7 US hostages still held by Hamas terrorists as families plead for their release: 'this is urgent'

"Our plea is that this is urgent, and I'm not sure we're seeing the sense of urgency," Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, who was 21 years old when he was abducted by Hamas ... us to follow this ... Read More

Mother of Israeli-American hostage ‘shaken’ by Hamas video of her son begging Netanyahu and Trump for deal

The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured ... just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald ... Read More

Can Trump force Hamas to free the hostages they're holding?

The Iranian hostage crisis and President Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 could provide a preview for what could happen with the hostages being held by Hamas. Read More

Families of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza

Zangauker and Gritzewsky were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where they lived together, and then held separately in Gaza. Just before her release from a tunnel under Gaza, Gritzewsky heard from other ... Read More

A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.

U.S. 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. Hope around possible deals to release the ... Read More

US, Hamas officials again raise hopes of Gaza ceasefire deal

Talks over a truce have languished for months as Israel balanced multiple campaigns in Lebanon and, more recently, Syria. Read More

Families of Israeli hostages beg Trump to set ultimatum for release, get tough with allies

The families of seven Israel hostages begged President-elect Donald Trump to put his foot down and get their loved ones released ... US soldier Omer Neutra, 21, was killed by Hamas terrorists ... Read More

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'

“Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior ... a dual US--Israeli citizen, whose body is still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza, according to ... Read More

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points

Israeli and Hamas appear close to reaching a ceasefire deal to wind down the war in Gaza. But disagreements remain over several issues. Read More

Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas released ... for the other hostages, and how much they are crying out and praying for us to rescue them," his mother said at a ... Read More