תגית: Hostages

Avinatan Or reveals: I opposed a hostage deal even deep in captivity

Former hostage Avinatan Or says he opposed a deal that could lead to future abductions: “It was clear to me that Israel needed to emerge victorious…

‘I’m on a speeding roller coaster’: Freed hostage Liri Albag determined to live life to the fullest

Twenty-one months after her release, Liri Albag and her mother Shira describe the emotional swings, her relentless drive to reclaim life, the public attention and a…

Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment

"I feel that I’m not alone and that there's so much love in this world, and we need to keep it with both our hands," Aviva…

Romi Gonen reveals footage of her kidnapping: It’s in my dreams

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…

Ex-hostage envoy Nitzan Alon says missed deal prolonged Gaza war by a year

Choosing life, building hope: Former hostage turns to disability advocacy to honor wife, daughters

Eli Sharabi partners with Shalva to create an Ashkelon center honoring his wife and daughters, while providing disability services and trauma care for the South.

Ex-IDF hostage chief says Gaza war could have ended a year sooner

Nitzan Alon: 'We could have shortened the war and brought hostages home a year earlier'

Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon says Israel could have ended the Gaza war earlier and brought hostages home, while calling for new, realistic leadership.(Arutz Sheva-Israel National…

IDF says Hamas Northern Brigade chief killed this week held 15 hostages during war

Northern Gaza Brigade chief targeted in Tuesday strike allegedly also participated in Oct. 7 attack; army says Hamas sniper killed separately in Khan Younis; Palestinian sources…

US Senate unanimously passes bipartisan resolution honoring American October 7 victims

The resolution, S.Res.938, lists out 40 of the 46 Americans killed on October 7, as well as the seven hostages who were successfully freed alive from…

IDF reveals: Hamas commander held 15 Israeli hostages

DF and ISA reveal eliminated Hamas commander Izz al-Din Bik oversaw captivity of 15 Israeli hostages, participated in the October 7 massacre.