Hostage
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
From hostages to heritage: Defending Diaspora Judaism's modern world - opinion
WATCH: 'We have two diamonds here': IDF releases video from hostage rescue operation
Abductors kill priest in Nigeria after a month in captivity, church leader says
Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with his wife and daughter from their home in Kaduna state on October 28, was murdered after spending about a month in captivity.
Knesset rejects opposition bill proposing grant of four million shekels for released hostages
The Hostages and Missing Families forum expressed deep disappointment over the decision, arguing that it showed how the government is shirking its responsibility.
Hamas hands over slain hostage, Ukraine accepts peace proposal - November 25, 2025
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.
Gaza terrorists demanded ransom for release of captive family in 2023, father reveals
"They were all taken very seriously. One very specific one was taken seriously. Which, in the end, was refuted," said Yoni Asher, father of freed Gaza hostages Raz and Aviv.
Palestinian activists copy Israeli ‘Bring them home’ hostage campaign with ribbons, posters
“Release all Palestinian Hostages,” read the banner hung by pro-Palestinian activists, complete with a red ribbon similar to the yellow one used by the Hostages Forum.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims to have found Gaza hostage remains in central Gaza Strip
An earlier report by Qatari outlet Al Jazeera claimed that PIJ found hostage remains north of Nuseirat.
Beaten by civilians, sexual assaults and starvation: Guy Gilboa-Dalal opens up about captivity
Former hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounted how a Hamas terrorist sexually assaulted him while he was held in captivity and how Gazan civilians beat him and called him a "pig."
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to demand state probe on October 7 failures
"The people of Israel deserve answers about how the terrible failure happened and how to prevent it from happening again," former prime minister Naftali Bennett published on X/Twitter.
‘We're ghosts of people’: Families of aid workers abducted by Houthis speak out
Families allowed limited contact with their abducted loved ones said they seemed gaunt, exhausted and much thinner than when they were taken.
The rise of the hostage influencer and the price of public trauma - comment
Editor's Notes: The story of Israel’s new celebrities is, in the end, the story of a society that refuses to look away from its trauma, yet also cannot bear to stare at it directly for too long.
