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Dozens of rooms, 7 kilometers deep: inside the massive Gaza tunnel where Hadar Goldin was held

Lt. Hadar Goldin was laid to rest in Israel after 4,118 days in Gaza; now, the IDF reveals the tunnel where he was held; 'One of the most significant and complex underground routes exposed to date in the Gaza Strip,' army says

Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.20.25

Freed hostage’s Arabic shocks taxi driver: ‘I’m from Gaza,’ Eitan Mor said — and the driver panicked

Freed hostage Eitan Mor, now speaking fluent Gaza-accent Arabic after 2 years in captivity, startled a taxi driver who feared he was transporting an illegal border crosser; Mor to meet President Donald Trump, present him with a special dreidel

Alexandra Lukash | 11.20.25

‘Light over darkness’: Freed hostage’s gift to Trump carries deep meaning

Delegation of freed hostages held in Gaza for two years to visit White House Thursday, where Eitan Mor will present Trump with a Hanukkah dreidel; his father calls it 'a reminder that our greatest victories are born from the power of hope for our children'

Shilo Freid, Hagar Kochavi | 11.19.25

Trump claims more fallen hostages returned, sparks confusion over Gaza remarks

At White House dinner with Saudi crown prince, Trump says only ‘two more to go’ as questions grow over hostage figures and his UN-backed Gaza plan, contradicting his own claim that several bodies had been returned

ynet, news agencies | 11.19.25

Former hostages describe keeping Shabbat in Hamas tunnels: ‘I felt God was with us’

Segev Kalfon and Matan Angrest said they tried to keep Shabbat and Jewish rituals while held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, singing prayers, making improvised Kiddush and Havdalah and holding on to tradition in isolation deep inside the tunnels

Shilo Freid | 11.18.25

Thousands mourn as slain hostage Meny Godard is laid to rest at Kibbutz Be'eri

Godard’s return came 769 days after he was taken into Gaza; mourners placed the EuroCup basketball trophy won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, his favorite team, on his grave

Roni Green Shaulov | 11.17.25

Hamas to transfer Gaza evidence to Israel for forensic testing, official says

Jerusalem denies Al Jazeera report claiming hostage remains handed over to Red Cross, says item found in Gaza’s Zeitoun neighborhood sent for testing

Einav Halabi | 11.17.25

Family of slain hostage urges swift action, citing complex recovery operations

Relatives of Dror Or, murdered and taken into Gaza on Oct. 7, say retrieving his remains requires complex, coordinated operations; call on Israel and international actors to act urgently as two other hostage bodies remain in Gaza after more than 770 days

Alexandra Lukash | 11.17.25

'I got out and saw the stars': Ex-hostage Avinatan Or details Gaza escape attempt and brutal captivity

Or, abducted from Nova music festival and held for over two years, recounts failed escape from Hamas tunnel that led to severe beatings and solitary confinement; says unity and love kept him going through darkness in Hamas captivity

ynet | 11.17.25

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski slams government for neglect: ‘I’m abandoned by the state’

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Netanyahu and Ben Gvir haven’t contacted him; suffering severe trauma, he says the state mocks survivors, while citizen donations keep him going: 'About 10 panic attacks a day. I love you, people of Israel'

ynet | 11.17.25

Mother of fallen hostage Ran Gvili fears son will become a Hamas symbol like Hadar Goldin

Ran Gvili’s mother says she is clinging to hope as families of the remaining hostages press the government to prioritize their return

Alexandra Lukash | 11.16.25

Hostage Square rally: Families, survivors call for return of remaining hostages still in Gaza

At the Hostage Square rally, survivor Maxim Herkin urged a final push to free the three slain hostages still in Gaza; Nova survivor Guy Gilboa Dalal spoke for the first time about learning his friends were killed; in Sha'ar HaNegev, families said returning revived painful memories

Meir Turgeman, Roni Green Shaulov | 11.15.25

Ayelet Goldin after brother Hadar’s burial: 'The people brought back the hostages'

After 11 years of fighting to bring her brother Hadar home from Gaza, Ayelet Goldin reflects on the struggle: 'The religious leadership failed us, they didn't fight for the most important commandment of all'; after his burial this week, she adds: 'Don’t mess with the family of Israel'

Eti Abramov | 11.14.25

Family of fallen hostage Meny Godard finds closure: 'Our father is home'

The family of Meny Godard, kidnapped and killed in Gaza, welcomed his return after 769 days: 'Our father is home. Not the home we hoped for, but the soil of the Land of Israel that he loved so much. We can breathe'; the Hostages Forum released a video of him and his wife filmed during a 2021 operation

ynet | 11.14.25

Parents of freed hostage Itay Chen demand state inquiry: 'Where was intelligence on October 7?'

Grieving parents of freed soldier Itay Chen say they won’t forgive the government for intelligence failures and demand a state inquiry into the October 7 attacks

Lihi Gordon | 11.14.25

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