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Religious Zionism party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (R) with new party member Zvika Mor during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 1:40 pm
Zvika Mor, father of former hostage Eitan Mor, joins Smotrich’s Religious Zionism
Former Tikva Forum leader opposed hostage deals, backed comptroller’s October 7 probe over a state commission; far-right minister praises Mor for ‘standing firm’ in his values
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Families of hostages and slain soldiers from the Tikva Forum hold a press conference at the Knesset on January 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 1:15 pm
Knesset event fetes hostage families who supported government’s war policy
Tikva and Gvura forums, which opposed early deals with Hamas, lauded as having ‘raised nation’s spirit,’ in contrast to those who protested against government
By ToI Staff
Elad Or, whose brother Dror Or's body is held in Gaza, speaks at Hostages Square, on November 22, 2025. (Alon Gilboa/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
November 23, 2025, 7:01 pm
Hostages Forum to shut offices; volunteers and funds made available to last 3 families
With ceasefire in place, official says families will decide on next steps; hostage’s sister says she understands: ‘You can’t have an entire building for three families. They created loving embrace for us’
By Jessica Steinberg
Einav Zangauker is reunited with her son, freed hostage Matan Zangkauer, after he was held in Gaza for over two years, in Re'im on October 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 13, 2025, 4:57 pm
‘My life, you hero!’: Emotional videos show returned hostages reuniting with their families
Parents make blessings, wrap themselves in Israeli flags; Omri Miran, whose daughter was a baby on October 7, gets to hear her say ‘Daddy,’ see older daughter, now 4
By ToI Staff, Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters protest outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, calling for an end to the war, and the hostages' release, on September 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 16, 2025, 3:33 pm
Hostages’ families vow ‘no peace’ for PM until war stops, as new Gaza ground op begins
At the same time, hawkish Tikva Forum of families urges Netanyahu to either fully defeat Hamas in new operation or refrain from risking soldiers’ lives
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, on August 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2025, 1:11 am
Israel said reviewing truce deal okayed by Hamas despite PM’s seeming dismissal of offer
Sources say Netanyahu expected to convene meeting soon, respond within coming days; Hostage Families Forum calls for comprehensive deal, as plans for Gaza City takeover move ahead
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
People gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, during a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, August 17, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
August 18, 2025, 2:31 am
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Tel Aviv at end of nationwide day of hostage protests
Hostages forum says 500,000 attended rally, over 1 million protested across the country Sunday; at rally, ex-captives urge Trump to push Israel to ‘end the suffering, make peace’
By Ariela Karmel, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (right) in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 6:30 am
‘Insanity’: Hawkish politicians and groups pillory Netanyahu for resuming aid to Gaza
Ben Gvir slams ‘grave mistake,’ as MKs in PM’s Likud lament ‘immoral decision’; right-wing hostage families voice shock at move, which leaders repeatedly insisted wouldn’t be made
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
A display of masks bearing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's face surrounding a protester wearing faux-bloody bandages at an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv, April 26, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 27, 2025, 10:35 am
PM shares call for Shin Bet to arrest dozens over faux ‘severed heads’ protest display
Netanyahu endorses post by hawkish hostages’ families’ group that attributes ‘displays of murder and hatred’ to feud between premier and Bar, says protests ‘nothing to do with hostages’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer attends a Knesset plenum session on January 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
April 18, 2025, 12:02 pm
‘Humiliated’ hostage parents fume at negotiator Dermer: Our loved ones will be left to die
Tzvika Mor and Ditza Or, members of hawkish Tikva Forum, write scathing letter to Netanyahu confidant, saying he indicated their children are expected to wait politely in hell until their bitter end
By ToI Staff
Left: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Dudu Bachar/POOL)
April 17, 2025, 12:26 am
Government urges High Court to withdraw injunction freezing Shin Bet head’s ouster
Netanyahu said to include Ronen Bar in security assessment about hostages, after cancelling previous meeting that finance minister vowed to boycott if security chief participated
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
Tzvika Mor in an undated photo with his son Eitan, who is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2025, 3:04 pm
Netanyahu tells parents of hostage Israel is working on deal to free 10 captives
Hostages Forum, Tikva Forum say all hostages must be released in one go; Egyptian source says Hamas asked for more time to respond to latest hostage-truce proposal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Carmit Palty Katzir, whose brother Elad Katzir was killed in captivity in Gaza, speaks at the Knesset on March 18, 2025 (Courtesy)
March 18, 2025, 12:32 pm
Hostage families warn resumption of hostilities in Gaza ‘killing the captives’
Families Forum demands meeting with Netanyahu, urges public to protest outside his office as he confers with security chiefs; smaller, hardline Tikva Forum welcomes renewed strikes
By ToI Staff
Family members of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and activists protest for the release of all the hostages in Gaza, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, February 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 11, 2025, 12:51 pm
Hamas tells Trump ‘threats have no value,’ as Israeli far right praises US ultimatum
IDF ups readiness, cancels tree-planting event near Gaza border and furlough for troops in south; hawkish Tikva Forum urges return of hostages at any price, ‘but Hamas must pay it’
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Israeli protesters carry mock coffins draped in the national flag of Israel during a protest against the ceasefire with Hamas outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 16, 2025. (John Wessels / AFP)
January 16, 2025, 11:07 am
Right-wing groups, including bereaved families, protest pending hostage release deal
Demonstrators block entrance to Jerusalem, camp out near Netanyahu’s office, warning agreement endangers national security by freeing terrorists and could leave most hostages behind
By ToI Staff
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