The remains of four hostages are still in Gaza after Palestinian militants released the remains of another on Sunday.
Middle East Peace
With Monday’s return, the bodies of 270 Palestinians have been handed back since the start of the ceasefire.
Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza.
Had President Donald Trump not been re-elected, terrorist entities would try to “wipe out” the State of Israel, Sen. Rick Scott told a packed crowd in Las Vegas.
Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.
Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.
A photographer during the Nova Music Festival in Israel two years ago, Inor Roni Kagno told a Las Vegas audience about his post-attack journey.
The sights, the sounds, the stories of the survivors and the dead in Be’eri are etched into me to this day. An entire community fought for its life, while I, in its midst, tried to gather the fragments.
On October 7, two terrorist squads broke into the home of the Avital family. They smashed and looted the house, prepared it for arson, and left only at noon.
A convoy of colorful cars on the way to paradise. Costumes, fairies, love on the dance floors. Then, with the sunrise, the dream turned into a nightmare.
The morning of October 7 began with deafening explosions. We understood immediately: this was war.
Turkey has informed mediators managing the hostage talks that it has established contact with two additional groups of terrorists holding Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip in recent days.
The families of Israeli hostages sent a letter to members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, recommending that the award be given to President Donald Trump.
A 21-page document reveals a plan to establish an international transitional authority for managing the Gaza Strip after the war, led by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Two years after the October 7 massacre, the State of Israel is opening a website documenting the preparations, plans and instructions from Hamas leaders for the massacre.
Oct. 7, 2025 will be the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, when over 1,200 people were murdered and 251 more were taken hostage.
President Donald Trump has welcomed the Hamas statement accepting some elements of the U.S. peace plan. Israel has said it supported the new U.S. effort.
A vigil was held at UNLV as the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel approaches. Attendees demanded the release of the hostages that remain captive in Gaza.
Hamas agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel but said the rest of a U.S. peace plan would be subject to negotiation, a stance that offered uncertain hopes for an end to the conflict in Gaza.
Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians.
The second anniversary of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel comes during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.