Massive protests erupted in Israel as families of hostages marched to the Gaza border, demanding Prime Minister Netanyahu secure a deal to free all 50 remaining captives. Relatives led a march along Route 232 near Kibbutz Be’eri,

President Donald Trump said the remaining hostages will only return once Hamas is "confronted and destroyed" as Israel plans to expand its Gaza offensive.

The meeting was thought to be the first meeting between a senior Israeli official and Qatari officials since Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with senior Qatari officials in France,

In a powerful announcement, the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet confirmed that a Hamas terrorist involved in the kidnapping of former hostage Yarden Bibas during the October 7, 2023 massacre was killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 10.

Relatives and friends of Israeli people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as they follow the news of the hostages' release, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

The video of emaciated 24-year-old Evyatar David is one of a series released by Palestinian militants in recent days that show Israeli hostages.

Hamas’ embrace of “death culture” is beyond comprehension for much of the world, according to Mosab Hassan Yousef, the eldest son of Hamas' founder.

Hamas’s declared plan to relocate hostages into Gaza City to use them as human shields may present a serious deterrent to an IDF operation into the city, Lt.-Col. (Res.) Alon Eviatar, an expert in Palestinian affairs, said on Monday.