GEDERA, Israel (Reuters) - Although he fought hard to survive more than 500 days of captivity in Gaza, Israeli Omer Wenkert says he is not free. As long as hostages are being held in the Palestinian enclave, his torment will not end.

Edan Alexander was 19 when he left New Jersey to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. He was released by Hamas on Monday.

Families of October 7 hostages held in Gaza demanded any new information from the Israeli government after US President Donald Trump said three more of the captives had died.

JERUSALEM, May 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli official said on Wednesday that 24 hostages were alive in Gaza after U.S. President Donald Trump said the number was 21, alarming the families of hostages. Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for hostage issues ...

It was the first such admission from Netanyahu since the families of the hostages began demanding answers when his wife was caught on hot mic last week saying fewer than the 24 were still alive.

Israel struck a hospital in Gaza early Tuesday, a day after briefly pausing military activity for the release of Israeli-American Edan Alexander by Hamas.

As Edan Alexander is released, nearly two dozen hostages are believed to be alive in Gaza, including a student, a software tester, a bartender and several soldiers.

Palestinian rescuers reported 120 people killed on Thursday (May 15) in Israeli strikes on blockaded Gaza, where a US-backed organisation said it intends to begin distributi