35-year-old Baruch was kidnapped from the Nova festival. He leaves behind his wife, Racheli, two children, aged 8 and 5, his parents and three brothers.

Hamas informed the mediating countries that it is sticking to the position it presented two weeks ago: a total cease-fire, return of uprooted Gazans to northern Gaza, and significant prisoner exchanges in return for release of hostages

The recent release of a trove of historical photos by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles provides fresh views of numerous sites in the Holy Land

Yair Kulas, the head of the Defense Ministry's export assistance department, took part in transactions that raised eyebrows. But Benjamin Netanyahu's new government rescued him

An anthology published by the IDF includes poems which express a desire for vengeance and paint the combat in Gaza as a religious war

The first freed hostage to discuss sexual violence at the hands of her captors, Amit Sousanna, said she was sharing her ordeal to raise awareness of the conditions in which the remaining hostages are held