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אגם ברגר ואורי מגידיש שורדות השבי ביחד עם איירין ששר וגיטה קויפמן שורדות השואה

From Auschwitz to October 7: Holocaust survivors and former hostages embrace, wrapped in Israeli flags, at Nazi death camp

Freed hostages join Holocaust survivors on March of the Living between Auschwitz and Birkenau, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps; Holocaust survivor cries out: 'We endured horrors, and yet here we are—standing strong in the face of evil'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 04.24.25

Hamas releases video showing sign of life from Israeli hostage Omri Miran

Miran, a married father of two small girls, was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7 by Hamas terrorists and has been held in captivity for the past 565 days

Einav Halabi, Sivan Hilaie, Yoav Zitun | 04.23.25

Israelis remember the victims of the Hamas massacre and the hostages still held in Gaza

'Returning Gaza hostages is Israel’s top priority'

Miri Eisin, fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism: 'All of us want to avoid another October 7'

Steve Leibowitz, ILTV | 04.23.25

Hostage's family releases another clip from captivity video, this time uncensored: 'My October 7 never ended'

Rom Braslavski says he has been living 'a year and a half of suffering and hell, every single day'; Family responds saying: 'He’s not just crying out—he’s begging for us to save him'; He helped others escape the site of the Nova festival before being captured

Yoav Zitun | 04.22.25

דונלד טראמפ לצד בנימין נתניהו ובכיר חמאס חליל אל-חיה על רקע רכבי הצלב האדום

Ministers call for hostage deal deadline, Netanyahu and Trump to hold phone call

Ahead of Cabinet meeting, members say failure to reach agreement should prompt a shift to what they describe as a 'decisive phase' in the ongoing war in Gaza

Gad Lior | 04.22.25

סרטון מהשבי של אלקנה בוחבוט ויוסף חיים אוחנה

‘Hamas has done its homework’: How psychological warfare exploits Israeli fault lines

Hamas’ latest hostage video of Elkana Bohbot deepens Israel’s internal rift: families of captives plead for a deal, while some argue protests empower Hamas

Keren Setton/The Media Line | 04.20.25

Mother of kidnapped soldier calls out at Gaza border: 'We're waiting for you'

Relatives of 59 hostages marked 562 days of captivity at the Gaza border, with emotional pleas, accusing prime minister of prioritizing political survival over their release; relatives and former captives call for swift, all-inclusive deal; Returned hostage calls out to partner: 'My soul is with you in that tunnel'

Lihia Gordon, Alexandra Lukash | 04.20.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ונשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ בחדר הסגול

Netanyahu ‘special statement’ offered no answers and little comfort

Opinion: Prime minister's pre-recorded video was no more than another move in his ongoing battle over narrative: No hostage deal because 'Hamas is obstinate,' war must continue 'or else there will be another October 7'

Yuval Karni | 04.20.25

Hamas releases third video of hostage Elkana Bohbot after 561 days in captivity

After rejecting Israel’s latest hostage deal, terror group releases new footage of Elkana Bohbot, just days following a similar clip of Rom Braslavski posted as part of growing pressure on Israel

Einav Halabi | 04.19.25

'Seven hours in hell': Three women recall horrors of Nova Festival massacre

Esther dodged bullets and watched a man die beside her, Meital lost friends and hopes to see a kidnapped guard again and Shani was shot and survived for her daughter—still haunted 18 months later

Lihia Gordon | 04.18.25

Former hostage on Rom Braslavski's video: 'His eyes are not the same'

Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov, who was held alongside Braslavski for a period, says footage was breaking point for him, says it’s impossible to celebrate Passover and urges people to help with push for their release

Nina Fox | 04.18.25

Bittersweet reunions: Families torn by partial hostage releases

Relatives say they rejoice at each release, but their relief is tempered by painful reality that not all loved ones return together; now they demand a single comprehensive deal to bring every hostage home together

Lihia Gordon | 04.17.25

אלכסנדר סשה טרופנוב ומשפחתו נפגשו עם נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין

In first, Putin meets freed hostages, credits Hamas for ‘humanitarian act’

Hosting Sasha Troufanov and his family, Russian president avoids terms like ‘hostages’ or ‘captivity’; Troufanov pleads: ‘They are my brothers — half my heart is in Gaza’

Kim Gluzman | 04.17.25

‘Yotam wanted to be a dad’: Mother of slain Hamas hostage battles to continue his lineage, looking for a mother

After a year of mourning, Iris Haim petitioned a court to use the sperm of her late son Yotam—kidnapped on October 7 and mistakenly killed by IDF fire after escaping captivity—to fulfill his dream of fatherhood; her journey has grown into a personal mission with powerful national meaning

Ilana Curiel | 04.16.25

'Trump, where are you?': Islamic Jihad releases first video proof of life of hostage Rom Braslavski

Braslavski, 21, a Jerusalem resident, was working security at the Nova music festival in southern Israel when he was kidnapped; his family has received numerous reports of his bravery that day, describing how he helped others escape the attackers

Einav Halabi | 04.16.25

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