JERUSALEM (RNS) — After the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, many Jews and their allies around the world started reciting special prayers for the release of the hostages held by Hamas. They’ve worn dog ...

What caught Nim Shapira’s eye when videos of New Yorkers tearing down posters of Israeli hostages began circulating in October 2023 wasn’t just the stark affront. It was also the poles the posters had ...

The hostages—all men under the age of 50—were abducted during the brutal attacks that claimed the lives of over 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 people taken into Gaza. Their return was met with tears, ...

On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas terrorists stormed across the border into southern Israel. They went into communities, into army bases, into a music festival. They murdered. They ...

On Oct. 7, 2023, more than 250 people were kidnapped into Gaza. Today, after more than two years of agony, we are down to the last two. One of them is my son, Ran. Every morning I wake up counting.