal have been informed that there is concern for their loved ones’ Burned, beaten, starved: Health Ministry compiles hostage testimonies to submit to UN Final report to be presented to UN committee that ‘Israel choosing endless war’: 40 freed hostages demand end to fighting, return to talks Also signed by 250 family members of hostages, letter calls renewed Reports: Newly freed hostages were abused, now suffer malnutrition, heart disorders Outlets cite families of Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, Ohad Israel yet to receive update from Hamas on which of remaining 26 hostages to be freed in first phase are alive 25 January 2025, 11:26 pm 29 List of 33 hostages due to be freed in first stage of ceasefire deal with Hamas released Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what After deadlock in Doha hostage talks, Israeli team heads to Cairo in search of results US envoy Witkoff warns Hamas to ‘get sensible,’ agree to Israel is expecting to receive the bodies of four hostages from Hamas on Thursday, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Monday, Israel confirms in a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office that the remaining six living hostages slated to be released in phase one of the ‘Abandoned, forgotten’: Relatives of 58 hostages held in Gaza mark 600 days since Oct. 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