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Mike Huckabee honors Bibas family at Oct. 7 memorial

US ambassador dedicates memorial olive tree for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, saying the world must never forget Hamas’ attack

ynet Global | 07.09.26

“הנופים ותחושת הסיפוק היו יותר חזקים מהמים הקפואים במקלחת". סוסנה וקרביץ בנפאל

From Hamas tunnels to Annapurna: Amit Soussana’s fight to become herself again

Six months after meeting author Asher Kravitz on a trek in Nepal, former hostage Amit Soussana speaks about captivity, panic attacks, guilt, trust, the book they wrote together and the hope that one day she can say: ‘Captivity was only one chapter in my story, not the headline’

Asher Kravitz | 07.06.26

Aviva Siegel’s famous cinnamon rolls recipe carries a story of hunger, trauma and return

After more than two years away from the kitchen, former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel is slowly reclaiming the cooking and baking that once defined her, including her famous salted-butter cinnamon yeast rolls

Nira and Ruthie Rousso | 07.06.26

Former hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen marry in emotional ceremony | Watch

Kidnapped together on October 7 and freed separately, the couple married surrounded by captivity survivors and President Isaac Herzog; Rom Braslavski wrote: 'You are not lovebirds, you are fighters'

Lihi Gordon | 07.05.26

Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 with protests, exhibits and mass rally

Events will begin at 6:29 a.m., the moment Hamas launched its attack, and continue through the day with memorial ceremonies, roadblocks, survivor testimonies and a central evening rally in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square

Roy Rubinstein | 07.02.26

Freed hostage on death of his Gaza captor: ‘He was responsible for the death of my soul’

Rom Braslavski says Talal Abd al-Aal, known to him in captivity as Abu Youssef, still appears in his worst flashbacks and nightmares: ‘I will never forget his face, I will never forget his hands’

Alexandra Lukash | 07.01.26

ניצן אלון יוצא להתקפה אחרי שסיים את תקפידו כראש מפקדת החטופים

Government chose war over Gaza deals, ex-IDF hostage czar says

Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon claims broader agreements could have brought more captives home alive, criticizing government’s pursuit of 'total victory'

Nina Fox | 07.01.26

Israel kills Hamas terrorist whom ex-hostage was forced to kiss during release ceremony

Authorities say Sabai Abu Hasna, a Hamas Nukhba operative who helped hold Omer Shem Tov captive, killed in northern Gaza alongside another Hamas operative identified as an Al Jazeera photojournalist

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.22.26

IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad terrorist who took part in Yagil Yaakov’s October 7 abduction

Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, a Khan Yunis Brigade commander, was eliminated in southern Gaza after allegedly rebuilding Islamic Jihad capabilities, advancing attacks on IDF troops and trying to train terrorists at Nasser Hospital

Gal Ganot | 06.21.26

פרומו לשיחת רעיית נשיא המדינה ושורד השבי גיא גלבוע דלאל

Former hostage describes sexual assault during Gaza captivity: 'UN pretends it didn't happen'

Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Guy Gilboa Dalal rejects the UN's claim that the testimonies from hostages in Gaza cannot be verified; 'I will use my voice to empower other victims of sexual assaults'

Itamar Eichner | 06.18.26

‘This pregnancy is our victory’: released hostage Elkana Bohbot and wife rebuild their lives

Six months after returning from Hamas captivity, Bohbot and wife Rebecca are expecting a daughter; they speak about a marriage changed by trauma, her conversion after leaving Colombia and the recovery that remains unfinished: ‘What existed before is gone’

Dina Halutz | 06.16.26

'He fell meters from hostages’: new footage shows heroic Gaza rescue where Arnon Zmora fell | Watch

Police mark two years since Operation Arnon with helmet-cam footage from the Nuseirat raid that rescued Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv after 246 days in Hamas captivity

Meir Turgeman | 06.07.26

Gaza man charged with hiding soldier Oron Shaul’s body for Hamas for over a decade

Prosecutors say Ibrahim Hilo kept the body in a meat freezer after Shaul was killed in the 2014 Gaza war, knowing Hamas intended to use it as leverage in negotiations with Israel

Ilana Curiel | 06.04.26

Gaza terrorist breaks in interrogation, admits holding Oron Shaul for 10 years

Ibrahim Hilo provided the information that led to Shaul's return for burial in Israel in the hours before the start of the Gaza ceasefire; he will be indicted on serious security offenses

Meir Turgeman | 06.02.26

'Inside I'm still in Gaza': former hostage Rom Braslavski speaks about captivity, anxiety and healing

Months after his release from Gaza captivity, Rom Braslavski says torture, humiliation and anxiety still haunt him; In an interview, he speaks about trauma, therapy, rebuilding his life and anger that the hostages' ordeal has become a political battle

Lihi Gordon, Photographer Ziv Koren | 05.29.26

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