Hostage
'Appreciate everything': Evyatar David on Hamas captivity, three years after Oct. 7 - interview
After 738 days as a Hamas hostage, David reflects on the friends he lost at Nova, the psychological torment of being told no one wanted him home, and the hope that sustained him.
Dr. Mike Evans leads October 7 solidarity gathering in Jerusalem
WATCH: Families of Oct. 7 massacre victims mark three years since attack with Tel Aviv ceremony
Former hostage Iair Horn declared honored guest of Buenos Aires, shares story of Gaza captivity
Emily Damari shares unreleased hostage photos, says surviving Hamas captivity was a miracle
"Three years ago at this time on Simchat Torah I was deep, deep in the Gaza Strip," Damari wrote in her post.
Former IDF negotiator says Israel could have ended Gaza war, freed hostages a year earlier
"We could have achieved the same strategic accomplishments in terms of damaging Hamas's military strength, and in terms of many other security issues, much earlier," said Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon.
Eli Sharabi asks UN Human Rights Council to 'name these crimes,' recognize hostage abuse as torture
“I have chosen the road of justice, beyond politics and grounded in our shared humanity,” he said. “This council must recognize the torture, demand criminal investigations, and confront the terror."
Ex-hostage Omri Miran to lead Salon Otef gathering to share his story with public
Miran, who was released from Gaza after 738 days in captivity, said that he views telling the stories of what happened as "an immensely important national mission, a life mission."
Bennett: IDF will collapse without haredi enlistment, Netanyahu is dismantling military
Former PM warns IDF 'on verge of collapse' without haredi conscription • Netanyahu 'leading the most serious threat of all' in mass draft evasions, vote for PM is 'direct vote against troops'
Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes
Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father placed 29th on the Likud slate by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later apologized, saying he wrote the comment in a “storm of emotions” and “did not mean” it.
Sukkot 2026: The empty chair is gone, but the threat of Hamas and Iran remains - opinion
That daily uncertainty has been absent for months, but this is the first Sukkot on which its absence can be felt in the festival itself.
Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog
“Seeing the entire family today, three full years after the horrific disaster, standing together at their daughter's wedding, is a joy that's hard to describe," Herzog said.
Taking decisions in both hands: Ex-hostages Keith, Aviva Siegel find new meaning in Yom Kippur
After being denied the most basic choices in Hamas captivity, Keith and Aviva Siegel are reclaiming their freedom and finding a different meaning in Yom Kippur.
Before they were “more than 1,200”
"We need those numbers to understand what happened. But we cannot allow the numbers to become the story."
