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'I feel invisible’: Families of slain hostages warn Knesset panel they lack gov't support

Family members of slain hostages share their emotional struggles, criticizing the government for a lack of support and calling for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures.

Family members of slain hostages spoke of the lack of government support and emotional struggle at Knesset panel. April 19, 2026.
A station wall layered with portraits, stickers, and memorial notes – an everyday map of loss, kept in public view long after the headlines moved on.

The faces of hostages and victims persist: A call for justice after October 7

Yoni Asher adresses the International media in Tel Aviv, November 03, 2023.

Gaza terrorists demanded ransom for release of captive family in 2023, father reveals

Activists gather outside Lt. Hadar Goldin's home, hoping for the return of his remains from Gazan terror captivity, Kfar Saba, Israel, November 8, 2025.

Hadar Goldin's family addresses Netanyahu's attempted visit: 'All who asked to come' turned down


'Deal now': Families of hostages gather at Tel Aviv's Kirya base Friday night

Families of abductees gather in front of the Kirya in Tel Aviv following the disaster of three people killed publicly during a hostage retrieval operation.

 Families of hostages gather to call for a hostage release deal after three hostages were killed in an IDF rescue mission

Families of American hostages meet with Biden in person for the first time

Biden, Blinken and Jon Finer, the deputy national security adviser, met with 13 family members while another three phoned in. Together, they are related to eight hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7

 Family members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, including, left to right, Yael Alexander, Orna Neutra, Adi Alexander and Liz Naftali talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Dec. 13, 2023.

Hamas took elderly Israeli hostage's oxygen tank during Gaza captivity

Hamas took the oxygen device of 77-year-old hostage Margalit Moses.

 A rally in support of the hostages in Tel Aviv. December 9, 2023.

Hamas hostage Sahar Baruch killed in Gaza captivity, family confirms

Sahar Baruch stayed behind in a burning shelter to try and save his brother before being kidnapped, according to family members.

 Sahar Baruch was a 25-year-old engineering student killed in Hamas captivity.

Amazon remains silent on employee held hostage by Hamas

Troufanov has worked as an engineer in Amazon’s AWS cloud division and although he has been held in captivity for almost two months, Amazon has remained silent on the matter. 

 YELENA TROUFANOV (center), who was released by Hamas last week, speaks during a rally in Tel Aviv calling for the remaining hostages to be released.

My Word: Parting shots and freedom

I have covered war and peace – and peace is better.

 ‘INTERNATIONAL JERUSALEM POST’ editor Liat Collins rereads a 75th-anniversary edition interview with Meir Ronnen. In the background is hardworking social media manager Noemi Szarkacs, who made aliyah from Hungary.

Israel-Hamas deal: These are the 8 hostages released on Thursday

Two Bedouin siblings were released from Hamas captivity on Thursday.

 These are the 8 Israeli hostages released on Thursday

Chess4Solidarity holds event with Gaza hostages' families

The competition was largely centered around "the missing player."

 Sofia Polgar and the participants in "Chess for Solidarity" competition hold up the faces of abducted children.

'An immoral deal': Otzma Yehudit ministers alone in opposing hostage deal

The minister said that while it was a good thing that some of the women and children would be returning home, Israel had a moral duty to ensure the return of all the hostages.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israeli hostage deal: What makes Israel special and vulnerable - analysis

This is a fundamental building block of Israeli solidarity. And solidarity is critical for the resilience and unity in a crisis that allows the country to flourish and thrive.

 Pictures of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza placed on chairs at the Pais Arena stadium in Jerusalem, on November 15, 2023.