Israel Updates

Hostages Held in Gaza: 63; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 26, 2025 Hostage Update According to the Times of Israel: Israel is expecting the four remaining slain hostages from the first phase of the hostage deal to be released by Hamas on Thursday. Hamas has agreed not to hold such ceremonies during the release of […]

Hostages Held in Gaza: 58 (no change); IDF Soldiers Lost: 858 Jay Zeidman May 28, 2025 Today we mark 600 days since the tragic atrocities of October 7th, a day that will remain etched in our hearts and minds forever. We remember the families that were torn apart, the communities that were forever changed, and the

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 02, 2025 Hostage Update On Thursday night, the bodies of Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzur, and Tsahi Idan were returned to Israel without a public ceremony. Yahalomi, Idan, and Elgarat were murdered while in captivity in Gaza, the PMO said, while Mantzur was killed on October 7,

Hostages Held in Gaza: 53 (no change); IDF Soldiers Lost: 870 (-3) Jay Zeidman Jun 17, 2025 Operation Rising Lion is now entering day 5 of what continues to be a rapidly developing situation. Source: Israel War Database Since Friday, Iran has launched some 350 ballistic missiles at Israel, the vast majority of which were intercepted.

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 05, 2025 Today’s update is rather lengthy because it covers two critical and timely issues: the IDF’s report on its findings, mistakes, and failures on October 7th, and the continued surge of antisemitism on college campuses across the country. While there is a lot

Hostages Held in Gaza: 53 (no change); IDF Soldiers Lost: 871 (+1) Jay Zeidman Jun 20, 2025 25 Israelis have been killed by rockets fired from Iran since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion (a body was pulled earlier today from the rubble in Bat Yam) There have been 43 reported or confirmed Iranian ballistic missile or Israeli

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 09, 2025 There are now currently 58 hostages taken on 10/7 currently in captivity in Gaza (there are 59 hostages remaining in total) The family of hostage Matan Angrest has authorized the publication of another Hamas propaganda video. According to the Times of Israel, the 21-year-old captive IDF soldier, taken

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 12, 2025 Hostage Update There are now currently 58 hostages taken on 10/7 currently in captivity in Gaza (there are 59 hostages remaining in total) 38 hostages were released in the first phase of the 2025 cease fire agreement (including 5 Thai nationals) 24 hostages will remain in

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 19, 2025 Situational Update Last night, the IDF conducted approximately 80 air strikes targeting mid-level Hamas commanders and senior political officials in Gaza. According Israel’s most widely read media outlet YNet, the IDF launched a surprise operation in Gaza early Tuesday, striking 80 targets simultaneously. The

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 23, 2025 Situational Update According to FDD, the IDF confirmed on March 19 that it had regained military control over parts of the Netzarim Corridor, which runs from Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to the territory’s eastern border, bisecting the Palestinian enclave. Israeli ground forces had previously