Gaza hostages

Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David launches crowdfunding campaign to support recovery

“I’m trying to understand how to do good rehab and help myself with this," former Gaza hostage Evyatar David told CNN on Wednesday.

Freed hostage Evyatar David arrives at his home in Kfar Saba, October 26, 2025.
An IDF biographical infographic on Hamas terrorist Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim Barim, who held three hostages in the Gaza Strip, published August 27, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held three hostages, Sinwar's ex-bodyguard, others in Gaza strikes

Freed hostage Evyatar David arrives at his home in Kfar Saba, October 26, 2025.

Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David celebrates Eliya Cohen's wedding as victory over Hamas - report

Yehuda Katz.

My Word: Still bringing them home - opinion


Smotrich cancels visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following opposition by hostages' families, residents

During an interview for Nadav Perry's podcast on Sunday, Smotrich claimed a critical role in how the war played out and in bringing back the hostages from Gaza.

Bezalel Smotrich.

'You don't protect me': Former hostage's father shouts at Smotrich mid-speech

Speaking with Gideon Oko and Amichai Atali on 103FM radio, Miran criticized Smotrich over his conduct during the two years in which Israelis were held in Gaza.

RELEASED ISRAELI hostage Omri Miran, with his father Dani, October 28, 2025.

October Council marks 1,000 days since October 7 massacre, calls for state commission of inquiry

The press conference was attended by bereaved families, hostage families, survivors, and representatives, who called on Israel's public to demand the establishment of a state commission of inquiry.

A PRESS conference marking 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre, June 25, 2026.

Former hostage condemns UN special rapporteur's silence on Hamas's October 7 sexual violence

"Your report speaks about violence against women. Why is there no mention of Hamas?" Gritzewsky demanded from the Special Rapporteur, Reem Alsalem.

Ilana Gritzewsky speaking at the United Nations Security Council, August 27, 2025.

IDF kills Nukhba terrorist who took part in holding Omer Shem Tov hostage after October 7

An additional IDF strike killed three other armed terrorists from Hamas' military wing, all of whom the military said had been "attempting to advance attacks against IDF troops."

HAMAS TERRORIST Sabai Zaher Abd al-Hamid Abu Hasna with Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov.

President Trump, we are trying to understand what you want from us - comment

We haven't forgotten what you did for us. We won't, and if we did, history would remind us. You brought our hostages home when most of us had quietly given up believing it could happen. 

US President Donald Trump pictured at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 19, 2026; illustrative.

Donald Trump’s dream could cost the West its future - opinion

Three years and two days ago, Israel went to war for its very survival. This was not merely a war against Hamas. It was a war orchestrated by a sophisticated octopus whose head sits in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.

MK Gotliv denies claims that Likud will cancel primaries, defends 'Bild' leak affair

Gotliv was unimpressed by Amit Segal’s report on Netanyahu’s intention to cancel the Likud primaries, saying that he was "diminishing the leadership strength of the Prime Minister."

MK Tally Gotliv speaking in Knesset May 25,2026.

WATCH: New footage released marking two years since operation rescuing four hostages from Hamas

The footage shows the Israel Police Counterterrorism Unit officers, who arrived at both locations simultaneously, rescuing hostages and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Hamas's Nukhba terrorists.

 The four rescued hostages seen at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on June 8, 2024

'I lost trust in my army,' former official says in debate over transparency after Oct. 7 failures

Eyal Eshel, father of an IDF observer killed at the Nahal Oz base, said the families had faced deep frustration over what he described as missing information from the defense establishment.

Dizengoff Square with photographs of victims from the October 7 massacre. June 03, 2026.