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Iran designated as state sponsor of wrongful detention, Marco Rubio announces
"The Iranian regime must stop taking hostages and release all Americans unjustly detained in Iran," Rubio said, as Trump states he is "not happy" with the negotiations.
Former hostage performs song he sang in Hamas tunnels on first birthday since captivity
‘When I didn’t have a voice, the film gave me one’: David, Ariel Cunio attend screening in Berlin
Former hostage Elkana Bohbot plans speaking tour, book as part of recovery from captivity
Uganda to build statue in memory of Yoni Netanyahu at site of daring hostage rescue - report
Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976.
How the haredi draft issue puts the status of Israeli women into question
Tal Hochman, Executive Director of the Israel Women's Network, and Rabbi Natan Slifkin, explore the ongoing struggles faced by women in Israeli society, and the haredi draft issue.
From national PTSD to national post-traumatic growth: Israel must turn pain to power – opinion
Israel has the chance to turn national trauma into national growth and emerge more resilient than ever.
Smotrich, Netanyahu quarrel over law banning release of senior terrorists during exchange deals
The absence of such a law places "every Israeli citizen, at home and abroad, under a real threat of abduction," argued Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Released hostage Arbel Yehoud: I was sexually assaulted 'almost every single day' in Gaza
"I tried to end my life three times," Yehoud said. "I felt like I couldn’t go on. There were moments when I thought it was the only way out."
From hostages to heritage: Defending Diaspora Judaism's modern world - opinion
Young Jews face a new kind of captivity: cognitive warfare eroding identity, purpose, and resilience across Israel and the Diaspora.
WATCH: 'We have two diamonds here': IDF releases video from hostage rescue operation
The video was composed of body camera footage from Shayetet 13 soldiers who participated in the operation. In it, the two rescued hostages spoke with the soldiers in a helicopter.
Freed hostages David, Ariel Cunio to attend Berlinale with updated version of 'A Letter to David'
David Cunio and Ariel Cunio were both kidnapped on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where more than a quarter of the approximately 400 residents were either killed or abducted.
Two injured after gunman takes hostage at Thai school, police say suspect detained
"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters, adding that two people - a student and a teacher - were wounded in the incident.
Eliya Cohen calls for hostages to 'press button' on Hamas terrorists as death penalty bill advances
"Raping, murdering, smashing heads, desecrating bodies, burning babies, kidnapping civilians, and torturing them 24/7, is that not a violation of the international convention?" said Cohen.
