Nova music festival

Family of slain hostage sues UNRWA for alleged role in October 7 kidnapping, murder

The lawsuit names UNRWA, a UNRWA employee alleged to have taken part in the attack, and several current and former senior UNRWA officials as defendants.

Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.
 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Court sentences two men to 38 months in prison for looting victims of Nova festival massacre

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

'Cool!' Ex-hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen recount learning of Hamas leader Sinwar's death

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Three Israelis sentenced to prison for looting Nova music festival site after October 7


From surviving the Nova festival to battling cancer: Raz Peri's fight to inspire - interview

Post-Oct. 7, Raz Peri now takes on cancer for the second time. He tells the ‘Magazine’ how he is striving to turn pain into light.

Raz Peri

EBU moves up vote on Israeli Eurovision participation to November

Israel has been taking part in Eurovision, which was established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.

Eurovision 2026 logo

25 ViZionaries: Scooter Braun - No. 8

Brought the Nova Music Festival Exhibition to the United States.

Scooter Braun

From grief to healing: The role of cooking in an ancient tradition of Jewish resilience - opinion

Food is more than symbolic to Jews; it has become our living archive, our edible memory book.

Chocolate chip cookies.

Hostage father demands deal to end war, says son's captivity is a 'Hell'

Ilan expressed his skepticism about expanding military operations in Gaza, calling it an unwise decision that is "extremely risky for the hostages, who could be killed at any moment."

Ilan Dalal and hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal

Rachel Edri, Ofakim police awarded 'Yakir Ha’ir' for October 7 heroism

Ofakim honored Rachel Edri, who bravely faced terrorists on October 7, and the city’s police force with the "Yakir Ha’ir" award for their courage and sacrifice during the attacks.

 Rachel Edri attends a ceremony in honor of torch lighters of the Independence Day state ceremony, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

Healing through music: A personal journey into the Heart of the Nova concert

On October 7, everything changed. At the Heart of Nova concert, grief met resilience as we remembered, danced, and chose life in the face of unimaginable loss.

Thousands attend a Nova Tribe party in Tel Aviv in memory of the victims killed by Hamas at the Nova festival on October 7, and to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, August 14, 2025.

WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages

Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flanked by Ilan and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, relatives of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2025.

'As if it all happened yesterday': Families mark anniversary of hostages murdered by Hamas in Rafah

"The cycles of grief are widening. Put the ego aside. Stop the war. Bring back all the hostages and allow us, as a family and as a nation, to lift our heads, mourn less, and smile more.”

 Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov and Almog Sarusi.

Is releasing the hostages up to Hamas or the Israeli government? - opinion

“Bring them home” sounds like it is directed at the Israeli government when, really, the call should be directed at Hamas, which should “release” the hostages immediately. 

THE SLOGAN ‘bring them home now’ on Rothschild Blvd. in Tel Aviv.