hostage release

State archives release thousands of pages of cabinet transcripts, recordings, and diplomatic correspondence from the 1976 hostage crisis

"For a long time, we survived on 250 milliliters of water and half a pita per day," he says

These hostages will be returning to Israel as part of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal after over two years in Hamas captivity in Gaza, where they were captured and taken hostage on October 7

Hostage families launch another day of major demonstrations marking 690 days since Oct 7: 'Today Israel stands together, by our side, by the side of our loved ones'

'This is what a cynical political maneuver on the backs of the hostages looks like'

Israel, meanwhile, demands Hamas 'lay down its arms,' the official said, and will only 'offer a temporary ceasefire' otherwise before the military will 'proceed with military operations'