Hostage
Released hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs songs written in captivity at Kibbutz Nir Oz concert
The Israel Festival event, titled “From Captivity to the Lawn: Stories and Songs,” drew 3,000 attendees, including bereaved families and other former captives.
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On the road to recovery: Former hostage Evyatar David speaks out for first time since captivity
Shin Bet Chief Zini makes first official visit to YAMAM counterterrorism unit, meets with deputy
Brother of former hostage Avera Mengitsu missing, police ask public for help with search
Ashgara Mengistu, a 34-year-old resident of Ashkelon, left his mother's home in Ma'ale Adumim on Sunday and hasn't been seen since, the police reported.
Trump says US knows where Ran Gvili's remains are located
"Hamas knows exactly where our son is and has knowingly and deliberately violated President Trump’s framework and the agreement to return all hostages," Talik Gvili said.
Released hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel to enter humanitarian work following Gaza captivity trauma
"The extraordinary mobilization of Israeli society that fought for our freedom moved us deeply," said Keith, who spent 484 days in Gaza.
Parents of slain Gaza hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Roni Eshel to release memoirs of experience
Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh, will release an intimate memoir this spring, while Eshel, father of Roni, is publishing a book chronicling the 34 days before learning of his daughter’s death.
Trump advised not to strike Iran, former hostage files assault complaint
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Guatemalan inmates riot at three prisons, taking 46 people hostage
Inmates, some wearing jumpsuits but most in tank tops and shorts, their faces covered by masks improvised with pieces of clothing, watched from above, perched in the prison's patrol towers.
Gaza Phase II begins: Trump unveils 'Board of Peace,' demands Hamas disarm
“As I have said before, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The people of Gaza have suffered long enough. The time is NOW,” Trump wrote.
'Every day I planned an escape': Ariel Cunio shares details of Hamas captivity - exclusive
Ariel and his brother David, who were some of the longest-held living Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, have begun a Fuente Latina media tour this month.
Kfar Aza Foundation head appears together with former hostage Keith Siegel at Miami Summit
Siegel: “During my 484 days in captivity, the source of my resilience and my strength was my family, my Jewish faith, the Jewish people, and all of you”
Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces
The interim governing body for Gaza will have 15 members, according to Witkoff, though their names have not been confirmed. It remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed as required by the plan.