Current sectionIsrael News48 Hostages, 719 Days in Captivity Boaz Zalmanovich's father, Arye, was abducted into Gaza during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and murdered in captivity. Boaz describes the Netanyahu government policies that have left hostages to die as 'a moral and ethical rupture' that is deepening the crisis in Israeli societyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 24, 2025More than a week has passed since the families of the hostages held in Gaza set up an encampment near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem. As their cries about the imminent danger to their loved ones grow louder, the silence from the house next door feels even more deafening.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to NetanyahuJerusalem Day, the Palestinian KristallnachtNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellEuropean Governments Want to Love Israel if Not for the Pesky SettlersThe Gov't Proposal to 'Split' the AG's Role Is a Death Knell to the Rule of LawRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish Calendar