Kidnapping

Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing - report

In a document, Hamas described the proposed legislation as a “fascist law,” and urged members of the organization’s military wing to escalate and carry out “active operations.”

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
US JOURNALIST Shelly Kittleson is pictured in Baghdad on March 31, shortly before she was abducted. Her disappearance has focused attention on the threat posed by Iran-backed militias and the deteriorating security environment in postwar Iraq.

Iraq’s militia state: Shelly Kittleson’s kidnapping exposes who runs Baghdad

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Hamas urges Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli soldiers in wake of Knesset passing death penalty bill

 Shelly Kittleson with an Afghani interview subject in 2024.

Foreign journalist holding US passport kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown parties, police say


Palestinian dissident abducted, tortured, and killed by Hamas in Gaza

Hamas loyalists claimed that Odai al-Rabei's alleged participation in anti-Hamas protests meant he was a "traitor."

 Odai al-Rabei's picture seen in the foreground of anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, March 26, 2025

Suspect arrested for attempted kidnapping of 8-year-old Jewish child in Connecticut

Suspect Christopher Rosa allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old Jewish child in his car trunk.

Christopher Rosa

US sanctions three Iranian spies over role in FBI agent's 2007 disappearance

The US sanctioned the officials for involvement in the "abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson."

Robert Levinson

Rally at Knesset for missing child Haymanot Kasau, family calls to classify her as kidnapped

Protesters also called on the police to form a special investigative team to search for the missing girl.

 25 March - Rally at Knesset for missing child Haymanot Kasau, family calls to classify her as kidnapped

Trio that kidnapped, assaulted Jewish music producer in Wales given jail time

The victim told the courts the attack felt like his "own personal October 7."

Faiz Shah, 23, Mohammad Comrie, 23, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, 20,

Kasau's disappearance cannot be forgotten, must be viewed as a kidnapping - editorial

One year later: Even with the war and even with the heartbreaking tragedies of the hostages held by Hamas, we cannot forget Haymanot.

 Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau. The police released the image on February 26, 2024.

UN pauses some Yemen operations over Houthi detention of staff

The deputy UN spokesperson said "This extraordinary and temporary measure seeks to balance the imperative to stay and deliver with the need to have the safety and security of the UN personnel."

 Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen December 6, 2024.

Stolen lives: Inside Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly taken to Russia or occupied territories since the war began.

 Returned Ukrainian children in Truskavets

Relative of rescued Lev Tahor member discusses group's psychological abuse - interview

Oded Twik emotionally described the most meaningful moments in the process of rescuing family members from the Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala.

A Lev Tahor members demands the release of members of the community after prosecutors say Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and teenagers from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 21, 2024.

Police, soldiers among nine arrested for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting Palestinian

According to the allegations, in August, the suspects violently attacked and later abducted a Palestinian.

 Israeli soldiers stand while stationed outside a Palestinian shop in Huwara, Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 26, 2022.