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Netanyahu pick for national security adviser lied about role during Oct. 7, IDF official says

An internal IDF document alleges reserve Brig. Gen. Oren Solomon inflated his battlefield actions, overstated civilian rescues and misrepresented his command role during the Nova festival attack

Yoav Zitun | 02.02.26

From 2014 to 2026: the 255 hostages freed from Gaza through deals, rescues and diplomacy

With the recovery of Ran Gvili, the hostage era that began in 2014 has come to an end; military rescues, three hostage deals and diplomatic gestures led to the release of 255 men, women, children and soldiers held by by Hamas and other groups in Gaza

Nina Fox, Maya Bar | 01.27.26

'We are writing letters of eternity': a hostage family’s mission after the Nova festival attack

A Torah scroll is being written in memory of Yonatan Samerano and will later be placed in Tel Aviv’s Great Synagogue on Allenby Street as part of its renewal, with his father, Kobi, explaining why the writing began at the site of the Nova festival

Shilo Freid | 01.19.26

Prison terms for looters at the Nova massacre site: ‘Absolute betrayal of human dignity’

The court sentenced Liran Yaakovov, Netanel Aviv and Oz Rahum to 36 to 40 months in prison for arriving at the Nova festival site on Oct. 8 to loot victims’ belongings, including the laptop of the late Jenny Nissimboim and the credit card of the late Shay Mutzafi

Ilana Curiel | 01.12.26

Review: '12 Hours in October' shows the risks of turning Oct. 7 into cinema

Good intentions are no substitute for art or morality: Danny A.’s film on Apple TV Plus seeks to revisit national trauma but collapses into crude direction, propagandistic writing and hollow images that recycle pain rather than confront it

Erez Dvora | 01.09.26

She survived the Nova massacre, she did not survive the trauma

Shirel Golan survived the Nova music festival massacre but struggled to live with the traum; after hospitalizations, travels abroad and repeated cries for help, she died by suicide; her story exposes the deep crisis facing survivors long after October 7

Yael Shani, Shomrim | 01.02.26

'When I got out, I knew I wanted a family': Former hostage Omer Wenkert on life after 505 days in Gaza

Abducted from the Nova music festival and held for 505 days, Omer Wenkert reunites with Adi Taub, his closest friend and now partner, as they share how trauma brought them together and why building a family is their next goal

Dina Halutz | 12.31.25

'I found myself facing the greatest fear a mother can experience'

Even in the greatest darkness, one must not give up, because miracles happen every day writes Keren Schem, mother of former hostage Mia Schem, in a special column for the 'We Came to Embrace Darkness' project

Keren Schem | 12.17.25

עשרות חנוכיות דולקות במתחם ההנצחה של הנובה

Hanukkah at Nova memorial site: bereaved father builds dozens of menorahs

Since losing his sons Noam and Yuval in the Oct. 7 massacre, Juju Rabia has volunteered at the Nova memorial site; for Hanukkah, he built dozens of menorahs, placed them beside victims’ photos and lit the first candle in each

Roni Green Shaulov | 12.15.25

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

תיעוד מפעילות חטיבת הנח"ל במרחב הקו הצהוב

After sister critically wounded at Nova festival, IDF drone technician moves to a combat role in Gaza

After starting his service in a non-combat role, an IDF soldier joined the Kfir Brigade despite his mother’s plea that he avoid combat: 'After my sister was wounded on October 7, I told her there’s no reason not to,' he told ynet

Sharon Kidon | 11.13.25

קנצלרית גרמניה לשעבר אנגלה מרקל בביקור בעוטף עזה

Angela Merkel visits Israel, meets October 7 survivors and receives honorary doctorate

Former German chancellor tours Nova festival site and Nahal Oz, expresses solidarity with victims and honored by Weizmann Institute for her diplomatic legacy and unwavering support for Israel amid criticism of Gaza war conduct

Roni Green Shaulov | 11.13.25

Two years after October 7, Nova Festival survivors face a mental health emergency

With the war over, Nova survivors say they never truly left October 7; Clinicians report a surge in pleas for help, and a landmark study finds 55% meet severe PTSD criteria as psychedelics’ early protection fades; Experts warn this is the riskiest stage yet

Dror Feuer | 11.08.25

שורד השבי שגב כלפון ששוחר בעסקה משבי החמאס לאחר 738 ימים

'We ate rice with worms. I planned to escape, but my friends stopped me': the captivity of Segev Kalfon

In his first extensive interview since being freed from Hamas captivity, Segev Kalfon recounts the Nova music festival, the abduction, the houses, tunnels of abuse, and the moment he finally left Gaza: 'I told myself: who can stop me now?'

Hagar Kochavi | 11.01.25

'Who would want to date a ‘Nova survivor’?': Three women on trauma, love and learning to trust again

Months after surviving the Nova music festival massacre, three young women share their search for love amid trauma, the moment they choose to reveal their past, and what happens when a panic attack strikes on a first date

Galit Hareli | 10.31.25

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