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Cousins of Hamas hostage inspired to make aliyah and serve in IDF

Despite being born and raised in New York, Omer Neutra - who has been held captive in Gaza since October 7 - embodies the Israeli spirit, and his choice to attend a pre-military academy inspired friends and family, two who now have chosen to enlist in the IDF; 'Thanks to a conversation with Omer, I decided to make the effort and come to Israel'

Yael Ciechanover | 08.28.24

Rescued hostage Farhan Alkadi finally home after 10 months in Gaza

Day after rescue from Gaza tunnel, Alkadi returns home to the Negev; his son Salah shares family’s fears since his abduction, saying they worried 'we might never hug him again'; convoy escorts him home, 327 days after his capture

Hassan Shaalan | 08.28.24

תיעוד מחילוץ החטוף פרחאן קאדי מבטן המסוק ומצלמות גוף הלוחמים

'It will take him time to process that this is all behind him'

Day after his rescue from Hamas tunnel, Farhan Alkadi still processing the ordeal; 'He can hardly believe he's out of Gaza after all this time,' brother says, urging help for remaining hostages; despite speaking Arabic, Farhan treated no different

Alexandra Lukash | 08.28.24

Starved in isolation, rescued hostage says watched fellow captive die

Farhan Alkadi shares with relatives harsh conditions and isolation he faced in captivity, spending much of his time in darkness; friend calls Hamas ‘a devil’

Hassan Shaalan, Matan Tzuri, Yoav Zitun | 08.28.24

'I Heard Hebrew and couldn't believe it’: Gaza tunnel search turns into hostage rescue

IDF suspected other hostages held in sector where Farhan found; troops discovered him alone in 65-foot-deep tunnel and faced no resistance; Farhan later urged Netanyahu, 'there are still people waiting'

Itamar Eichner, Matan Tzuri, Yoav Zitun | 08.27.24

Watch: Farhan Alkadi walks off helicopter moments after rescue from Gaza

Footage captures rescued hostage smiling alongside rescuers after 10 months in Gaza; 52-year-old promptly taken to Soroka Medical Center for medical evaluation

Yoav Zitun | 08.27.24

דורון שטיינברכר, דורון שטיינברכר, עדן ירושלמי

'I felt she’d been kidnapped again': These are the women who should have come home in the 1st hostage release

The families of Shiri Bibas, Eden Yerushalmi and Doron Steinbrecher continue to wait for their return after their release during the first hostage deal fell through

Yael Ciechanover | 08.22.24

Mother of hostage says kids of security officials should be traded for her son

Ditza Or who opposes a hostage release deal says in live TV interview the sons of the military, Shin Bet, chiefs, Defense Minister and hostage coordinator should be given to Sinwar in exchange for the captives, accusing them of defeatism in the war.

Ynet | 08.21.24

חילוץ גופות החטופים ממנהרה תת-קרקעית על-ידי כוחות הצנחנים ויחידת יהל״ם

Inside Khan Younis hostage extraction: Blast doors, terrorists' bodies and tense tunnel operations

Lacking precise intelligence or detained terrorist's guidance, 4 IDF teams searched for tunnel holding hostages' bodies; entrance, over 30 feet underground, located within hours; terrorists' bodies also found, likely due to prolonged underground exposure

Yoav Zitun | 08.20.24

Report: Hamas sends Ben-Gvir hostage torture videos in demand to ease prison conditions

Police minister tells The Telegraph 'not aware' of allegations, later issues statement saying 'I refuse to cooperate with Hamas propaganda; Hamas must be defeated, not succumbed to'

Itamar Eichner, Meir Turgeman, Yael Ciechanover | 07.28.24

'Yagev said he would be home in a few days; it wasn’t supposed to end like this'

Rimon Kirsht-Buchshtab, who was abducted and held captive in Gaza alongside her husband Yagev, was released as part of a hostage deal; the IDF has now announced that Yagev was killed in captivity

Yael Ciechanover | 07.22.24

דונלד טראמפ והוריו של עומר נאוטרה בוועידה הרפובליקנית

'October 7 is an attack on Americans,' say parents of Hamas hostage in RNC address

Parents of Israeli American national Omer Neutra appeal to Republicans for support in securing his release from Gaza captivity; crowd erupts with 'Bring them home!' chants

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 07.18.24

Beatings, humiliation and starvation: 'For the first two months, I was always tied up'

Over a month after his rescue from Gaza captivity, Andrey Kozlov recounts his eight-month journey from despair to hope, including Quran studies, being chained for weeks and months and the worst place he was held in

Dana Spektor | 07.12.24

Mossad chief lands in Qatar for hostage talks as IDF ramps up Gaza operations

'Negotiations will be complex and will take several weeks,' sources say as army drops leaflets over Gaza City urging on civilians to evacuate immediately; 'Gaza City will be a dangerous combat zone'

Moran Azulay, Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 07.10.24

'A survivor': Biden honors former hostage Liat Atzili in White House meeting

Atzili abducted into Gaza on October 7, same day her husband killed; US president: 'My work isn't done until we secure the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.09.24

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