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Lihi Gordon
‘We have no holiday’: Hostage families mark second Rosh Hashanah without loved ones
For the second year, hostage families mark Rosh Hashanah in grief and hope, clinging to love, memory and a desperate plea to bring their children home
Lihi Gordon
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09.22.25
Hostages' families protest outside of prime minister's residence as Gaza City pummeled
'We hear the bombings on our children and we cannot sit at home,' says Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan
Liran Tamari, Lihi Gordon
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09.16.25
Hostage families to IDF chief: Our loved ones are human shields, in danger of vanishing
Families say that according to Israeli intelligence, hostages in Gaza City are being used as human shields against Israeli ground invasion and airstrikes; families also warned that remains of deceased hostages in danger of being lost forever
Lihi Gordon, Amir Ettinger
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09.15.25
Netanyahu, ministers weigh steps to protect hostages in Gaza offensive
IDF officials say Hamas’ response to advancing troops near hostages remains uncertain; army has marked zones requiring extra caution and developed tactics, with intelligence support, to limit risks to hostages while pursuing battlefield goals
Lihi Gordon
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09.14.25
Hostage's wife and former captive unite in struggle: 'Ohad was the last one with Elkana'
Freed hostage Ohad Ben Ami joins Rivka Bohbot in the fight to bring home her husband, Elkana, who remains in Hamas captivity; Ben Ami was the last to see him alive, forging a bond in Gaza’s tunnels during months of suffering
Lihi Gordon
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09.12.25
‘Would military pressure help?’: Trump meets with former hostages in Washington
Hostage families and former captives meet with Trump and Macron, who pledge relentless efforts to bring all 48 captives home—amid growing global pressure on Israel and Hamas
Lihi Gordon
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09.10.25
'Gave his heart and soul to everything': Families and friends remember tank crew killed in Gaza ambush
Families and friends remember Staff Sgt. Uri Lamed, Sgt. Gadi Cotal, Sgt. Amit Arye Regev and Lt. Matan Abramovitz as dedicated, compassionate and remarkable soldiers
Israel Moshkovitz, Raanan Ben-Zur, Lihi Gordon, Meir Turgeman
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09.09.25
Qatar pressures Hamas to accept Trump’s hostage, ceasefire deal
Mediator urges terror group to accept Washington's truce proposal as hostage families cling to fragile hope—while Hamas balks at releasing all hostages upfront, insisting on phased returns
Reuters, Lihi Gordon
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09.09.25
Hostage Idan Shtivi laid to rest after remains recovered from Gaza
Thousands join funeral procession of Idan Shtivi, abducted from Nova festival and killed in Gaza; his body was returned in a military operation last week; 'You fought terrorists and gave your life to save others—even after being shot in the back'
Raanan Ben-Zur, Meir Turgeman, Lihi Gordon
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09.01.25
Children of slain hostage start school: 'Right after I take them to school, I will visit his grave'
On Sept. 1, Michal Lobanov marks a painful year since her husband Alex was killed in a Gaza tunnel. As she takes her two sons to new schools, she says time has not eased the grief: 'It gets harder — but a widowed mother has the strongest Superman cape'
Lihi Gordon
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09.01.25
Students block Ayalon Highways, call for school strike over hostage crisis
Protesters demand government sign agreement to secure the hostages’ return and end the war and said they would not attend school on September 1
Lihi Gordon
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08.31.25
Hostage Idan Shtivi, an IDF commando, died fighting terrorists after being taken to Gaza, reveals father
Bodies of hostages Idan Shtivi and Ilan Weiss were returned to Israel in a special IDF and Shin Bet operation; family and friends remember him as courageous, a lover of nature and photography and someone who helped others during the attack
Lihi Gordon, Amir Ettinger
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08.31.25
IDF recovers body of hostage Idan Shtivi from Gaza
Shtivi, 28, abducted from Nova festival on October 7, declared dead in October 2024 based on intelligence; his remains returned in joint IDF-Shin Bet operation, bringing closure to a family that had clung to hope he was still alive
Yoav Zitun, Lihi Gordon
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08.30.25
Ex-hostage Noga Weiss thanks IDF for recovering father’s body, urges release of remaining hostages
Noga Weiss, who was abducted along with her parents on October 7 from Be'eri, thanked the IDF for recovering they body of her father Ilan Weiss after 692 days; called for a deal to bring back all remaining hostages immediately
Lihi Gordon
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08.30.25
'He didn't hesitate for a second': On October 7, Ilan rushed to defend his kibbutz. His body has now been brought home
When Shiri and Noga Weiss were freed from Hamas captivity, they learned Ilan was missing; weeks later it was confirmed he was murdered defending Be’eri and taken to Gaza; with his return, the kibbutz mourns 'a modest and principled man'
Roni Green Shaulov, Lihi Gordon
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08.29.25
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