Released hostages warn that end of ceasefire risks lives of hostages
By Jane Prinsley
A further 35 captives have been confirmed dead
By Jacob Jaffa
The US President also met with a delegation of recently freed hostages ahead of his strongly-worded statement
Plus, Shin Bet reveals serious October 7 security failures
By Nathan Jeffay
Fighting in Gaza could resume as soon as next week as ceasefire talks hit ‘a dead end’ once more
Eli Sharabi was held in Gaza for almost 500 days, only discovering upon his release that his wife and children had been murdered on October 7
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Plus, former minister accuses freed hostage of ‘echoing Hamas propaganda’ following criticism
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The narrow strip of territory contains the vital Rafah Crossing and is key for controlling the flow of goods and people into, and out of, Gaza
The bodies of four more hostages are expected to return as part of the deal
Eulogies at the ceremony near Kibbutz Nir Oz may be livestreamed after the family became a symbol of hostage suffering
By Ellie Grant
Shiri’s two sons, Ariel and Kfir, have been identified among the dead, with Israeli officials saying they were murdered by Hamas terrorists using their ‘bare hands’
By Lorin Bell-Cross
Authorities are still working to confirm the identity of the other three bodies, though they are believed to be those of the Bibas children and their mother
The two boys were the youngest hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and were aged just four and nine months at the time
The announcement seemingly reveals the fate of a further eight hostages, including the Bibas children.
Argeninian-Israeli Yair Horn, American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov named by Palestinian militant groups for release
By Eliana Jordan
