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The hidden identity behind Liam Or’s kidnapping

More than two years after Liam Or returned from Hamas captivity, the secret that put him at risk is revealed for the first time: his father Ramzy Nassar’s identity as a Muslim Arab, and the silence, name change and anguish behind it

Hagar Kochavi | 01.26.26

Cautious optimism in Gaza search for Ran Gvili: ‘Rare operational opportunity’

Israel voiced cautious optimism it can locate the last slain hostage, Ran Gvili, believed buried in a Gaza cemetery, though the IDF says the intelligence existed for months and political leaders delayed approval, preferring Hamas conduct the search, as a cabinet decision takes shape

Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 01.25.26

New details: IDF search for Ran Gvili underway in Gaza City

After Hamas said its information led to searches at a 'specific location,' Israel confirmed a wide operation began over the weekend to locate the last slain hostage at a Gaza City cemetery, as the cabinet debates reopening the Rafah crossing

Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner | 01.25.26

Amid US pressure, Cabinet split as Israel weighs reopening Rafah crossing before last hostage returned

Ministers meet to consider US demand to reopen crossing before return of Ran Gvili; Cabinet hardliners voice opposition; Hamas says new searches for hostage's remains underway, as Israeli officials prepare for reopening, calling it a strategic interest

Itamar Eichner, Alexandra Lukash | 01.25.26

Ex-hostage Emily Damari and influencer Danielle Amit are engaged

During an event to mark the one-year anniversary of Damari's release from captivity, the former hostage got down on one knee and proposed to social media influencer Danielle Amit, who said yes

Roee Dahan | 01.22.26

ריאיון עם ד"ר עדי שוהם שנחטפה ב-7 באוקטובר מבארי

'Yahel was 3 years old, and a Hamas terrorist was holding her. I didn't think, I ran and took her'

Former hostage Adi Shoham speaks for the first time since her release from Gaza; She waited two years to tell her story because her husband Tal was still held by Hamas and they called her and threatened to kill him

ynet | 01.22.26

'Hamas knows where Ran Gvili is, let's finish this': mother of slain hostage responds to Trump

After President Donald Trump said the US believes it knows where the last hostage is being held, the mother of slain Israeli hostage Rani Gvili says the remark proves Hamas has the information and urges decisive action to bring her son home

Alexandra Lukash | 01.21.26

'We are writing letters of eternity': a hostage family’s mission after the Nova festival attack

A Torah scroll is being written in memory of Yonatan Samerano and will later be placed in Tel Aviv’s Great Synagogue on Allenby Street as part of its renewal, with his father, Kobi, explaining why the writing began at the site of the Nova festival

Shilo Freid | 01.19.26

‘We thought the other was dead’: brothers held separately in Gaza speak out together

After two years held separately in Hamas captivity and cut off from their family, brothers David and Ariel Cunio speak out in a rare interview, describing hunger, violence and psychological abuse, and the moment they realized they had survived

ynet | 01.17.26

‘We will not be whole until Ran returns’: family marks 833 days without Ran Gvili

Amid talk of moving to phase two of the deal and Hamas claims it is trying to overcome obstacles, Ran Gvili’s family and supporters gathered in Hostages Square calling for his return, saying the country will not be whole until he comes home

Lihi Gordon | 01.16.26

ארכיון 20 בנובמבר 2025 נשיא ארה"ב טראמפ נפגש עם שורדי שבי חטופים ב הבית הלבן

Witkoff says Trump wept during hostages' visit, called it his 'greatest day' at the White House

Speaking at the Israeli-American Council conference in Miami, Witkoff addressed tensions with Iran, said he hopes for a diplomatic solution, and discussed efforts tied to Gaza, including the next phase of the agreement and Hamas’s future

Itamar Eichner | 01.16.26

Russia grants citizenship to freed hostage whose daughter lives there

Russia’s ambassador to Israel informed former captive Maxim Herkin that he now holds Russian citizenship, as does his 5-year-old daughter, who lives in Russia: 'I promised my daughter I would be with her'

Itamar Eichner | 01.15.26

פעילות כוחות צה"ל ברצועת עזה במהלך השנתיים האחרונות

Israel weighs ground operation in Gaza as Hamas rebuilds, report says

IDF reportedly draws up plans for renewed ground operations inside Hamas‑held areas, amid intelligence assessments that terror group is restoring tunnels, funding fighters and strengthening its forces as postwar governance remains unresolved

ynet | 01.10.26

Review: '12 Hours in October' shows the risks of turning Oct. 7 into cinema

Good intentions are no substitute for art or morality: Danny A.’s film on Apple TV Plus seeks to revisit national trauma but collapses into crude direction, propagandistic writing and hollow images that recycle pain rather than confront it

Erez Dvora | 01.09.26

'Now they understand': Former hostage Avera Mengistu's cousin on years of silence, loss and longing for closure

Gil Elias, cousin of Ethiopian Israeli held for 11 years by Hamas in Gaza, shares the pain of years without answers—of lost brothers, ignored pleas and silent grief; Everything changed after Oct. 7; 'We were alone. Now, maybe, there’s hope—and healing'

Lihi Gordon | 01.06.26

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