Hamas Hostages

505 Days in Hamas Captivity: A Former Hostage Speaks Out

After Omer Wenkert was released in February, he found himself thrust into a new role: fighting to stop the war and bring the rest of the hostages home

Released Gaza Hostages Face Long, Wrenching Recoveries

Nightmares, injuries and survivor’s guilt haunt former captives; ‘my body is still tense’

Hamas Says It Will Release Four Female Israeli Soldiers on Saturday

List of women doesn’t include a civilian Israel had expected to be among next hostages handed over under Gaza cease-fire deal

First Israeli Hostages Released Under Gaza Cease-Fire

Three women were turned over to Israel after hostilities were paused. Israel will set free around 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first round of exchanges.

Israel, Hamas Agree to a Deal to Pause the Fighting in Gaza

The foes struck an agreement they had resisted for months as broader shifts pushed them together

Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here’s What We Know.

Israel says 94 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34

Repeated Takes, Coaching on Lines: Inside Hamas’s Hostage Video Machine

Former Oct. 7 hostages detail the efforts to get them on video, as Hamas raises its bet on psychological pressure

‘Don’t Shoot! I’m Farhan’: Israeli Hostage’s Captivity Ends With a Cry in a Tunnel

Rescued Israeli Muslim had lost hope of being freed

On Day 330, Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s Long Fight to Free Her Son Ended in Tragedy

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother became a tireless advocate for his release after he was taken by Hamas. On Monday, she buried him.

The 100-Yard-Wide Strip of Land That Divides Israel and Hamas on a Cease-Fire

Hamas and Egypt want Israel to leave the Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor before any truce; Israel and the U.S. say no

U.S. Effort to Broker Mideast Cease-Fire Gets a New Sense of Urgency

Execution of an American-Israeli hostage and five others increases pressure to complete a deal

Israelis Go on Strike Amid Fury Over Failure to Secure Hostage Deal

Some municipalities declined to take part in a national strike, highlighting a divide among Israelis over whether to end the war

Hamas Claims Attempted Suicide Bombing as Cease-Fire Diplomacy Resumes

A failed attack on Tel Aviv threatens to open a new dimension of violence amid efforts to de-escalate tensions

Attacks by Israeli Protesters on Gaza Aid Complicate Humanitarian Efforts

Protesters are angry that aid is going to Palestinian civilians while Israeli hostages are held by Hamas

Hamas Releases Video of Wounded American-Israeli Hostage

The broadcast—which Israel called ‘psychological terrorism’—raised pressure for a cease-fire deal