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 A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar outside of a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2024.

Israel offers Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza in exchange for hostages

 Marchers call for the release of hostages in Gaza at the annual Israel parade in New York City, June 2, 2024.

Dozens of NYC rabbis urge UJA to support ceasefire and hostage deal

By Luke Tress/JTA
 Members of the Israeli army's infantry 6th brigade take part in an assault coordination exercise near Moshav Kidmat Tsvi in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on December 7, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 341?

 Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Doing mitzvot for Hersh may bring light into the abyss

By Cindy Sher/Chicago Tribune/TNS
 MEAD conference

Israeli hostage negotiator: 'Hamas is killing hostages in Gaza as we negotiate'

 MK Benny Gantz speaks at the MEAD conference in Washington DC. September 9, 2024.

Benny Gantz in DC: 'Time for action in the North has come'

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Qudwa explain two-state proposal

 ANDREY KOZLOV, rescued by Israel from Hamas captivity in June, addresses a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, calling for the release of those still held in Gaza.

To stop growing societal rift: Include centrist, center-right opposition members in gov't - opinion

 PHILADELPHI CORRIDOR view, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, seen July 15.

For Israel, the Philadelphi Corridor must be a red line

The shaft leading to the tunnel in which the bodies of six hostages were recovered, September 4, 2024.

Starved, without air or water: Hostages were murdered just hours before rescue, families told

U.S President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with the U.S. hostage negotiation team at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 2, 2024.

US officials skeptical of new hostage deal proposal amid Israel-Hamas tensions

 Police at the scene where three Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 338?

 PROTESTERS WEAR blindfolds, calling for the release of the hostages, last week in Jerusalem. Instead of the absolute imperative to free them, the notion of a ceasefire introduces the idea that the hostages don’t necessarily deserve freedom, the writer argues.

Hostages deserve unconditional freedom, not political negotiations

By ALIZA PILICHOWSKI
 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns is interviewed by Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, as part of the FT Weekend festival in London, Britain September 7, 2024.

US switched to pressuring Israel for hostage deal concessions, officials say

 Screenshot from Hamas Telegram which reads "Military pressure =death and failure. Hostage deal = freedom and life

Hamas piles on new demands for ceasefire deal amid hostage threats