Former Hamas hostage Keith Siegel and hostage family members Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran discuss the Oct. 7 terror attacks in southern Israel and efforts to release those still held in Gaza on 'Special Report.

Defense Minister Israel Katz warns 'gates of hell' will open on Gaza if hostages aren't released, stresses IDF's superhuman efforts to protect Gaza civilians.

The formerly kidnapped IDF observers pushed for a deal to bring the remaining captives home after ceasefire talks ended. After ceasefire and hostage negotiations with Hamas stalled once more, former captives called on the Israeli government to bring the rest of the hostages home in a Friday statement.

US President Donald Trump said he’s working with Israeli PM Netanyahu on “various plans” to free hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza. With talks stalled, both leaders are exploring “alternative options,

“If Hamas does not release the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza,” Katz said in a ceremony marking the demolitions of buildings damaged in Israeli missile strikes last month in the city of Holon near Tel Aviv.

Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" on a new Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Trump said after the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiations from Qatar.

Mengistu was held in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip for almost 11 years before being released in February. He had been hospitalized since his release.

According to the sources, members of Hamas' military wing have been instructed to monitor any suspicious movements, including those of collaborators with Israel, in order to uncover any new attempts to track locations where hostages may be held.

Hamas on Wednesday said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a deal to stop the fighting in the embattled Palestinian territory.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the Israel-Hamas war and called for more humanitarian aid to be sent to Gaza.

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