Israeli Households Push for Deal to Free Males Nonetheless Held Hostage in Gaza

TEL AVIV—Renewed combating between Israel and Hamas is sparking heightened concern amongst households of the roughly 140 Israelis nonetheless held captive—nearly all of them males—after the tip of a weeklong truce.

The pause in combating had led to the discharge of dozens of hostages, most of them girls and kids. Many households hoped Israel and Hamas might strike an identical deal to launch males, however the militant group regards fighting-age males as troopers and the hostages it nonetheless holds as worthwhile leverage.