Kidnapping

Hezbollah chief Qassem denounces Beirut's inaction following alleged kidnapping of Ahmad Shukr

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem accused Lebanon of inaction over the reported kidnapping of former officer Ahmad Shukr and reiterated Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm.

|ByJAMES GENN
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.
A Palestinian Hamas terrorist stands next to heavy machinery, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025.

Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre

A previous version of Hamas's manifesto, "Our Narrative: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," was spread online, and in some cases distributed on college campuses.

|ByJACOB LAZNIK
Image of accused, Osman Azizov, 18

Antisemitic ISIS-tied rape, kidnapping plot conspirator on bail as Toronto Jews question safety

Azizov was released on bail under court-imposed conditions after being charged in August with 19 different offenses related to kidnapping, sexual assault, firearms, and conspiracy.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A group of freed school children are seen during a reception at the Governor's office in Minna on December 8, 2025.

Remaining abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed, government says

The students are among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized by gunmen from St Mary's Catholic boarding school in Papiri village in the early hours of November 21.

|ByREUTERS

Hundreds rally outside UN's Palais des Nations in Geneva, demand release of kidnapped Israelis

"We need action," said the mother of hostage Guy Iluz, who was kidnapped at the Oct. 7 music festival, her voice cracking. "I implore everyone who can make a difference - please do something."

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN, REUTERS
People attend a demonstration organised by the Switzerland-Israel Association against the attacks by Hamas, outside the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 11, 2023. (Not the demonstration mentioned in this article.)

J.K. Rowling pays respects to 12-year-old Harry Potter fan murdered by Hamas

Noya was believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas, but her body was discovered alongside her grandmother Camela on October 18.

OCTOBER 19, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018

WATCH: 'I want to know where my Roni is'

The Jerusalem Post presents: "Faces of the War ." Maayan Hoffman and Zvika Klein speak with Eyal and Sharon Eshel - parents of Roni, a missing Israeli soldier.

OCTOBER 18, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Eyal and Sharon, Roni’s parents

How to help Israeli children understand current events

Expert tips for dealing with crisis.

OCTOBER 18, 2023ByMICHAL DALYOT/MAARIV
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'They are inside the house. They shot at us in the room. Help me!'

Merav Tal and her partner, Yaya Yaakovi, were kidnapped from Yaakovi's residence in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

OCTOBER 17, 2023ByBINI ASCHKENASY/WALLA
Merav Tal

Families of hostages taken to Gaza plead for their return to Israel

The families of hostages taken by Hamas pleaded with the Israeli government to secure their immediate release.

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByBROOKE SARAH BORDEN
Families of people who are missing or were abducted from Israel by Hamas hold a press conference asking for a humanitarian corridor for the transfer of medicine and humanitarian aid for hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 14, 2023.

'A picturesque party turned into a scene of bloodshed'

Online photo album aids families in the chaos of identifying loved ones.

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByWALLA!

Landlord says will evict woman kidnapped by Hamas if she doesn't pay rent

Maccabi Haifa steps up and offers to fund Inbar Hyman's apartment, if she comes safe.

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByWALLA!

Hamas posts footage of terrorists holding kidnapped Israeli children

In one of the clips in the Hamas video, a man is heard telling a child to say “bismillah” before drinking from a cup.

OCTOBER 13, 2023BySAM HALPERN
SUPPORTERS OF Hamas and Islamic Jihad take part in a rally last year in the southern Gaza Strip to celebrate a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv.

Nir Oz members: Our kibbutz ‘woke up to a massacre, a second Holocaust’

Hardened journalists were left in tears as the two spoke for more than an hour.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByNICOLE LAMPERT
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