The US offered to send a special plane to bring the 20 hostages released in the October deal to meet the president at the White House, but Israel chose to fly them commercial; "'Their needs and triggers are not taken into account' 

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Netanyahu and Ben Gvir haven’t contacted him; suffering severe trauma, he says the state mocks survivors, while citizen donations keep him going: 'About 10 panic attacks a day. I love you, people of Israel'

The Palestinian Authority faces a stark dilemma; pressure to hold elections threatens its stability, yet no one can predict how a public that has not voted in nearly two decades will choose; senior officials say independent candidates may emerge

After court clears justice minister to appoint overseer in sensitive probe, strict criteria and political concerns leave ministry struggling to find a willing candidate; 'What matters is having someone investigate the investigators'

Or, abducted from Nova music festival and held for over two years, recounts failed escape from Hamas tunnel that led to severe beatings and solitary confinement; says unity and love kept him going through darkness in Hamas captivity

According to Nevo Abutbul, anyone can study to be a mentalist, but not everyone can become one

Relatives of Dror Or, murdered and taken into Gaza on Oct. 7, say retrieving his remains requires complex, coordinated operations; call on Israel and international actors to act urgently as two other hostage bodies remain in Gaza after more than 770 days

After initially resisting disclosure, Trump calls on House Republicans to vote for release of Epstein case documents, saying 'we have nothing to hide'; move follows House speaker’s push to clear Trump of ties as partisan battle over files escalates