Hostage
Before they were “more than 1,200”
"We need those numbers to understand what happened. But we cannot allow the numbers to become the story."
Daughter of former Gaza hostage confronts UN over UNRWA funding despite Hamas ties
Hamas massacre victims' families release 'October 7 Files' in push for government accountability
Protest marking anniversary of 'Beautiful Six' hostages' deaths held at Prime Minister's Residence
On the road to recovery: Former hostage Evyatar David speaks out for first time since captivity
“I understood that surviving captivity is one thing. Truly recovering is another battle entirely,” David wrote in a social media post.
Shin Bet Chief Zini makes first official visit to YAMAM counterterrorism unit, meets with deputy
Shin Bet Chief David Zini visited YAMAM for the first time, reviewing joint counterterrorism operations, technological capabilities, and the unit’s past hostage rescue missions in Gaza.
High Court rejects bid to recognize Israeli hostage mistakenly killed by IDF as fallen soldier
At the center of the case was a narrow but decisive legal question: whether Shamriz had entered military service by the time he was abducted.
Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Keith, Aviva Siegel celebrate daughter's pregnancy
This will be the couple's sixth grandchild, representing a move towards hope and recovery since Keith and Aviva Siegel were held hostage in Gaza after October 7.
'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.
Argentinian President Milei meets former hostage Iair Horn at memorial cermeony for AMIA attack
The brief interaction preceded a ceremony marking 32 years since the suicide bombing attack on AMIA, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, as Milei holds steady on condemning the IRGC.
IDF kills Hamas terrorist who took IDF soldiers' remains hostage during Oct. 7 massacre
Hussam al-Shafie infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted Col. Asaf Hamami, St.-Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Drodski's remains, taking them into the Gaza Strip.
Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda
A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.
Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Sapir Cohen, Sasha Troufanov marry in heartfelt ceremony
Herzog explained that he had previously stated that he would not attend any weddings until all the hostages returned, according to reporting from Ynet.
'Would you say Yoni came back from Entebbe?': Slain hostage's cousin slams Netanyahu at protest
"Exactly 50 years ago today, your brother Yoni Netanyahu, the late, set out to free abductees in Entebbe and was killed there. Would you also say about Yoni that he returned from Entebbe?" he asked.
