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עצרת מחאה בכיכר הבימה
'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
נתניהו ואביו של אביתר דוד
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
דוד זיני
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
איריס חיים ובנה יותם חיים ז"ל
'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
מתוך "מכתב לדויד"
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
בנימין נתניהו ירדן ביבס
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
חמאס מחפש את גופה של חטוף
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
איתן מור ועז א-דין חדאד
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
תיעוד של ששת החטופים שנרצחו במנהרות
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
תיעוד של ששת החטופים שנרצחו במנהרות מדליקים נר חנוכה
New footage shows six slain hostages marking Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel, singing through tears | Watch
The video, filmed in captivity in Rafah, shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Carmel Gat lighting Hanukkah candles; all six were later killed by Hamas in 2024
ynet | 12.11.25
חמאס מחפש את גופה של חטוף
Israel presses mediators with new intelligence, says Islamic Jihad knows where missing hostage Ran Gvili is
Officials reject terror group’s claim that remains of all slain captives have been returned; 'There are people within Islamic Jihad who know where Ran is. We will not rest until he is brought back for burial in Israel'
Itamar Eichner | 12.10.25
לוחמי מבצע "דרור לבן" שפעלו להשבתו של הדר גולדין ז"ל ברפיח
Uncovering the Gaza mega-tunnel where Lt. Hadar Goldin was held for 11 years
IDF officers describe Hamas’ vast Rafah tunnel network as the most complex they have seen; Yahalom and Shayetet 13 commandos fight underground for 18 months and get within meters of fallen officer's remains; Hamas operatives ultimately retrieve body
Yoav Zitun | 12.09.25
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