Hostage

Former hostage Elkana Bohbot recalls how faith, family helped him survive Hamas captivity

"First of all, what kept me going there, more than anything, was the belief that I would see my son Re'em again, my wife and my family," said Bohbot.

Elkana Bohbot with his wife Rivka Bohbot on October 19, 2025.
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026

'An insane reality': Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of blocking hostage deal despite unanimous support

 Southern Ayalon blocked as part of protests calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to achieve a hostage deal. August 1, 2024.

October 7 families to hold mass rally demanding state inquiry three days before Israeli elections

Maj.-Gen. David (Dado) Bar Kalifa, Head of the Manpower Directorate attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on September 17, 2025.

IDF Manpower Directorate head recounts former hostage's story of abuse in Gaza at memorial event


Former hostages return to Entebbe, confronting memory, trauma and history

“To be abducted in Athens on an Air France plane makes sense,” Gonen said. “But to be abducted at home, in the State of Israel, it was too much.”

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.

California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction

Last week, celebrity news site TMZ.com reported receiving an email from someone claiming to know the identities of the abductors and to have video of the "main guy" involved in her kidnapping.

A closer view of the FBI building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Half a century after one of the most daring Israeli rescue operations, what were Ugandan President Idi Amin's movements and thoughts?

UGANDAN PRESIDENT Idi Amin wanted the world to see a mediator. The Israeli archive records the week when that mask began to slip.

Why I went to Geneva: The human rights system at a crossroads - opinion

When victims cannot testify, we must carry their stories.

 Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023.

October 7 ceremony will be largest memorial event in Israel's history, founders say

The ceremony will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 7, with the participation of hundreds of bereaved families, hostage survivors, and representatives of affected communities.

An illustration of Israelis attending a memorial service for the October 7 massacre in Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv.

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.

Former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon speaks at the Reichman University Conference, Herzliya, July 1, 2026.

Families of October 7 victims to march along Gaza border, marking 1,000 days since Hamas invasion

The convoy plans to gather in Kibbutz Re'im's parking lot and march around the Gaza border, passing by sites attacked by Hamas on October 7.

SIGN FOR a press conference from the October Council marking 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre, June 26, 2026.

'I won,' ex-hostage Rom Braslavski says after IDF kills PIJ terrorist who held him in Gaza

Braslavski posted the news on Instagram, sharing the abuse he endured by the killed terrorist and writing, "Now I can say 100% that I won."

Former hostage Rom Braslavski at the Israeli Premier League match between Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.

Smotrich cancels visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following opposition by hostages' families, residents

During an interview for Nadav Perry's podcast on Sunday, Smotrich claimed a critical role in how the war played out and in bringing back the hostages from Gaza.

Bezalel Smotrich.

'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.

RELEASED ISRAELI hostage Omri Miran, with his father Dani, October 28, 2025.