Hostage
Nearly torn apart midair: A step-by-step rundown of the flydubai hijacking - explainer
"If Yaniv Hayun had pulled the controls hard upward while in the dive, he would have crashed the plane. The plane would have broken apart in the air," Ben Caspit explained.
Former hostage Romi Gonen reveals footage from moments she was taken to Gaza
Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment
Emily Damari shares unreleased hostage photos, says surviving Hamas captivity was a miracle
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.
Grapevine, July 31, 2026: Common sense and compassion
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
On the road to recovery: Former hostage Evyatar David speaks out for first time since captivity
“I understood that surviving captivity is one thing. Truly recovering is another battle entirely,” David wrote in a social media post.
Shin Bet Chief Zini makes first official visit to YAMAM counterterrorism unit, meets with deputy
Shin Bet Chief David Zini visited YAMAM for the first time, reviewing joint counterterrorism operations, technological capabilities, and the unit’s past hostage rescue missions in Gaza.
High Court rejects bid to recognize Israeli hostage mistakenly killed by IDF as fallen soldier
At the center of the case was a narrow but decisive legal question: whether Shamriz had entered military service by the time he was abducted.
Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Keith, Aviva Siegel celebrate daughter's pregnancy
This will be the couple's sixth grandchild, representing a move towards hope and recovery since Keith and Aviva Siegel were held hostage in Gaza after October 7.
'If you need to stab a terrorist, you do': What we can learn from a former hostage - editorial
“I just spoke to him the way they deserve, like the sons of b***** they are,” Buchshtab-Kirscht told Ynet.
Argentinian President Milei meets former hostage Iair Horn at memorial cermeony for AMIA attack
The brief interaction preceded a ceremony marking 32 years since the suicide bombing attack on AMIA, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, as Milei holds steady on condemning the IRGC.
IDF kills Hamas terrorist who took IDF soldiers' remains hostage during Oct. 7 massacre
Hussam al-Shafie infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted Col. Asaf Hamami, St.-Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Drodski's remains, taking them into the Gaza Strip.
Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda
A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.
