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שלישים ארבל יהוד, אגם ברגר, גדי משה מוזס חטופים בעזה עזה

The last lookout, a grieving sister and an 80-year-old survivor: The stories of the released hostages

In first, Palestinian Islamic Jihad will release 2 hostages, Gadi Mozes and Arbel Yehoud, while Agam Berger, the last remaining lookout in captivity, will also be freed

Hagar Kochavi, Yael Ciechanover, Nina Fox | 01.29.25

They saw friends murdered, or slowly die; freed hostages share ordeals

Four freed girls say terrorists guarding them forbade crying or holding hands but they found ways to support each other; they picked up Arabic and used black humor to process their experiences

Yael Ciechanover | 01.28.25

PIJ posts video clip of Arbel Yehoud days before she is to be released

The family has not yet given the permission to make the clip or what she said to the camera, available to the public; Arbel held by radical Islamist group, the third largest terror faction in Gaza

Yael Ciechanover, Einav Halabi | 01.27.25

Female IDF hostages weren't allowed to hold hands or cry | New details about their captivity

Naama was held alone for a long time and asked, 'Are we alive?' upon reuniting with her friends. Daniela's mother said, 'My daughter returned thin and pale, endured suffering in captivity, but never lost her pride as an Israeli.' Families of the freed lookouts issued public statements, urging the return of all hostages

Yael Ciechanover, Raanan Ben-Zur | 01.27.25

מפגש החטופות, רומי, דורון ואמילי עם האימהות

Returned hostages Emily, Doron and Romi released from hospital

Sheba Medical Center says Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, who were freed a week ago, were discharged after completing their medical evaluations; 'We will continue to support them' the hospital adds; 'We have a long road ahead of us, but we will keep working tirelessly to bring the remaining hostages home' Doron's father says

Yael Ciechanover, Eitan Glickman | 01.26.25

Families of 3 women who remain in Gaza celebrate return of 4 female soldiers

After the release of the four soldiers, three young women remain in Hamas captivity: Arbel Yehoud, 29, Shiri Bibas, 33, and soldier Agam Berger, 20, who is due to be released in the next round

Yael Ciechanover | 01.25.25

4 returned hostages were held in apartments and tunnels, and forced to cook for the terrorists

Daniela, Liri, Naama and Karina were held together for much of the time and were often forced to look after their captors' children and cook for the terrorists while receiving very little food for themselves; They are said to have met 'very serious Hamas figures' during their captivity and heard their parents interviewed on the radio and saw their pictures on signs in Israel

Yael Ciechanover | 01.25.25

Reunited after 477 days: The stories of the four freed Israeli soldiers

Liri calmed everyone amid chaos; Naama kept her courage despite injured leg; Daniella asked her mom to pray for her; Karina urged her sister to stay strong for their parents; these are the stories of the 4 IDF lookouts who returned home from Hamas captivity

Yael Ciechanover | 01.25.25

Agam Berger's IDF lookout friends to be released, but she remains in Gaza

Agam Berger is one of five female soldiers abducted from the Nahal Oz military post, and despite her friends being released, she remains in captivity and likely be part of the third phase of the agreement

Yael Ciechanover | 01.24.25

קרינה ארייב דניאלה גלבוע נעמה לוי לירי אלבג

Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy to be freed in second release

477 days after being kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military post, the four female soldiers are expected to be released from captivity on Saturday, possibly as early as the afternoon

Itamar Eichner, Yael Ciechanover, Einav Halabi | 01.24.25

Moved dozens of times, kept in darkness: Inside Romi, Doron and Emily's captivity

Freed hostages say Hamas informed them of their release only hours before; 'We were terrified of the Gazan crowds,' they share; moved dozens of times, often underground, they say, 'We cared for each other constantly,' with one adding, 'I thought I’d die'

Yael Ciechanover | 01.20.25

Leopard blanket and a mother’s love: Anticipation builds for Romi’s release from Gaza

Merav Leshem Gonen shares emotional post ahead of her daughter Romi's release after 471 days in Hamas captivity; IDF helicopter, ready to transport Romi, holds her favorite leopard-print blanket; friends gathered at her Tel Aviv workplace to watch

Yael Ciechanover | 01.19.25

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

Bipin, Joshua, Pongsak: The foreign nationals still held captive by Hamas

10 foreign nationals remain captive in Gaza, excluded from hostage deal’s first phase—8 Thai, 2 from Nepal and Tanzania; among them: student in Israel for weeks, father supporting his child and man who heroically shielded others under fire

Itamar Eichner, Yael Ciechanover | 01.17.25

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