In a poignant display of hope and solidarity, hundreds gathered to mark the 23rd birthday of Bar Kupershtein, who remains in Hamas captivity 543 days after being abducted while working security at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. The event, organized by the Ayelet Hashachar organization in partnership with the Kupershtein family, brought together family members, friends, public figures, and supporters at the Hostages Square • Full Story, Photos

The White House released footage Wednesday night from President Donald Trump’s meeting with 9 Israeli hostages freed from Hamas captivity. The group, including Eli Sharabi, Keith and Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher, Iair Horn, Omer Shem Tov, and Noa Argamani, shared accounts of their time in captivity • Full Story

The bodies of four Israeli hostages—Ohad Yahalomi, Tsahi Idan, Itzik Elgarat, and Shlomo Mantzur—have been transferred to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza, without any formal ceremony or media presence. The Red Cross convoy carrying the bodies has now departed for Israel • Read More

Thousands of Israelis lined the streets on Monday to pay their final respects to Shiri Bibas, 32, and her two young sons, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, just shy of 9 months old, who were brutally taken hostage and later murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza HY”D • Read More

Six hostages were finally reunited with their families on Shabbos. Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, and Eliya Cohen were freed in what is believed to be the final stage of the current hostage deal. Their release sparked emotional reunions at an IDF medical facility near Gaza, where they were embraced by their loved ones after being medically assessed. Though frail and visibly weakened, they are home—safe at last • Read More

A deeply moving Bris took place today (Thursday) in Netanya, where a 26-year-old man chose to honor the memory of two young victims of the recent Hamas attacks • Read More, Watch