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‘His face is no longer symmetrical’ – mother of hostage soldier on why Pesach brings particular pain

Matan Angrest was all set to enjoy a trip abroad with his family to celebrate the end of his IDF service when he was abducted by Hamas

By Nicole Lampert

3 min read
Matan Angrest is among the 59 hostages still held in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as the US Secretary of State gives statements (Image: Getty)
Hamas

Netanyahu tells parents of Israeli hostage that new deal could free 10 captives

By Ellie Grant

2 min read
Sir Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street (Image: Getty).
Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer acknowledges hostage families’ ‘anguish’ ahead of Passover

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read
Yarden Bibas being reunited with his sister, Ofri, and father, Eli (Photo: X)
Phil Rosenberg

By Phil Rosenberg

We are a family – and there is far more that unites us than divides us

2 min read
Former hostage Liri Albag speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza (Image: Flash90)
Hostages

Former hostage Liri Albag condemns online abuse following Netanyahu criticism

By Ellie Grant

2 min read
A Jewish Voice for Peace protest against Israel (Getty)
October 7

‘I can’t discuss Israel with my anti-Zionist kids – it’s pointless.’

By Karen Glaser

2 min read
Yehuda Cohen raises a placard bearing a picture of his son Nimrod Cohen held hostage in the Gaza Strip (Photo: Getty Images)
Hostages

‘Pray for the hostages spending another Pesach in captivity’

By Jane Prinsley and Eliana Jordan

2 min read

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Protesters hold signs and posters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip (Getty)
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Former hostage reveals sexual assault in Gaza

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March 26, 2025 13:02
Ilana Gritzewsky, one of 105 Israeli hostages released during a one-week truce in November 2023, speaks during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage since October 2023, in front of the Israeli defence ministry, in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas releases propaganda video as hostages say ‘there is no safe place’ in Gaza

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March 25, 2025 10:20
Hostages Yosef-Haim Ohana (left) and Elkana Bohbot seen in a Hamas propaganda video released (Image: Screenshot/X)

UK-Israelis protest against renewed Gaza fighting

By Jane Prinsley

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March 23, 2025 13:11
Dozens of UK-based Israelis have staged a protest against the Netanyahu government in London, mirroring similar demonstrations across Israel (Image: We Democracy)
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