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Frequent beatings, prolonged isolation and constant starvation: Omer Wenkert recounts brutal Hamas capitivity

Wenkert, kidnapped from Nova music festival on October 7, says in interview with WSJ that he was held completely alone for 193 days, trying to stay sane by reciting Israeli rap songs and Psalm passages

Ynet | 03.28.25

Families of hostages, survivors to visit Washington as Gaza negotiations continue

Idit and Kobi Ohel, parents of captive Alon Ohel, send urgent letter to Netanyahu, saying their son is 'in real danger of dying' due to injuries sustained on October 7

Einav Halabi, Yael Ciechanover | 03.28.25

War and hostages: Netanyahu to hold security consultation as Egypt claims 'positive indications' from Israel

Shin Bet and Mossad chiefs, the defense minister, and other officials will meet with the prime minister for a security consultation on the war and hostage negotiations; Meanwhile, Egyptian delegation traveled to Doha to continue negotiations on the second phase of a potential agreement

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 03.27.25

עינב צנגאוקר, אימו של מתן, במסר לשובים של מתן ולנשיא טראמפ

Mother of hostage Matan Zangauker appeals to Hamas for sign of life

Einav, whose son was abducted on October 7, appeals directly to terror group's leaders in Arabic, urging them to share her video with those still in captivity

Yael Ciechanover | 03.27.25

Freed hostages asked to share their medical information for report to UN on Gaza captivity

Exclusive: Health Ministry asks hostages who returned in the January cease-fire deal to authorize access to hospital records documenting their condition upon release

Or Hadar | 03.26.25

'All proposals failed': Egypt blames Trump for breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks

Egyptian sources say Israel is using negotiations as cover to advance plan for the forced displacement of enclave's residents

Lior Ben Ari | 03.26.25

הפגנה פרו פלסטינית מפגינים מחוץ ל אוניברסיטת קולומביה ב ניו יורק ארה"ב

Rescued Gaza hostage says NY pro-Hamas protests encourage terrorists

Shlomi Ziv, rescued from Gaza, joins lawsuit filed against pro-Palestinian groups protesting at Columbia University, accusing them of serving as a Hamas public relations campaign

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.26.25

תמונה מתוך סרטון מהשבי של יוסף חיים אוחנה

After receiving sign of life, father of hostage shocked by his condition: 'He's in bad shape'

'He was strong and muscular, and now he is thin,' father of Yosef-Chaim Ohana says; calls on government to immediately work to ensure his release; 'He is begging to come home'

Lihi Gordon | 03.26.25

'I woke up half naked surrounded by men': released hostage tells of sexual assault by Hamas

Ilana Grichowsky, whose partner is still held hostage, talks to US publication about sexual harassment; one captor holds a gun to her and says she will be married off and have babies in Gaza

Ynetnews | 03.25.25

Military pressure on Hamas will bring hostages back, Israeli official says

Ophir Falk, Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser, says Israel accepted proposals from Trump special envoy Witkoff for extended truce until after Ramadan and Passover next month

Reuters | 03.22.25

Israelis nationwide protest Shin Bet head dismissal; tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv

Demonstrations come amid renewed fighting in Gaza, looming government debate over removing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and mounting public anger over so-called 'Qatar-Gate' affair

ynet correspondents | 03.22.25

Hostage families urge Trump: 'Stop Gaza war, don't fall for Netanyahu's trap'

Ahead of weekly rallies in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the remaining hostages, families accuse PM of restarting hostilities for political gain and putting loved ones' lives at risk

Ynet | 03.22.25

'I called out to my girls: ‘I will be back,’ but that was the last time I ever saw them'

In a gut-wrenching speech before the UN, former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi details the horrors of captivity and calls for justice; read his full speech

Eli Sharabi | 03.20.25

Eli Sharabi in UNSC address: 'Your aid was feeding terrorists, we had to beg for food'

Captivity survivor, 53, held hostage by Hamas for 491 days, questions international organizations' inaction: 'Where was the UN? Where was the Red Cross? Where was the world?'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.20.25

תקיפה ליד מסגד אל-מחטה בשכונת אל-תופאח, מזרחית לעיר עזה

Amid renewed fighting, Hamas holds firm in negotiations as Israel increases military pressure

Terror group remains defiant despite fighting restart, as Israel escalates military operations; IDF resumes strikes and regains partial control of Netzarim Corridor; US says ceasefire extension proposal in exchange for 5 hostages 'still on the table'

Moran Azulay | 03.20.25