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אלון אהל שורד השבי מנגן בפסנתר

Freed hostage Alon Ohel back at the piano after two years in Hamas captivity

Gifted musician plays piano at hospital while recovering from injuries sustained in captivity; Omer Wenkert reunites with fellow hostages Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal; Elkana Bohbot meets cousin who never left Hostage Square since Oct. 7

Ynet | 10.18.25

עומר ונקרט עם אימו ניבה ואביו שי

'If you took me back to the night I bought my Nova ticket, I’d buy it again'

Freed after 505 days in Hamas captivity, Omer Wenkert recounts months of isolation, the fragile solidarity that kept him alive underground and says that when taken as a whole, he would go through it all again; 'I weigh the positives heavier than the negatives'

Hagar Kochavi | 08.13.25

דפנה אליקים בכנס מטה ההסברה האזרחי

Teenage former hostage: Terrorist touched me constantly, said he wants us to get married

Freed hostages Dafna Elyakim and Omer Wenkert recount harrowing experiences in Gaza, urging unity beyond politics and emphasizing the human cost of Hamas captivity

Idan Bloemhof | 05.06.25

צילי ונקרט בביתה

'My real Holocaust was when they kidnapped Omer'

Tzili Wenkert, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor, recounts her grandson's 17-month captivity by Hamas and calls for the release of all remaining hostages ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Roni Green Shaulov | 04.22.25

שורדי שבי חטופים ליל סדר פסח קרינה ארייב אמילי דמארי שגיא דקל חן אביטל

'My head is here, but my heart is there': Freed hostages mark first Passover home

Captivity survivors and relatives of those still held by Hamas mark second Passover Seder with emotional appeals to free the remaining 59 hostages: 'We must not forget them'

Ynet | 04.12.25

גדי מוזס, עומר ונקרט, ולירי אלבג נואמים בעצרת מחאה בכיכר החטופים בתל אביב

'Last Passover, we were their slaves,' say former Hamas hostages in heart-wrenching speech

Omer Wenkert, Liri Albag and Gadi Mozes deliver harrowing accounts of captivity, urging Netanyahu to prioritize hostage releases as renewed Gaza fighting risks escalating their plight and national trauma

Lior Ohana | 04.05.25

רגעי שחרור החטופים בפעימה השביעית

Frequent beatings, prolonged isolation and constant starvation: Omer Wenkert recounts brutal Hamas capitivity

Wenkert, kidnapped from Nova music festival on October 7, says in interview with WSJ that he was held completely alone for 193 days, trying to stay sane by reciting Israeli rap songs and Psalm passages

Ynet | 03.28.25

עומר ונקרט נכנס לביתו שבגדרה - לאחר שזכה בקבלת פנים חמה על ידי תושבי המושבה

'Rats wouldn’t survive in such conditions': Omer Wenkert's mother reacts to her son's description of his Gaza captivity

Omer Wenkert shared harrowing accounts of abuse and survival during his 505 days as a hostage; His mother, Niva, called his return a miracle and vowed to continue fighting for the hostages still left behind; 'Captivity brings out superhuman strength in a person that helps them survive the worst of all'

Alexandra Lukash | 03.12.25

עומר ונקרט נכנס לביתו שבגדרה - לאחר שזכה בקבלת פנים חמה על ידי תושבי המושבה

Released hostages Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen leave hospital and finally go home

The former hostages, freed after 505 days in Gaza, are met by thousands as they arrive at their homes for the first time; they pledge to bring all remaining hostages home; 'I dreamed of this moment for more than 500 days. It's finally here'

Meir Turgeman | 03.04.25

דונלד טראמפ , עומר שם טוב, יאיר הורן, אלי שרעבי, אביבה סיגל, קית' סיגל

Freed hostages head to White House to meet with Trump

Eli Sharabi, who lost his wife and daughters on Oct. 7; Omer Shem Tov, released from captivity last Saturday; Iair Horn, whose farewell with his captive brother filmed by Hamas; and Aviva and Keith Siegel, whose video shared by US president, will travel to Washington

Itamar Eichner | 03.03.25

אברה מנגיסטו אליה כהן טל שהם עומרי ונקרט עומרי שם טוב

Over 60 hostages still in Gaza after six releases as Israel mulls deal's second phase

Return of six living hostages marks penultimate captive handover in cease-fire's first phase, with officials assessing options for further releases during the second phase's negotiations

Ynet | 02.22.25

רגעי שחרור החטופים בפעימה השביעית

'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

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