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Hamas jailer who oversaw harsh abuse of hostages eliminated, IDF says
Zaid Aql, eliminated in October 29 airstrike following ceasefire violations by Hamas, oversaw captivity of six Israelis who endured starvation, torture and psychological abuse; one survivor recalled being forced to choose who among them would be executed
Yoav Zitun
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11.05.25
Former hostage Bar Kupershtein leads tefillin ceremony in Tel Aviv
Kupershtein , freed after 738 days in Gaza, joins emotional mass prayer at Hostages Square to honor the 11 hostages whose remains remain in captivity, calling faith the force that sustained him and will help heal Israeli society
Or Hadar
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10.31.25
'Terrorists tied our legs, beat us with a stick and said, 'this is because of Ben-Gvir''
Former hostage Bar Kupershtein says terrorists brutally beat him and other hostages after seeing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the media, telling them the assaults were revenge for his treatment of Palestinian prisoners
ynet
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10.26.25
'They said: choose three to kill': Bar Kupershtein recounts captivity to leading Haredi rabbi
Former hostage Bar Kupershtein visited Bnei Brak’s city council and met Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, recounting Hamas’ psychological torture; Eitan Mor met the parents of Elyakim Leibman, killed on Oct. 7, and described the chaos at the Nova festival
Shilo Freid
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10.26.25
'He found faith in captivity': Bar Kupershtein in first days of freedom
Freed after 738 days in Gaza, Kupershtein reunites with family, lays tefillin and thanks supporters worldwide: 'I am home. I am free'
Hagar Kochavi
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10.24.25
Families reveal hostages’ secret military service after release from Hamas captivity
For two years, relatives of freed hostages kept their loved ones’ military pasts secret to protect them; Now, as the last hostages return, families share stories of how soldiers hid their service from their captors in Gaza.
Gal Ganot
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10.16.25
The torture, the starvation and the request that surprised his mother | Bar's captivity
Bar Kupershtein suffered from starvation and abuse, and was often in immediate danger of death; Despite this, his mother Julie said that he managed to rise above it all, arranged for hostages to have a cesspool and electricity, and slept for many hours to keep sane: The moment he escaped from an exploding building, the promise he made to himself in captivity - and why he became close to religion
ynet
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10.16.25
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