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עצרת ביישוב מיתר בקריאה להחזרת החטוף רן גואילי

Vigil held for last fallen hostage as families urge his return, call for unity

At emotional gathering in Meitar, the mother of Ran Gvili calls for public support to bring her son’s body home; fellow bereaved families say the October 7 tragedy must become a turning point for Israeli society

Ilana Curiel | 12.20.25

Holocaust survivors and former Gaza hostages meet, reflect on trauma and Jewish identity

Held ahead of Hanukkah, the encounters highlight shared memories of survival, moments of faith and 'small miracles' and the role of remembrance and resilience in shaping Jewish continuity after Oct. 7

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 12.19.25

Trump insists all Israeli hostages returned, but October 7 hero's body still held in Gaza

In two separate remarks, US president repeats claim that all hostages had been returned, despite stalling searches for Ran Gvili; slain police officer's return 'not a tactical matter,' Israeli official says

Itamar Eichner | 12.18.25

'Even if it's unbearable now, it does not mean it will always be this way'

'People around me lost everything, and still they insist, like me, on trying to make this place better': Carmit Palti Katzir, a social worker from Kibbutz Nir Oz, writes after losing her father on October 7, her ex-hostage mother and her brother murdered in captivity, as part of the We Came to Embrace the Darkness project

Carmit Palti Katzir | 12.18.25

Ex-hostage’s father: the judiciary has been trying to topple Netanyahu since 1996

Avishai David, father of freed hostage Evyatar David, sharply opposes a judicially appointed Oct. 7 inquiry, accusing the legal system of decades-long political bias against Netanyahu and the right, and warning it won’t uncover the truth

Alexandra Lukash | 12.17.25

חגיגות וקבלת פנים בחאן יונס למחבלים ששוחררו מהכלא

Coalition advances bill to curb prisoner swaps for hostages

Legislation would bar mass terrorist releases and restrict future negotiations, following Netanyahu’s warning that wartime deals incentivize kidnappings; critics say public pressure may prevent bill from passing

Amir Ettinger | 12.17.25

Shin Bet chief warns kidnapping threat to Israelis has risen due to hostage deals

Zini made the remarks during a cabinet meeting, not as a direct critique of Hamas deals. Political sources said it was part of his ongoing threat assessment; Shin Bet declined to comment on closed-door talks

Amir Ettinger | 12.16.25

חמש קצינות לשעבר במחלקת שו״ן, שלקחו חלק במאמצי השבת החטופים

'Every death is our failure': the women who worked around the clock to bring hostages home

In a deeply moving interview, the women of the IDF's Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters reveal the intelligence work, negotiations and emotional toll behind efforts to bring captives home — and the cost when they did not

Gal Ganot | 12.15.25

'As long as existence has meaning, you can live on'

Yotam Haim struggled with suicidal thoughts and tattooed his body with a symbol of choice between ending and continuation; his mother, Iris Haim, turned a story of loss into one of meaning and living on; special column for the We Came to Embrace the Darkness project

Iris Haim | 12.15.25

After 738 days in captivity, hostage’s return inspires new ending to award-winning film

A Letter to David, which followed the Cunio family’s journey and won Israel’s top documentary prize, now filming a powerful new conclusion featuring David Cunio himself, in a moment director Tom Shoval calls 'the happiest call to action' of his life

Ran Boker | 12.14.25

800 days after Oct. 7, families and former hostages demand Netanyahu order state inquiry

Dozens sign letter urging an immediate, independent commission to probe failures before and during the Hamas attack, decisions since then and the handling of hostages, warning delays risk obscuring the truth

Shilo Freid | 12.14.25

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim they cannot locate missing Israeli officer

Nearly 800 days after Ran Gvili was killed and taken to Gaza, terror groups report searches at multiple sites have yielded no results despite Israel providing mediators with fresh intelligence on his whereabouts

Einav Halabi | 12.13.25

Ex-Hamas hostage Rom Braslavski and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meet at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome; Meloni with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

Italy's Meloni hosts ex-hostage Rom Braslavski, Palestinian leader Abbas in Rome

Italian PM welcomes Braslavski at Palazzo Chigi following his release from Gaza, then meets Mahmoud Abbas to discuss Gaza ceasefire and two-state solution; Meloni says Italy 'determined to play a leading role in the stabilization and reconstruction of Gaza'

ynet | 12.13.25

Freed hostage Eitan Mor recounts abduction, captivity and hunger in Gaza

Two months after his release, former hostage Eitan Mor recalled being abducted at knifepoint — 'die or come to Gaza' — life in captivity where 'you just wait to die,' hunger and Izz al-Din al-Haddad’s promise: 'Don’t worry, in two weeks you’re out'

ynet | 12.12.25

Playing, hugging, enduring: new clips reveal day-to-day lives of six slain hostages | Watch

Material, shared by Hostages and Missing Families Forum, includes images of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Carmel Gat inside an underground tunnel

ynet | 12.11.25

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