Israeli hostages

(Newser) - The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as US and Arab mediators tried to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives. The military said its...

(Newser) - The mother of a newly freed Israeli hostage has died less than a month after her daughter's dramatic rescue . Liora Argamani, 61, died of brain cancer at a hospital in Tel Aviv, reports NBC News . Daughter Noa Argamani had been seized in October during the Hamas raid and held...

(Newser) - Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by US President Biden to end the nearly eight-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel's government said conditions for a ceasefire still must be met. Biden outlined a three-phase deal...