After ‘Horrors,’ Israeli Hostages Taste Freedom and Savor Family Reunions NYT | Top Stories By: Isabel Kershner, Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and David Guttenfelder 18 October 2025 at 05:08 Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels. © Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York TimesEitan Horn returning to his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Thursday, after being held captive in Gaza for two years.
Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand? NYT | Top Stories By: Liam Stack 17 October 2025 at 03:01 Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of the remains of hostages and prisoners — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement. © Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesPalestinians returning to Gaza City on Saturday.
Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover NYT | Top Stories By: Ephrat Livni 16 October 2025 at 10:34 The militants said they would need special equipment to retrieve more bodies in Gaza. The announcement could put the truce with Israel at risk. © Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesA Hamas fighter during the handover of hostages on Monday in Gaza.
The Israel-Gaza War Always Had an Unacknowledged Third Front NYT | Opinion By: Andrew Ross 16 October 2025 at 04:44 Thousands of hostages are still awaiting freedom.
What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza NYT | Opinion By: Diana Buttu, Daniel J. Wakin and Derek Arthur 15 October 2025 at 17:03 The war might have ended, one lawyer argues, but the occupation remains.
Why Israel Won the War NYT | Opinion By: Bret Stephens 15 October 2025 at 05:00 Israelis went to war to defeat an existential threat — and an existential lie.
Tom Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War NYT | Opinion By: Thomas L. Friedman and Derek Arthur 8 October 2025 at 17:01 Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?
This Crazy Crypto Heist Is the Story of Our Time NYT | Opinion By: Philip Shishkin 5 October 2025 at 18:00 The souring of the relationship between Georgia’s billionaire master and his former aide is a cautionary tale.
They Have Waited Two Years for the Hostages. These Are Their Rituals. NYT | Opinion By: Ofir Berman and Sarah Wildman 5 October 2025 at 13:00 Families of captives in Gaza find private ways to stay connected to their loved ones.