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מציגים את הקעקוע המשותף לזכרו. חבריו של רני בנקודה האחרונה בה נצפה

Friends wait for Ran Gvili, honor him with tattoo: 'Rani was the Iron Man'

They grew up together in Meitar, a tight-knit group that saw itself as family; on Oct. 6, they partied together; the next morning, they thought Rani had stayed back due to a shoulder injury, until a call revealed he was in a firefight with terrorists

Lihi Gordon | 12.30.25

אלקנה בוחבוט, ביחד עם אשתו רבקה ובנו ראם

Ex-hostage Elkana Bohbot: ‘Hamas tried to stage a suicide video, so they shattered my hand’

A Nova festival organizer held for 738 days in Hamas captivity describes systematic physical and psychological abuse, the lies told about his wife and mother, and the long, painful road to rehabilitation after returning home: 'Underground, there is no difference between you and a dead person, you are a corpse with a beating heart'

Hagar Kochavi | 12.29.25

Former Gaza hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky get engaged

Three months after his release from Gaza captivity, Zangauker proposed to his partner Ilana, herself a former hostage, as his mother Einav called the engagement 'my victory photo'

ynet Global | 12.29.25

Israel detained jihadist terrorist from heart of Gaza City, in attempt to recover body of Ran Gvili

Palestinian sources told a Saudi newspaper that 'an Israeli special force nabbed an Islamic Jihad operative, not far from Palestine Square in Gaza City'; They claimed the IDF believes the operative has a direct connection to the holding of the last remaining hostage

Einav Halabi | 12.28.25

'The mission will be completed': the secret unit hunting Oct. 7 terrorists

Inside a covert IDF intelligence cell tasked with identifying and eliminating every attacker from Oct. 7, officers reveal for the first time how kidnappers were tracked, killers exposed by phone calls and a target struck at the most unexpected moment

Eti Abramov | 12.26.25

Former hostage Romi Gonen recounts sexual abuse in Gaza captivity: ‘Fear paralyzed me’

The former hostage said she was sexually abused four times in Gaza; she described the third assault as the worst, saying her captor threatened her with a gun

ynet | 12.25.25

Former Gaza hostage Alon Ohel to take stage in one-night Tel Aviv concert

Ohel, freed after 738 days in captivity, will perform with leading Israeli artists in February, with all proceeds from the show dedicated to his rehabilitation

Ran Boker | 12.24.25

'This is Daddy’s house too': after captivity, a family relearns how to be whole

Two months after Omri Miran returned from Hamas captivity, his wife Lishay and their young daughters are navigating trauma, recovery and fragile firsts, caught between ordinary moments and the lasting scars of Oct. 7

Smadar Shir | 12.22.25

שירה גואילי, אחותו של החלל החטוף האחרון רן גואילי ז"ל בעזה, במסע לבד לארה״ב

Sister of Ran Gvili, the last hostage in Gaza, hopes for miracle during political journey to US

Shiri is on an advocacy campaign in the US and is begging that the slogan 'Until the last hostage' will become a reality; She has spoke at the White House, the UN and in front of members of Congress; 'I don’t feel alone. I feel last'

Alexandra Lukash, Lihi Gordon | 12.21.25

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

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