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President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 23, 2025 (Yad Vashem)

Herzog at Yad Vashem: ‘History won’t forgive those destroying Israel from within’

At the state ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu says Hamas is ‘exactly like the Nazis’, and vows to bring back all the hostages

Tzili Wenkert, a Holocaust survivor and the grandmother of Omer Wenkert who is held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, attends an event at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023 (Gili Yaari /FLASH90)

Holocaust Remembrance Day marked by painful parallels to Gaza hostage crisis

By Stav Levaton

Michael Kupershtein (left), a Holocaust survivor and the grandfather of hostage Bar Kupershtein (right), in a TV interview in February 2024. (Kan news screenshot/Courtesy)

‘It’s a second Holocaust’: Survivor pleads for return of his hostage grandson

By AFP and ToI Staff

LiveUpdated 33min ago

At state ceremony, Holocaust survivor says prayer for return of all hostages from Gaza

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu says Hamas ‘exactly’ like the Nazis, vows Israel ‘will never surrender’ and if necessary ‘shall stand alone’ in defending itself

A still image of a Hamas propaganda video released on April 23, 2025, showing hostage Omri Miran. (Courtesy)

Hamas posts video of Omri Miran; Family: ‘Disgrace’ he’s in tunnel on Holocaust day

By Nurit Yohanan, ToI Staff and AFP

Family allows publishing of still from video in which hostage is seen lighting a candle for his 48th birthday, his second in captivity

InterviewFather of American-Israeli hostage urges Boehler’s return to negotiating table

Hostage Rom Braslavski speaks in a propaganda video newly cleared for publication by his family on April 22, 2025. (Screenshot/X)

Hostage Rom Braslavski’s family releases clip from Islamic Jihad propaganda video

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 23, 2025 (Yad Vashem)

Herzog at Yad Vashem: ‘History won’t forgive those destroying Israel from within’

At the state ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu says Hamas is ‘exactly like the Nazis’, and vows to bring back all the hostages

Tzili Wenkert, a Holocaust survivor and the grandmother of Omer Wenkert who is held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, attends an event at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023 (Gili Yaari /FLASH90)

Holocaust Remembrance Day marked by painful parallels to Gaza hostage crisis

By Stav Levaton

Michael Kupershtein (left), a Holocaust survivor and the grandfather of hostage Bar Kupershtein (right), in a TV interview in February 2024. (Kan news screenshot/Courtesy)

‘It’s a second Holocaust’: Survivor pleads for return of his hostage grandson

By AFP and ToI Staff

LiveUpdated 33min ago

At state ceremony, Holocaust survivor says prayer for return of all hostages from Gaza

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu says Hamas ‘exactly’ like the Nazis, vows Israel ‘will never surrender’ and if necessary ‘shall stand alone’ in defending itself

A still image of a Hamas propaganda video released on April 23, 2025, showing hostage Omri Miran. (Courtesy)

Hamas posts video of Omri Miran; Family: ‘Disgrace’ he’s in tunnel on Holocaust day

By Nurit Yohanan, ToI Staff and AFP

Family allows publishing of still from video in which hostage is seen lighting a candle for his 48th birthday, his second in captivity

InterviewFather of American-Israeli hostage urges Boehler’s return to negotiating table

Hostage Rom Braslavski speaks in a propaganda video newly cleared for publication by his family on April 22, 2025. (Screenshot/X)

Hostage Rom Braslavski’s family releases clip from Islamic Jihad propaganda video

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Abbas tells ‘sons of dogs’ Hamas to free hostages, remove Israel’s ‘excuses’ for Gaza war

By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff

Palestinian Authority president calls on terror group to cede control of Gaza, give up its weapons, and become a political party; 23 said killed in overnight strikes in Strip

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a vote in the Knesset plenum, Jerusalem, December 31, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Smotrich: PM ‘ultimately responsible’ for war, must occupy Gaza or lose right to govern

Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza hold a press conference at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Hamas delegation heads to Cairo as Egypt takes mediation lead in hostage talks

By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies

The interception of a Houthi ballistic missile fired from Yemen at Israel, March 24, 2025. (Courtesy of Bareket Askeloni)

In first, Houthi ballistic missile triggers sirens in Haifa; IDF says intercepted

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

View of the damage caused from a large fire which broke out near moshav Ta'oz, April 23, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Firefighters battle Beit Shemesh area blazes into night, as evacuees allowed to return

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

Three more firefighters, policewoman hurt in blaze; efforts ongoing to control fire west of Beit Meir; Jerusalem fire service to be reinforced by northern personnel

A forest fire close to Moshav Tarum on April 23, 2025 (Fire and Rescue Services)

Towns evacuated, drivers abandon vehicles as intense heat and high winds fuel huge brush fires

By Charlie Summers, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman

Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)

Israel’s July temperatures over past eight years were 2.8°C higher than 1950-1979

The body of late Pope Francis is carried in an open coffin through St. Peter's Square to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the deceased pontiff will lie in state for three days. (Vatican Media via AP)

Israel to snub Pope’s funeral as Jerusalem-Vatican relations hit a low amid Gaza war

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Israel to send ambassador to the service as other countries send presidents and royalty, Netanyahu has not yet expressed a message of condolence to Catholics

A man prays beside a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Foreign Ministry deletes X post expressing sorrow over pope’s death

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

AnalysisPope Francis cared deeply about Holy Land, Jews, but left ‘sour taste’ after Oct. 7

By Lazar Berman

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) sprinkles holy water during the Easter mass at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem's Old City on April 20, 2025. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem among candidates to succeed Pope Francis

By Lazar Berman and Reuters

US President Donald Trump speaks as his Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from left, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, April 10, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Rubio says Iran can have civilian nuclear program if it gives up enrichment

By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Secretary of State says US looking to avoid war, but will do whatever necessary to stop Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons; satellite images show Iran fortifying buried nuclear sites

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, attends a meeting with the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

Iran agrees to let in team to discuss restoring nuclear monitoring, UN watchdog says

By AP and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump after call with Netanyahu: ‘We’re on the same side of every issue’

By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang (R) welcoming Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on April 23, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP)

Iran’s top diplomat in China to discuss nuclear talks with US

By AFP and ToI Staff

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Those we have lost
Ron Shemer, 23: Loved travel and had friends across the globe

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Sgt. Osher Barzilay, 19: MDA volunteer planned to be a brain surgeon

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Ziv Frenkel, 22: World traveler who was a ‘warrior for justice’

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Raffi Mordo, 84: Rough kibbutznik with a soft heart

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Joseph ‘Sefi’ Genis, 30: Hi-tech success charged at terrorist unarmed

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Matan Ekstein, 23: Avid surfer with a ‘captivating smile’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Ran ‘Chepale’ Shefer, 48: Lived each day ‘full of light’ and gratitude

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Cpl. Hadar Cohen, 18: Scout leader with contagious laughter

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Rotem Levi, 22: World traveler with plans to visit Mexico and Japan

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Dua Sae-yang, 34 & Somchai Sae-yang, 26: Thai cousins worked together

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Yulia Didenko Lamai, 31: Bon vivant who easily laughed and smiled

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Shimon Hayat, 29: 5-year-old son wears his cologne to keep him close

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Sivan Shaarbany, 21: Curly-haired partygoer who loved salt & pepper

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Dikla Arava, 51, and Tomer Eliaz, 17: Beloved mother and son

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Yaniv Sarudi, 26: Brought others to safety after shot twice

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Sgt. Shira Shohat, 19: Observation soldier who loved the sea

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Gideon Babani, 66: Yehud grandfather visiting friends on kibbutz

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Amit Buskila, 27: Budding fashion stylist dreamed of being famous

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Vivian Silver, 74: Lifelong peace activist who drove Gazans to hospitals

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Omer Hermesh, 47: Son of ex-MK and devoted Hapoel Tel Aviv fan

By ToI Staff

Those we are missing

The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

Those we are missing
Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Informal educator Eitan Horn visiting from Kfar Saba

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Guy Gilboa-Dalal, took a selfie with his brother for mom

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Segev Kalfon, last seen running across Highway 232

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Evyatar David, IDed in a Hamas photo on Telegram

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Elkana Bohbot, young son asking, ‘Where’s Daddy?’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Alon Ohel, pianist’s family recorded song for him

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Gali Berman, from Kfar Aza’s ‘young neighborhood’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Rom Braslavski, rave guard who saved others

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Pinta Nattapong, saving up for a coffee shop

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Eitan Mor, guard at rave who helped save others

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Bipin Joshi, Nepalese student who deflected grenades

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Zangauker ‘is a survivor’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omri Miran, driven in his own car to Gaza

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tamir Nimrodi, walked by gunmen to base gate

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Bar Kupershtein, last seen tied up by Hamas

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Edan Alexander, told mother he was safe

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Avinatan Or, planning to move in with girlfriend

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Maxim Herkin, was attending his first trance rave

By ToI Staff

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

'Dinner with Adolf'
Larry David skewers Bill Maher’s sit-down with Trump in NYT essay

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Comedy born behind bars
Award-winning show about comic jailed as a teen comes to Netflix

By Jessica Steinberg
Stamp of approval
How ‘Lincoln’ in a kippah made a $250,000 deal on ‘Shark Tank’

By Grace Gilson
Can it fill the hole?
‘New Absolute Bagel’ sign stirs fretful optimism in New York City

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Power ballad
Five for Fighting serenades ‘Superhero’ Alon Ohel, other hostages

By ToI Staff
Kicking it
Soccer star Haaland calls freed hostage and mega fan Omer Shem Tov

By ToI Staff
A Passover miracle
Dog abducted from murdered hostage’s family found by IDF

By ToI Staff
ChatGPT CV
Israel tops list of countries with highest self-reported AI skills

By Sharon Wrobel
On thin ice
With NHL playoffs at stake, Israeli-American rookie jumps in

By AP
Firework
Katy Perry part of all-female crew launched to space by Bezos firm

By Marcia Dunn
Book time
Bernard-Henri Lévy to open Writers Fest, Book Forum in Jerusalem in May

By Jessica Steinberg
Gnawing at the problem
Jewish New York City mayor candidate vows to tackle rats

By Luke Tress
Real-time footage
‘#Nova’ film, about Oct. 7 atrocities, arrives on Prime Video

By Jessica Steinberg
FrancoFauda
Fifth season of ‘Fauda’ to star award-winning French actress

By Jessica Steinberg
Razor sharp
Beards and nail polish: IDF approves dress code changes

By Emanuel Fabian
Golden effort
Just one Jewish coach still in NCAA title contention

By Ben Sales
Hear O TV audience
Noah Wyle, star of HBO’s ‘The Pitt,’ recites Shema on screen

By Grace Gilson
Val vibes
‘That’s Simchas Torah’: Kilmer’s Jewish moment you might have missed

By Grace Gilson
Coaching with chutzpah
Bruce Pearl a vocal leader of trio of Jewish coaches at Final Four

By JIM VERTUNO
Hole in one
Texas bakery is first bagel shop to be named James Beard Award finalist

By Grace Gilson

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