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This is how doctors supported Israel’s freed hostages during when they visited the White House

Professor Noa Eliakim-Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at Rabin Center-Beilinson: 'Despite the joyful images, these former hostages still have a long path ahead toward full rehabilitation'

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 11.28.25

Ex-hostages Rom and Sasha have emotional reunion: 'Last time we met was in trunk of a car in Gaza'

A year and a half after spending two days together in captivity in Rafah before being 'cruelly separated', Rom Braslavski and Sasha Troufanov met in Israel; 'Sasha, you were a big brother to me inside captivity and an important anchor, and you’re always in my heart'

ynet | 11.26.25

Hostage Ran Gvili's brother refuses to call him a 'fallen soldier': 'It's so Ran to make sure everyone else comes back first'

Ran is one of the last 3 hostages still being held by Hamas, but his brother Omri refuses to give up hope: 'Even if there’s a 0.0000000001% chance that Ran is alive'; When Omri got married about a month ago, he felt that his little brother was a partner in the decision

Lihi Gordon | 11.21.25

Alon Ohel plays piano set up for him in Hostages' Square | Watch

For nearly 2 years, the piano had been waiting for Alon Ohel at Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv; he played 'Song Without a Name' by Yehudit Ravitz, which he said strengthened him in captivity

Ran Boker | 11.19.25

Former hostages will arrive for meeting with Trump by commercial flight and minibus

The US offered to send a special plane to bring the 20 hostages released in the October deal to meet the president at the White House, but Israel chose to fly them commercial; 'Their needs and triggers are not taken into account'

Gal Ganot, Itamar Eichner | 11.17.25

אביבה וקית' סיגל בוועדה נגד עינויים של האו"ם

Former hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel testify before UN Committee Against Torture | Watch their testimony

Difficult to hear: The couple revealed new and horrifying details of their captivity to the Committee Against Torture - including describing sexual assaults on young female hostages, threats, and a terrorist who cut off a 16-year-old's hand when he removed his handcuffs, as well as starvation, threats and contaminated water

Netael Bandel | 11.12.25

Trump invites freed hostages to White House, will send plane to bring them to Washington

Meeting set for Nov. 20 with 20 Israelis released in US-brokered Hamas deal; survivors to later meet envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami as Trump touts his role in ending Gaza war and securing their release

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.06.25

נתניהו ורעייתו מבקרים את השבים בבילינסון

Released hostages’ recovery ‘can be overwhelming, will take time’

Mental health experts report that whether the freed hostages will develop PTSD depends not only on the trauma experienced in captivity but also on the individual’s background, resilience and coping mechanisms

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 10.23.25

'Until the last hostage': Be’eri vigil calls for return of fallen held in Gaza

Hundreds gather to demand return of 13 fallen hostages, including three Be’eri residents; families speak of unbearable limbo, the need for closure and fears the ceasefire may collapse; 'The worst has happened—now we just need to bring them home'

Roni Green Shaulov | 10.23.25

Hamas announces it will hand over hostage body tonight

A day after Hamas claimed to have located the body of a hostage in the Gaza Strip and said it would transfer him to Israel "if ground conditions permit," the terrorist organization announced its intention to do so tonight at 8:00 p.m.

Einav Halabi | 10.20.25

The touching embrace of former hostages Segev Kalfon and Ohad Ben Ami | Watch their reunion

After 738 days in captivity, former hostages Segev Kalfon and Ohad Ben Ami, who were held itogether in Gaza, are reunited; Kalfon had asked his captors to let him watch his friend's release: 'I was happy for him that he got out. I imagined what it would be like for me too'

ynet | 10.20.25

Rom Braslavski: 'My only strength in captivity was knowing I was there for being Jewish'

Freed hostage says his Jewish identity gave him strength during 738 days in captivity under Islamic Jihad; speaking from the hospital, he recalls religious abuse, harsh conditions and urges Israelis to strengthen their unity and faith

Shilo Freid | 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 | 10.16.25

Returned hostages' bodies identified as Inbar Hayman and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash

Identification process of all bodies completed as 19 hostages remain in Gaza: Hayman, kidnapped from Nova and murdered on Oct. 7, was the last remaining female hostage, returned alongside remains of Bedouin tracker who fell in battle that day

Itamar Eichner | 10.16.25

Freed hostage mourns fellow captive Guy Illouz after body identified

Maya Regev, who met Illouz at Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, recalls their brief bond during captivity; says he called his mother 'the strongest woman in the world' and vowed never to let her go if he made it home

Nina Fox | 10.15.25

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