abductees
![Gazans demonstrate for the release of the hostages](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/01/24/7a1fc260-bab6-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Residents of Gaza were documented today as they demonstrated for the release of captives. During the protest, they raised flags and called for the release of the hostages so they could return home. Watch:
![Foreign correspondent for Fox News based in Jerusalem, Trey Yingst.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/21/4365c970-b851-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War, Trey Yingst Report
Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst provides a personal glimpse into the tunnels beneath Khan Yunis, Gaza, where Israeli forces have discovered cells used for holding hostages.
![The exposed tunnel](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/11/bbddba00-b065-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel - Gaza War
The IDF revealed documentation from the giant tunnel in Khan Yunis, which connects to an extensive underground route. From the investigation of the tunnel it was determined that Israeli hostages were held there.
![Aviva Sigal. Screenshot from video](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/09/df578920-aedf-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel - Gaza War
Aviva Sigal, who returned in the hostage deal, provided hair-raising testimony at the Knesset from her time in Hamas captivity: "One of the young women came back from the bathroom upset, the terrorist touched her. They tortured a young woman in front of my eyes because they thought she was an officer."
![Islamic Jihad Publishes Another Video of Elad Katzir](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/08/13926d00-ae3f-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpg)
Video of Abductee Released
The Islamic Jihad published a video this evening in which you can see a sign of life from Elad Katzir who was kidnapped on October 7th. This is the second video of Katzir, with the first published about three weeks ago.
![IDF Spokesman: 3 Missing Persons are Now Classified as Abductees](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/04/0aa0c8b0-ab40-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h3943_w5915.jpg)
3 Abductees
IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari updated that three Israeli citizens who were previously identified as missing - are now recognized as abductees. As a result, the total number of abductees in Gaza stands at 136 people.
![Ceasefire for a Month: New Outline for a Hostage Deal](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/01/43f027a0-a8c5-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpg)
New Hostage Deal
An Israeli delegation is expected to land in Cairo in favor of a new outline of a hostage deal in which hundreds of terrorists will be released, Israel will withdraw its forces from the Strip and the amount of fuel entering the Strip will increase.
![86 Days after the Massacre: 3 Israelis are still Missing](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/31/cafa3650-a811-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpg)
3 Still Missing
The launch capacity of Hamas is decreasing as the average of launches per day in the last week is 14 launches compared to the beginning of the war when it was 75 launches. However, the launch capability has not been affected 100 percent.
![In 10 Different Languages: President Herzog's Message to the World](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/31/e9103ae0-a802-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpg)
President Herzog's Message
In an effort to arouse global public opinion to the fact that 133 hostages are still being held, the country's president Isaac Herzog issued a unified message in different languages: "demand their immediate release."
![Headquarters of Families of Abductees: Important Update on Number of Abductees](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/31/8321f9f0-a7e7-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpg)
Abductees: Important Update
After the latest publications stated that there are 129 abductees in Gaza, the families request to update that there are 133 abductees.
Israel - Gaza War
Palestinian reports claim that as soon as Israel entered the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar fled towards Khan Yunis in an aid vehicle, together with some Israeli hostages, to ensure his safety if the IDF reached him.
![Screenshot from CNN](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/27/91ab85a0-a4e4-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpg)
Letter from Abductee's Mother
A CNN presenter burst into tears while reading the letter from Liora Argamani, the mother of Noa Argamani who was kidnapped by Hamas, that she sent to President Biden asking him to help her see her daughter before she dies.
![Rally for the release of the abductees](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/26/27950790-a3f4-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpg)
Urgency
Minister Hili Tropper from the National Unity party, says that it is more urgent to return the abductees than to collapse the Hamas regime: "It is not certain that there will be anyone to return."
!["You are not Alone": Knesset Plenum in a Special Discussion for the Abductees](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/25/2f57e5d0-a343-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpeg)
Special Discussion in the Knesset
Dozens of the families of the abductees watched a special discussion in the Knesset plenum dedicated to the issue of the abductees and the missing. Among others, Prime Minister Netanyahu and opposition leader Lapid spoke.
![tunnel with abductees](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/24/ff729ec0-a296-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.png)
Israel-Gaza War, IDF's Operations
The IDF publishes the method of finding the five bodies of the abductees inside a network of tunnels in Gaza. IDF forces destroyed an underground headquarters in Jabalia and gained an operational hold in the area of the refugee camp.
![The activities of the fighters in Gaza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/20/46bbc8f0-9f3c-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.jpeg)
The Killing of the Abductees
The IDF published the details of the investigation into the killing of the three abductees after the fighters accidentally hit them. The canine unit dog was sent into a building and found the abductees. A recording of the abductees was heard and a Golani patrol hit the terrorists.
![Abductees Square in Tel Aviv](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/19/e48a37c0-9ea5-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Abductees
The Prime Minister's wife, who was also present at the meeting, said that she sent letters to the wives of world leaders, from mother to mother, asking them to help promote the release of the abductees.
![Hamas Published Documentation of Three Abductees Alive](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/18/811d0c60-9dda-11ee-9a03-69bb9c71f7c0__h331_w650.png)
Three Live Abductees
Hamas published a video this evening of three elderly abductees who are being held captive by Hamas and is using them again in a cynical and cruel way, in the media it was decided not to show the video and not to play into Hamas' hands.
![Lapid in Germany: "Economic Pressure on Hamas will Lead to the Release of Hostages"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/18/6fcaf5a0-9dce-11ee-8e6a-8375fec8ebd5__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Diplomatic Meeting
The head of the opposition, MK Yair Lapid, went on a diplomatic visit to Germany in efforts to free the abductees, in his meeting with the Chancellor of Germany Lapid said: "Stopping the millions flowing into Hamas accounts will lead to the collapse of the organization and the release of the abductees."
![Documentation: The Signs that the Abductees who were Shot Left in the Area](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/17/b80359a0-9d17-11ee-9a03-69bb9c71f7c0__h331_w650.jpeg)
Signs Left by the Abductees
The IDF spokesman reveals the signs that the three abductees left in the area so that the IDF could identify them and send soldiers to help them. IDF: "Investigation of the incident continues."