Prisoners of War

Two soldiers lightly wounded in close-quarters combat that leaves Hezbollah terrorist dead

Amid the operations, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem that he would not live to see the extent of the “very heavy price” the group would pay for its attacks.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, SAM HALPERN
IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026
The defendant named by the office of Russia's Prosecutor General as Hayden Davies, a 30-year-old British citizen convicted of being a paid mercenary fighting for Ukraine against the Russian army amid the military conflict, attends a court hearing in Donetsk in this image released December 18, 2025.

Russia sentences British man to 13 years for fighting in Ukraine

The jailed Briton was named as 30-year-old Hayden Davies by Russia's Prosecutor General, who said he had been tried by a court in a part of Russian-controlled Donetsk.

|ByREUTERS
Hadar Goldin.

Who was Hadar Goldin, the IDF soldier held in Gaza since 2014? - explainer

Held since Hamas violated a US and UN-brokered ceasefire in 2014, deceased hostage Lieutenant Hadar Goldin has finally been returned home for burial.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Still taken from Hamas propaganda video showing hostage Alon Ohel. The family has allowed this image to be published. September 24, 2025.

'Those are not Alon's eyes': Family responds to Hamas video of Gaza hostage Alon Ohel

The family is only allowing the publication of one photo, which was taken from the video published by the terrorist group on Monday. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Amos Levitov, legendary air force pilot captured by Egypt, dies at 73

Amos Levitov was captured by the Egyptian military during the War of Attrition on July 5, 1970 and was considered a legendary pilot.

JULY 30, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A helicopter waits to fly troops and equipment back after the completion of military action on Egypt’s Shadwan Island in 1970 during the War of Attrition

Senators urge Biden to restore POW-MIA flag atop White House

The POW-MIA flag was relocated by Trump in 2020 from a prominent position atop the White House to a spot on the South Lawn.

JANUARY 23, 2021ByREUTERS
The South Lawn of the White House

Former Prisoner of Zion on the 39th anniversary of his release

Yosef Mendelevich is working on a documentary about his trials and ultimate triumph

FEBRUARY 13, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Mendelevich, at home in Riga.

NY Times names ‘Prisoners of War’ top international TV series of decade

Prisoners of War debuted in Israel in 2009 and its second season was broadcast here 2012. Following the success of Homeland, it became available in the US on streaming platforms, such as Hulu.

DECEMBER 22, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
Actors from the Israeli TV series 'Prisoners of War'