Netanyahu speaks to hostage families after terror groups release footage
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WATCH: Brother of Evyatar David appeals to Trump in English to apply 'maximum pressure' on Hamas
Evyatar David appeared in a Hamas video on Saturday, showing signs of starvation and being forced by his captors to dig a grave, which he presumes is his own.
Ilay David, brother of Evyatar David, urges all international leaders to apply pressure on Hamas to secure his brohers release during a rally at Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, Augst 2, 2025.
A living skeleton in Gaza – this is what hunger really looks like - comment
amas knows exactly what it is doing. Starvation is a bargaining chip; the emaciated hostage is a living press release.
ByZVIKA KLEINA screengrab from a Hamas propaganda video with Israeli hostage Evyatar David.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: Hamas forces hostage Evyatar David to dig own grave, count days without food
In the video, David can be seen crossing off days on a makeshift calendar hung up on the side of an underground Gaza tunnel.
WATCH: Hamas Beit Hanun Battalion surrenders to IDF troops in north Gaza
In on-site questioning, the terrorists said they had planned to flee after another terrorist who was with them in the shaft was killed during a clash with IDF troops.
Witkoff calls for an 'all-or-nothing approach' to end Gaza war in meeting with hostage families
"There is hardship and shortage, but no starvation. Once we refute this Hamas claim, we can continue negotiations to end the war and bring back all the hostages," Witkoff said.
Jordan says two armed people killed after border infiltration from Syria
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'Our children are living through a Holocaust,' hostage mother laments
Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a video of Rom Braslavski on Thursday, and Hamas published a video of Evyatar David on Friday.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage, Matan Zangauker, speaks at press conference on Begin Road, July 5, 2025.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.