At A Glance

Hostage Square Tel Aviv

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher

hostage release

Hundreds of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Jan 19. 2025 ahead of the release of three captives. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL

Hostage Square

Hundreds of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Jan 19. 2025 ahead of the release of three captives. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL

Ofer Prison

A special unit of the Israeli Prison Service conducts a drill in the Ofer Prison in Givat Ze'ev on Aug. 28, 2024. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL

ceasefire

Palestinian gunmen in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah celebrate the ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS-IL

Deir al-Balah

Palestinian gunmen in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah celebrate the ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS-IL

hostages

Israeli hostages (from left), Doron Steinbrecher, 31, Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24. Photos courtesy the families/TPS-IL

Oron Shaul

Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose body was held by Hamas after being killed in combat in Gaza in 2014. On Jan. 19, 2025, Israel announced the recovery of his body. Photo courtesy the family.

hostage rally

Israelis rally in Tel Aviv in support of the ceasefire agreement on Jan. 18, 2025. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL

Fighters of the Nachshon unit in a drill in Ofer Prison

A special unit of the Israeli Prison Service conducts a drill in the Ofer Prison in Givat Ze'ev on Aug. 28, 2024. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL