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Emily Damari reunites with fellow freed hostages Gali and Ziv Berman: 'We’re here together'

Former hostage shares emotional reunion with twins freed after 738 days in Hamas captivity; Damari: ‘Today I can finally say out loud — only now have I truly been freed from captivity’

Gal Ganot | 10.16.25

Freed hostages Eitan Horn and Nimrod Cohen leave hospital, return home to hero’s welcome

Horn and Cohen were discharged from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital and returned to their homes in Kfar Saba and Rehovot; residents lined the streets waving flags and cheering as the two men reunited with their families

Roi Rubinstein, Meir Turgeman, Lihi Gordon, Gal Ganot | 10.16.25

אבינתן אור יוסף חיים אוחנה רום ברסלבסקי בר קופרשטיין

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 | 10.16.25

'Seven men in a pit': Freed hostage Yosef Chaim Ohana's father reveals horrific abuse by Hamas

Avi Ohana says his son managed to hide his military background from the Hamas terrorists who held him captive in Gaza for nearly two years

Shilo Freid, Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner, Eitan Glickman, Gal Ganot | 10.15.25

נועה ארגמני פרסמה פוסט עם תמונות של אבינתן אור

'We were torn apart before the world’s eyes': Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or reunited after captivity

Rescued hostage Argamani shares emotional photos with her partner, reunited after two years in Hamas captivity; in a heartfelt post, she reflects on their separate ordeals and writes: 'Now we begin our journey together'

Eitan Glikman, Gal Ganot, Nina Fox | 10.14.25

Hostage deal draft signed in Egypt; Netanyahu dubs operation 'Returning to Their Border'

Tala Herkin, whose son Maxim is set to be freed, tells Ynet: 'I’m happy, I’m confused. True joy will come only when all the hostages and all the fallen are back'; some call to rename Hostages Square

Lior El-Hai, Gal Ganot, Hagar Kochavi | 10.09.25

The deceased hostages whose remains are held in the Gaza Strip

Families of slain hostages plead: 'Don’t let us be forgotten'

For two years, families of hostages killed in Gaza have fought to bring their loved ones home — not for an embrace, but for burial

Lihi Gordon, Gal Ganot | 10.09.25

גבריאלה ויונתן שלו המספרים את סיפורו של שאול שלו ז"ל

Grandson of Yom Kippur War commander carries on his legacy: 'Thanks to heroes we have a country'

Lt. Col. Shaul Shalev fell in the Yom Kippur War; his grandson Yonatan, a reservist, now leads the fight for equal draft laws, honoring his grandfather’s legacy

Gal Ganot | 10.03.25

Thousands rally at Tel Aviv, freed hostage: 'I feel guilty that I’m here and they are not'

Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square as ex-hostages and relatives urged action before Netanyahu’s US meeting with Trump; 'There’s an opportunity now—don’t miss it,' said freed hostage Doron Steinbrecher

Gal Ganot | 09.27.25

'Dad’s chair is empty at the holiday table': Reservists’ children miss parent on Rosh Hashanah

After two years of war, thousands of families will mark the holidays with a parent in uniform, as children of reservists say the absence is hardest on holidays: 'It’s sad, but we know our parents are protecting Israel'

Gal Ganot | 09.22.25

Teens begin IDF training in high school: 'No one else will do it in our place'

With demand for combat soldiers rising amid war, high schoolers are already training for their military service, describing the intense workouts, their drive to contribute and motivation sparked by October 7

Gal Ganot | 09.21.25

‘No one called us freeloaders until the war’: IDF career soldiers’ families warn of breaking point

As war drags on, career IDF officers are quitting mid-fight, with families warning of a breaking point where exhaustion, relationship strain and eroded benefits could unravel military backbone

Gal Ganot | 09.19.25

Zamir responds to clash with Netanyahu: 'IDF serves the people; I must present all risks'

The IDF chief of staff said that 'all the risks and opportunities were presented to the political echelon; we are deepening the achievement'; IDF spokesman estimated it would take many months to seize and clear Gaza City: 'Hamas has built the largest human shield in history there'; Watch IDF ground troops enter Gaza City

Gal Ganot, Yoav Zitun | 09.16.25

One-third of war fallen's families unable to return to work: ‘Losing a child is a disability’

Over a third of bereaved families haven’t returned to work since losing loved ones in the October 7 massacre and the subsequent war, struggling with grief and lack of government support: 'I cried nonstop, the state’s support is a joke'

Gal Ganot | 09.16.25

After protests outside IDF chief's home, area declared a 'close military zone'

The protests peaked about a week ago when dozens of activists from the 'Standing Together' movement poured red paint outside Zamir’s house — an act condemned across Israel’s political spectrum

Gal Ganot | 09.07.25

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