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Our life's mission is complete', Omer Shem Tov's dad says

After being abducted from the Nova festival, Omer returns having been held hostage for 505 days; 'We don't know all of the horrors but for now will just hug him again and again'

Eitan Glickman, Lihi Gordon | 02.22.25

Eliya Cohen finally free

Released hostage treunites with his parents and with Ziv his partner who survived the massacre; friends cheer in releif as they see him released from Hamas captivity

Sivan Hilaie, Roy Rubinstein | 02.22.25

'Omer is home' family cheers as hostages are released

Omer Wenkert appears thin, pale but upright, smiling and waving before being handed over to the Red Cross on his way to Israeli hands after 505 days as a hostages since his abduction from the Nova music festival

Meir Turgeman | 02.22.25

ניבה ונקרט אימו של עומר ונקרט ועדי טאוב חברתו הטובה בהכנות לקראת שחרורו מהשבי

After over 500 days in captivity, hostage’s mother prepares for his long-awaited return

Niva Wenkert has kept a suitcase ready in her living room for her son Omer since he was abducted on October 7 from the Nova festival, regularly updating it with clothes and essentials for him

Yael Ciechanover | 02.21.25

Brothers of best friends abducted together fight together for their release

Older brothers of captives Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Eviater David say watching hostages unite with their families prompts mixed emotions and joy will never be complete until both little brothers return

Hagar Kochavi | 02.18.25

Rescued hostage Noa Argamani invites Trump Mideast envoy to Nova massacre memorial in Miami

Steve Witkoff tells crowd US intends to succeed in Phase II of cease-fire deal as it did in Phase I and bring all hostages home, says US president holds hostage plight close to his heart; 'We will not leave anybody behind'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.17.25

'If the strong Jewish nation cannot get the hostages home what was it founded for?'

Hostages who returned bring signs of life from Alon Ohel and Matan Angrest, and describe horrific conditions of captivity and neglected injuries, while other families still have no clue about their loved ones' conditions; 'I expect each and every one to stop for minute and imagine what it means to be underground for 500 days'

Yael Ciechanover | 02.17.25

Between trauma and psychedelics: Drug taken at Nova music festival affects PTSD, study finds

More than a year after October 7, most survivors of the Nova festival still suffer from PTSD, and those who were under the influence of alcohol and weed suffer more than others - but a new discovery could change treatment in the future

Dror Feuer | 02.14.25

Hostages Or Levy, Eliyahu Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami set to be released Saturday

Sharbi and Ben Ami were taken from Kibbutz Be'eri while Levy was abducted from the Nova music festival; Hamas delays delivery of hostage list in fifth handover to late evening while accusing Israel of cease-fire violations and lack of aid in the Strip

Ynet | 02.07.25

Israel's Eurovision 2025 contestant Yuval Raphael to compete in second semi-final

Israel will compete in the second semi-final of the international song contest on May 15; Eurovision experts say this is a 'good draw for Israel'

Ran Boker | 01.28.25

'I imagined the girls murdered at Nova,' Israel's Eurovision pick, massacre survivor says

Yuval Raphael says she's willing to pay the mental price of representing Israel on the international stage amid war; says images in her mind's eye of the victims dancing with her, painful

Ran Boker | 01.23.25

הרמטכ"ל הרצי הלוי בהערכת מצב בדרום רצועת עזה, מרחב רפיח

Exclusive: Despite IDF warning of rocket strike, Nova party not shut down, new information revealed

Protecting intelligence sources prioritized over indications of possible rocket attack, cross border incursions and fire on gas rig; only minor steps taken, according to new details in miliary probes of Oct. 7 failings

ynet | 01.23.25

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher first hostages to be freed

Gonen, 24, abducted from the Nova festival, British citizen Damari and Steinbrecher, taken from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, expected to be handed over to the Red Cross later on Sunday

Yael Ciechanover, Gaya Zohar, Hagar Kochavi | 01.19.25

Hostage Romi Gonen is coming home, family confirms

Romi, 24, named as one of first three hostages to be released by Hamas on Sunday; In last contact during Hamas massacre Romi tells her mother she was shot and the call ends

Yael Ciechanover, Gaya Zohar, Hagar Kochavi | 01.19.25

חבר הקונגרס ריצ׳י טורס, בביקור בישראל עם מפקי הנובה, משלחת מאורגנת על ידי פדרציית ניו יורק

'The first time I dared to dance again, it opened my mind': Helping Nova survivors heal

As Israel grappled with the shock of the events of October 7, survivors of the Nova festival and their families faced numerous challenges, with little institutional support available. In response, New York’s Jewish community stepped in, donating over 10 million shekels to various organizations and initiatives aimed at aiding the recovery process; 'Without their support, we would be in a completely different place,' says Naama Shmulevitz, co-founder of Nova Tribe

Nitzan Cohen | 01.14.25

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