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Injured leatherback sea turtle found in Israeli shore

National Sea Turtle Rescue Center volunteer finds 300 kg (660 lbs) marine animal in national park and helps in rescuing and providing it with medical attention

Ynet | 10.13.24

Tunnel rescue attempt, remote training and the 'Jewish Schindler': Behind the op to rescue a Yazidi woman

Nearly 10 years after 11-year-old Fawzia Amin Sido was kidnapped and taken to Gaza, she managed to send a message to her family through TikTok; They contacted Steve Maman, a Canadian-Moroccan Jew who had previously helped rescue more than 100 other Yazidi girls

Lior Ben Ari | 10.09.24

Rescued Yazidi captive says life in Gaza unbearable

Fawzia Amin kidnapped as a child by ISIS and trafficked to Gaza tells reporters of her horrific journey; had contacted Israeli reporter asking for help

ynet | 10.04.24

Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq rescued from Gaza by Israel

Foreign Ministry says Fawzia Amin Sido was taken captive at 11 and sold to terror group supporter in Gaza, where she was held for 10 years before being reunited with her family

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 10.03.24

Rescued hostages open up about captivity: 'The guard used a pen to tie our mouths shut, he looked for ways to punish us'

Former hostages Almog Meir and Andrey Koslov describe their ordeal as part of a project to record the horrors of captivity; Nili Margalit, who was freed in November, says it was hard to breathe in the tunnels, wounds did not heal

Yael Ciechanover | 08.29.24

See rescued captive reunite with elderly mom

She is my life force, 52-year-old Farhan Alkadi said of his mother, 'I was afraid I would never see her again'; family say the two have not parted since his return home, 'they chat and smile and hug'

Hassan Shaalan | 08.29.24

Farhan Alkadi was with Aryeh Zalmanovich in Hamas captivity, family confirms

Zalmanovich, 86, was a founding member of Kibbutz Nir Oz; abducted to Gaza on October 7 and later killed in captivity, he was the oldest hostage held by Hamas

Yael Ciechanover | 08.29.24

Body of IDF soldier held by Hamas rescued from Gaza

The soldier fell on October 7 and his body was abducted by the terrorists; It was located after month of intelligence gathering; The family has asked that the name of the soldier not be made public

Yoav Zitun, Yael Ciechanover | 08.28.24

Rescued hostage Farhan Alkadi finally home after 10 months in Gaza

Day after rescue from Gaza tunnel, Alkadi returns home to the Negev; his son Salah shares family’s fears since his abduction, saying they worried 'we might never hug him again'; convoy escorts him home, 327 days after his capture

Hassan Shaalan | 08.28.24

תיעוד מחילוץ החטוף פרחאן קאדי מבטן המסוק ומצלמות גוף הלוחמים

Starved in isolation, rescued hostage says watched fellow captive die

Farhan Alkadi shares with relatives harsh conditions and isolation he faced in captivity, spending much of his time in darkness; friend calls Hamas ‘a devil’

Hassan Shaalan, Matan Tzuri, Yoav Zitun | 08.28.24

'I Heard Hebrew and couldn't believe it’: Gaza tunnel search turns into hostage rescue

IDF suspected other hostages held in sector where Farhan found; troops discovered him alone in 65-foot-deep tunnel and faced no resistance; Farhan later urged Netanyahu, 'there are still people waiting'

Itamar Eichner, Matan Tzuri, Yoav Zitun | 08.27.24

Watch: Farhan Alkadi walks off helicopter moments after rescue from Gaza

Footage captures rescued hostage smiling alongside rescuers after 10 months in Gaza; 52-year-old promptly taken to Soroka Medical Center for medical evaluation

Yoav Zitun | 08.27.24

Hamas hostage rescued alive from tunnel in complex operation in Gaza

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, of Rahat is married and the father of 11; he was kidnapped on October 7 while at work as a security guard at a kibbutz packing plant; 108 hostages remain in captivity, many believed to be dead

Ynet | 08.27.24

Watch dramatic rescue of ibex from deep sinkhole in desert

Hiker spots the animal stuck down a 10-meter sinkhole near a desert nature reserve, alerts Nature and Parks Authority; his vigilance likely saved the beast which would not have been able to climb out, parks authority official says

Ilana Curiel | 06.13.24

Harsh conditions, psychological abuse and heroic rescue: Andrey’s ordeal in Hamas captivity

In Ynet exclusive, Andrey Kozlov's parents recount his moment of abduction, horrors of captivity, immense joy of his release, pain over death of Arnon Zmora and ongoing struggle; ‘We must help free the other hostages’

Dan Raban, Noa Lavie | 06.12.24