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Eli Sharabi’s memoir named among Time magazine’s 100 must-read books of 2025

Entitled 'Hostage,' book recounting Sharabi's 491 days in Hamas captivity earns a spot on Time magazine’s list of 100 must-read books for 2025, alongside works by Margaret Atwood, Patti Smith and Nobel laureate Han Kang

Omer Tessel | 11.12.25

Former hostage Alon Ohel rebuilding his life in Tel Aviv with hope, music and family support

Ohel is rebuilding his life in Tel Aviv, determined to regain independence and return to music; his parents say his recovery is lifelong, and a crowdfunding effort aims to support his physical and emotional rehabilitation

Lihi Gordon | 11.02.25

אלי שרעבי עם בת זוגו החדשה יערה קריספיל, בהלוויית אחיו יוסי שרעבי

Eli Sharabi's new partner vows to help care for daughters of brother killed in Gaza

Yaara Krispil, a body and movement therapist, appeared publicly with the former Hamas hostage for the first time this week and later joined him at his brother Yossi’s funeral in Kibbutz Be’eri, where she shared a personal tribute

Lihi Gordon | 10.28.25

The cover of the English edition of Eli Sharabi's best-selling memoir Hostage

Hostage memoir by Israeli survivor Eli Sharabi reaches No. 4 on New York Times bestseller list

Sharabi’s memoir, recounting his 491 days in Hamas captivity and the loss of his family in the October 7 attack, struck a chord with US readers, earning critical acclaim and major sales just a week after its release

Ynet | 10.16.25

Two years after October 7 massacre, former hostages plead: 'We deserve a different reality'

Freed hostages Eli Sharabi, Maya Regev and Emily Damari share haunting memories of captivity, mourn loved ones lost and plead for the return of those still held in Gaza

Ynet | 10.07.25

Eli Sharabi: Trump's Middle East vision possible only when all hostages are back home

Freed hostage delivers emotional appeal at Tel Aviv rally, urging urgent action to release captives and warning leaders that moral clarity—not political calculation—must guide Israel; talks with Hamas remain stalled over Gaza withdrawal terms

Lihi Gordon | 07.12.25

Former hostage Eli Sharabi's memoir to be released in English in US on anniversary of October 7 attack

The English-language edition of Sharabi's book 'Kidnapped', about his 491 days in Hamas captivity, will be released by Harper Influence, an imprint of HarperCollins, one of the largest publishing companies in the world; 'A historic testimony to a reality that should never have existed'

Hagar Kochavi, Lihi Gordon | 07.10.25

Hamas captivity survivor Eli Sharabi shares heartfelt eulogy for lost loved ones

Eli Sharabi delivers emotional eulogy for his brother Yossi, kidnapped on October 7 and killed in Gaza, and wife Lianne and daughters Noiya and Yahel, who were murdered in Hamas massacre, reflecting profound love and grief

Ynet | 04.30.25

דנה אינטרנשיונל, מתוך החזרה הגנרלית לטקס המשואות

Due to high winds, government cancels torch lighting ceremony, will broadcast recorded rehearsal

Ynetnews will air recorded ceremony with English voiceover; production warns not all of the people chosen to light a torch in the ceremony were present during the filming of the rehearsal including Eli Sharabi who was released from captivity in Gaza

Ran Boker | 04.30.25

Hostage survivor Eli Sharabi at Auschwitz: 'The Jewish people sanctify life'

Ex-Hamas captive whose wife and daughters were murdered in Oct 7 attack joins Israeli delegation to March of the Living in Poland, declaring, 'The Holocaust was unlike anything else. I endured horrors in captivity—but I chose life'

Iris Lifhitz-Klieger, Poland | 04.24.25

אליהו (אלי) שרעבי עטוף בדגל ישראל, עם הגעתו לבית החולים שיבא

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi chosen to light torch at Israel’s 77th Independence Day ceremony

Sharabi, freed in latest hostage deal after losing his wife, daughters and brother on October 7, will light a torch at main Independence Day event; also honored: 10-year-old Israel advocate Ben Carasso and Oct. 7 hero Rachel Edri

Moran Azulay | 04.21.25

The powerful speech that moved 2,000 at NY shul: 'I will not rest until I bring back my brothers from the tunnels'

Sharabi shares harrowing details of starvation, torture, and neglect during an emotional speech at a Manhattan synagogue; says he was beaten and starved while terrorists dine on humanitarian aid

Itamar Eichner | 03.24.25

Eli Sharabi 'shocked' by Palestinian envoy's 'war crime' claims at UN Security Council

Former hostage accuses Hamas of stealing UN aid and condemns Palestinian UN envoy’s omission of captive Israelis during Security Council session, while Palestinian representatives deflect blame onto Israel

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.21.25

'I called out to my girls: ‘I will be back,’ but that was the last time I ever saw them'

In a gut-wrenching speech before the UN, former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi details the horrors of captivity and calls for justice; read his full speech

Eli Sharabi | 03.20.25

Eli Sharabi in UNSC address: 'Your aid was feeding terrorists, we had to beg for food'

Captivity survivor, 53, held hostage by Hamas for 491 days, questions international organizations' inaction: 'Where was the UN? Where was the Red Cross? Where was the world?'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.20.25

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