Hostage Deal
Gilad Schalit’s release, 15 years later: Why Israel must remember joy of his homecoming - opinion
Gilad Schalit was not simply another soldier. He was somebody’s son, somebody’s brother, a young man who should have been enjoying the ordinary experiences of early adulthood.
'An insane reality': Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of blocking hostage deal despite unanimous support
October 7 families to hold mass rally demanding state inquiry three days before Israeli elections
On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire
'Appreciate everything': Evyatar David on Hamas captivity, three years after Oct. 7 - interview
After 738 days as a Hamas hostage, David reflects on the friends he lost at Nova, the psychological torment of being told no one wanted him home, and the hope that sustained him.
Former hostage Romi Gonen reveals footage from moments she was taken to Gaza
Gonen was abducted from the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im on October 7, 2023, after Hamas terrorists attacked the festival and communities across southern Israel.
Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment
"I feel that I’m not alone and that there's so much love in this world, and we need to keep it with both our hands," Aviva Siegel said. "I feel very, very lucky to be alive."
Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes
Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father placed 29th on the Likud slate by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later apologized, saying he wrote the comment in a “storm of emotions” and “did not mean” it.
Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog
“Seeing the entire family today, three full years after the horrific disaster, standing together at their daughter's wedding, is a joy that's hard to describe," Herzog said.
25 ViZionaries: Ophyr Hanan - No. 7
Helped establish the Bring Them Home Now Hostages Forum, a global movement advocating for the release of the hostages
Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David launches crowdfunding campaign to support recovery
“I’m trying to understand how to do good rehab and help myself with this," former Gaza hostage Evyatar David told CNN on Wednesday.
Almost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said, "The square became a center of solidarity, mutual responsibility, and an uncompromising demand: Bring them, all of them, home."
Nirim is thriving, but Oct. 7 still haunts its present – opinion
A proud father watches his daughter actualize her decision, made in hiding during some of the worst hours of Hamas’s massacre, to capture Nirim’s life in art on a weekly basis
'If you need to stab a terrorist, you do': What we can learn from a former hostage - editorial
“I just spoke to him the way they deserve, like the sons of b***** they are,” Buchshtab-Kirscht told Ynet.
