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'There's a considerable chance you'll come back injured, if not worse'

Highly trained 4-person rescue team recounts fateful mission to free Israeli hostages Fernando Marman and Luis Har from terrorists in Gaza, sharing intriguing details about weeks of extensive preparations and anxious wait

Meir Turgeman, Oded Shalom | 02.15.24

After rescue operation, Gazan families holding hostages have cause for concern

Analysis: Operation weakens Hamas' perceived ability to safeguard its prime asset and erodes trust of local families entrusted with Israeli captives; concerns may lead some to consider transferring them to prevent harm

Avi Issacharoff | 02.14.24

Isolated, on constant run: the hunt after Sinwar continues

Israeli officials say Hamas leader moving through tunnels, using hostages as human shields, and unable to communicate with outside world

Yoav Zitun, Moran Azulay | 02.14.24

Watch the battles in Rafah during the rescue of hostages Fernando and Luis

An unusual video released by the IDF shows Israeli security forces fighting outside the building where the two hostages were held. This is what the dramatic moments before the rescue of the two Israeli hostages after 129 days in captivity looked like

Meir Turgeman | 02.13.24

עדותה של אגם גולדטשיין-אלמוג על הפשעים המיניים שבוצעו בשבי חמאס

'He held a gun to her head and started kissing her, she started crying': Former hostage talks about Hamas sex crimes

The documentary 'Screams Before Silence' by ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg presents the testimony of Agam Goldstein-Almog, 17, who tells of a conversation she had while held hostage in Gaza with another young woman: 'She told me that he took off her all her clothes, and never put his gun away from her head'

Ynet | 02.13.24

Squad leader at heliborne extraction unit recounts hostage rescue from Rafah

He has been involved in countless operations but retrieving hostages behind enemy lines, reuniting them with families, made Captain (res.) D aware of importance of avoiding mishaps, as entire nation looks on praying for their safe return

Nina Fox | 02.13.24

Biden will deal with Netanyahu with 'tough love,' US official warns

As President Joe Biden places noticeable emphasis on actualizing another hostage release deal with Hamas, possibly to aid his political prognosis ahead of the November elections, Israeli officials believe Netanyahu will be forced to send an Israeli delegation to Cairo and continue humanitarian efforts to insert 200 aid trucks into the enclave every day

Itamar Eichner | 02.12.24

Here's how the operation to rescue 2 hostages in Gaza came together

IDF special operation with Shin Bet and the National Counter Terrorism Unit in Rafah overnight Monday that brought Fernando Marman and Luis Har home required significant preparation; the forces arrived around 1 a.m. and penetrated the building in the heart of Rafah; 134 hostages remain in Gaza

Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi, Yael Ciechanover | 02.12.24

This is the building from which Fernando and Luis were rescued alive

Fire, smoke and destruction: Security forces rescued Fernando Marman and Luis Har through heavy fire and while killing terrorists, including from the air; Hamas claims dozens of dead; Watch a video of life around the building where they were held

Einav Halabi | 02.12.24

רס״ל עדי אלדור ז"ל, רס״ל (מיל׳) אלון קליינמן

2 soldiers killed in Khan Younis fighting hours before daring hostage rescue

Sergeant First Class Adi Eldor, 21, from Haifa and Sergeant First Class (res.) Alon Kleinman, 21, from Tel Aviv were killed by an anti-tank missile; IDF Spokesman: 'Without their heroism it would have been impossible to rescue the hostages alive'

Yoav Zitun | 02.12.24

The family that was kidnapped together from their safe room is whole again

On October 7, five family members were kidnapped from the safe room of their home in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak: Gabriela Leimberg and her daughter Mia returned to Israel from captivity in the hostage deal together with Clara Marman; Now, Clara's brother, Fernando, and her partner, Louis, have also returned.

Yael Ciechanover | 02.12.24

שלישיםבנימין נתניהו, עבד אל-פתאח א-סיסי ואמיר קטאר שייח' תמים בן חמד אל-ת'אני

Israeli delegation heads to Cairo for negotiations on hostage deal, report

Hamas delegation headed by Ismail Haniyeh also reported to be in Egyptian capital where officials say at least 10 days of talks are needed before any cease-fire can come into effect as first phase of deal

Lior Ben Ari | 02.08.24

תיעוד של מפקד אוגדה 98 מהמנהרה שהתגלתה בחאן יונס והשמדתה על ידי לוחמי יהל"ם ואוגדה 98

Watch Hamas tunnel that housed terrorist leaders and hostages, IDF says

Underground facility costing millions to build is over a kilometer long, provides comfortable living for senior members of Hamas as they hide from IDF; troops find bars added to create cells to hold captives and say tunnel left quickly as military neared

Yoav Zitun | 02.07.24

Blood on their hands: Which terrorist heavy-hitters will Hamas insist on releasing?

Analysis: With an eye to the future leadership of the Palestinians, Hamas will demand the release of notorious and popular terrorists from Fatah and the PFLP as part of a deal to free Israeli hostages

Einav Halabi | 02.01.24

The obstacles in the path to a hostage deal with Hamas

Analysis: As talks of a possible hostage deal with Hamasm grow, Netanyahu says some of the terror group's demands like the release of thousands of terrorists and the IDF's withdrawal from Gaza won't happen

Itamar Eichner | 01.31.24

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