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'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.
Former hostage Romi Gonen reveals footage from moments she was taken to Gaza
Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment
Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes
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.
25 ViZionaries: Ophyr Hanan - No. 7
Helped establish the Bring Them Home Now Hostages Forum, a global movement advocating for the release of the 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.
Almost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said, "The square became a center of solidarity, mutual responsibility, and an uncompromising demand: Bring them, all of them, home."
Nirim is thriving, but Oct. 7 still haunts its present – opinion
A proud father watches his daughter actualize her decision, made in hiding during some of the worst hours of Hamas’s massacre, to capture Nirim’s life in art on a weekly basis
'If you need to stab a terrorist, you do': What we can learn from a former hostage - editorial
“I just spoke to him the way they deserve, like the sons of b***** they are,” Buchshtab-Kirscht told Ynet.
Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Sapir Cohen, Sasha Troufanov marry in heartfelt ceremony
Herzog explained that he had previously stated that he would not attend any weddings until all the hostages returned, according to reporting from Ynet.
Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, achieved more Hamas disarmament, ex-hostage chief says
An overlong war led to huge unnecessary losses in fallen soldiers and the death of up to 40 hostages, former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon said.
'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.
Smotrich claims hostages returned thanks to his opposition to earlier Gaza deal
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he drew a line with Netanyahu and had a necessary role in returning the hostages after October 7.
