Palestinian Islamic Jihad

IDF strikes Gaza, Palestinian reports say at least 20 people dead

The recent IDF airstrikes in Gaza killed 26 people, according to Hamas-run health authorities cited by Reuters.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.
IDF troops surround slain hostage Ran Gvili's remains.

WATCH: IDF releases footage, pictures from Ran Gvili rescue mission

The IDF found the remains of the last Israeli hostage from the October 7 invasion, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, on Monday at around 2:00 p.m. at al-Batesh cemetery in northern Gaza

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian terrorists from Gaza as an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system attempts to intercept the rockets, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on October 8, 2023.

PIJ knowingly fired faulty rockets in Gaza, killing 'a thousand' Palestinians, document reveals

"We are at war. And even if a thousand people are killed by friendly fire, that is the price of war," PIJ's Akram al-Ajouri reportedly said.

|BySAM HALPERN
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

IDF recovers remains of final hostage Ran Gvili after covert operations in northern Gaza

The military rushed to find Gvili's remains as the clock ticked down for Israel to reopen the Rafah Border Crossing.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel to Hamas in Cairo: Return Ran Gvili’s remains, accept Gaza disarmament terms - N12

The Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons Gal Hirsch left for Cairo for talks on Gvili's return, as well as advancement to the second phase of the hostage and ceasefire deal.

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman holds a picture of dead hostage Ran Gvili, whose body hasn't been returned yet, as Israelis attend a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, more than two years after the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, at Hostages Square.

Sudthisak Rinthalak identified as deceased hostage returned to Israel, PMO confirms

The PMO noted that Rinthalak's family, as well as the Thai ambassador to Israel, Boonyarit Vichienphan, expressed their appreciation for Israel's efforts to return Rinthalak's remains.

DECEMBER 4, 2025BySAM HALPERN
Sudthisak Rinthalak

Former Gaza hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak remains are identified, IDF confirms

Israel's Public Health Service is in constant contact with the families of the final two victims, the PMO confirmed.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN
Red Cross personnel wait to head towards an area within the "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 20, 2025.

Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri

Or's remains were returned to Israel by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas via the Red Cross last week.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByYAIR YANGA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri, November 30, 2025.

Qatar calls to continue Gaza ceasefire deal, drawing Hostage Forum's ire

Following Dror Or’s return to Israel, the two deceased hostages who remain in Gaza are Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak and St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari, speaks in Doha, Qatar, February 20, 2024.

Hamas terrorists building growing armed presence in Syria, Lebanon - KAN

Hamas is reportedly establishing a base in Syria while aiding Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild rocket supplies in southern Lebanon, KAN News reports.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terrorists escorting Red Cross during a search for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad building growing armed presence in Syria with regime’s approval - report

PIJ has reportedly expanded the capabilities of its military wing within Syria in recent weeks, particularly in the Palestinian refugee camps near Damascus.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A masked gunman from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement keeps watch as others search for bodies in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on November 21, 2025.

Dror Or identified as Gaza hostage returned to Israel, PMO confirms

Or was murdered on October 7, 2023, and his body was taken to Gaza by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His death was formally determined on May 2, 2024. Or was 48 and had three children.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByFRAIDY MOSER
Dror Or

'You are always in my heart': Freed Gaza hostages Rom Braslavski, Sasha Troufanov reunite

Freed hostages Rom Braslavski and Alexander Sasha Troufanov reunited after months apart, sharing an emotional embrace and recalling their shared captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Rom Braslavski (L) and Alexander Sasha Troufanov (R) embrace after reuniting for the first time since being held by PIJ terrorists in Rafah, November 25, 2025.

WATCH: Remains of slain ex-hostage arrive at Abu Kabir medical center for identification

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad returned the remains, which were found on Monday, after Netanyahu said the delay in the release constituted a violation of the Gaza ceasefire.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, DARCIE GRUNBLATT
A Red Cross vehicle transports the bodies of hostages who were held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025.