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Hostage memoir by Israeli survivor Eli Sharabi reaches No. 4 on New York Times bestseller list

Sharabi’s memoir, recounting his 491 days in Hamas captivity and the loss of his family in the October 7 attack, struck a chord with US readers, earning critical acclaim and major sales just a week after its release

Ynet | 10.16.25

Emily Damari reunites with fellow freed hostages Gali and Ziv Berman: 'We’re here together'

Former hostage shares emotional reunion with twins freed after 738 days in Hamas captivity; Damari: ‘Today I can finally say out loud — only now have I truly been freed from captivity’

Gal Ganot | 10.16.25

Slain hostage told Hamas captors he was Iraqi in last attempt to survive, father reveals

Soldier Tamir Nimrodi, 18, abducted on October 7 and later killed in Gaza, made up an Iraqi identity to mislead his Hamas captors; a 'brilliant move,' his father says at the funeral, praising his courage and pleading for the return of remaining hostages

Ynet | 10.16.25

Ron Arad's wife marks 39 years since his capture: 'Cried with joy as children hugged their fathers'

Tami Arada, wife of missing Israeli Air Force navigator, reflects on return of hostages from Gaza, emotional family reunions and ongoing struggle of families still waiting for their loved ones to come home

Roy Rubinstein | 10.16.25

How do you mourn someone killed 2 years ago but buried only now? Halachic guidance for hostage families

As families begin burying hostages killed on October 7 or during captivity, leading rabbis outline how Jewish mourning laws apply when burial is delayed—offering guidance for grief that returns long after the loss

Shilo Freid | 10.16.25

Israel weighs next steps in Gaza ceasefire as Hamas refuses to return hostages’ remains

Hamas says it cannot return more bodies of Israeli hostages without special logistics, a claim Israel disputes with disagreement key focus of talks with US, Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators

Itamar Eichner | 10.16.25

אבינתן אור יוסף חיים אוחנה רום ברסלבסקי בר קופרשטיין

Families reveal hostages’ secret military service after release from Hamas captivity

For two years, relatives of freed hostages kept their loved ones’ military pasts secret to protect them; Now, as the last hostages return, families share stories of how soldiers hid their service from their captors in Gaza.

Gal Ganot | 10.16.25

Some hostage bodies may never be recovered, says Israeli expert

Prof. Kobi Michael: 'I assume that unfortunately we will not be able to reach all of the dead hostages'

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 10.16.25

מסע הלוויתו של גיא אילוז ז"ל בראשון לציון

Tears of joy, shadows of loss: Israel’s long road home

ILTV anchor: 'We remember every one of them. We bear witness'

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 10.16.25

A reward to Gazans for locating hostages' bodies and the fear of 'civil war': This is what is happening in Gaza now

US official claims 'patience will be required' in returning the hostages, whose 'remains are buried under rubble and unexploded ordnance'; In an attempt to encourage Gazans to help, a 'rewards plan' is being considered; After the executions of rivals by Hamas in Gaza, the US is considering 'safe zones' without Hamas; Meanwhile, Gazans are hoarding food, prices have soared and the terrorists have returned to power

ynet, Reuters | 10.16.25

'Hoped he was alive': Families of hostages killed in Gaza begin grieving anew as remains return

Two years after their abduction, the families of slain hostages Eitan Levy and Bipin Joshi receive their loved ones’ remains; For them, closure comes with heartbreak: 'We hoped it was a mistake, that he was alive'

Hagar Kochavi, Roni Green Shaulov | 10.16.25

Freed hostages Herkin, Kupershtein speak out: 'Protests gave us strength—it wasn’t easy, to say the least'

Two days after returning from 738 days in Hamas captivity, Maksim Herkin and Bar Kupershtein speak for the first time; Herkin says protests gave him strength in 'hell,' while Kupershtein says he’s grateful but still adjusting

ynet Global | 10.16.25

Mother of freed hostage brothers: 'I knew they’d come back alive'

Ruti Strum, whose son Iair was freed eight months ago, was reunited this week with her son Eitan, who had been separated from his brother in a tunnel: 'It's indescribable joy'

Lihi Gordon, Itamar Eichner | 10.16.25

Remains of two hostages transferred to Israel, Hamas claims it returned all it can access

After 7 hostages returned for burial, terror group hands 2 more bodies to Red Cross, claiming 19 remain unreachable; Israel disputes claim, saying Hamas can recover at least 10 more and has given mediators possible burial sites

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari, Einav Halabi | 10.15.25

הלווייתו של גיא אילוז ז"ל בבית העלמין ברעננה

Thousands mourn Nova festival hostage Guy Illouz, laid to rest two years after Hamas abduction

Respected sound engineer's father recalls identifying him by his smile, and thanks fellow hostage survivor Maya Regev for being by his side in his final moments

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.15.25

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