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.

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

Image of accused, Osman Azizov, 18

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

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


Ex-Shin Bet chief named in connection to kidnapping of German millionaire's children - report

According to the report, Peri's mission was to assemble the team of kidnappers, which consisted of eight people - most of them Israelis with a security background.

Yaakov Peri attends Yesh Atid faction meeting at the Israeli parliament on January 15, 2018.

Authorities thwart attempted terror attack in Jerusalem

A Palestinian was arrested in Jerusalem after attempting to carry out a terrorist attack, including a soldier kidnapping.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

Dozens of kidnapped Colombian soldiers released, says defense ministry

The soldiers were kidnapped on August 25 after clashes in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebels.

Colombian soldiers stand guard as members of a humanitarian caravan comprising senators and social organisations, meet with residents, to demand ceasefire and peace in the Catatumbo region, after attacks by rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army, in the municipality of El Tarra, Colombia.

At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after clashes with FARC dissidents

The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality in the southeastern province of Guaviare and involved members of the Central General Staff

 A policeman stands next to a well where minerals taken from illegal gold mines are washed in Buritica, Colombia, on April 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

Gunmen abduct 60 in northern Nigeria, kill villagers in overnight raids

The incident followed a separate mass abduction in Sabongarin Damri, in Zamfara state, on Saturday in which 70 people were taken.

People gather as security personnel stand guard during a visit of government officials following a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Belgian MP says Iran tried to kidnap her, use her as bargain chip in 'hostage diplomacy'

Darya Safai, a Belgian Iranian Member of the Belgian Parliament, announced that Iran was planning to kidnap her alongside other European MPs.

 Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Court overturns conviction in case of Jewish 6-year-old who went missing in 1979

A New York federal appeals court ruled to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of the Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz.

 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Former Mossad agent indicted in German custody kidnapping case - report

A German restaurant heiress has been accused of using an Israeli-connected global security agency to execute a violent, cross-border kidnapping of her two youngest children.

 German entrepreneur and gastronome Christina Block and her lawyers Otmar Kury and Ingo Bott wait for the start of her trial at the regional court in Hamburg, Germany, July 11, 2025.

Baby stolen in Argentina reunited with family after nearly 50 years

The 49-year-old man was found after taking a DNA test and is now the 140th child recovered by the human rights organization Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. 

Adriana Metz, daughter of Graciela Alicia Romero and Raul Eugenio Metz, who disappeared during the 1976 to 1983 Argentine dictatorship, and Estela de Carlotto, president of the human rights organization Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo), react during a press conference announc