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Male and female hostages of Hamas were raped: “According to his account, the attacker then held a gun to his head and threatened to kill him if he ever mentioned it”

MEDIA LINE Freed Hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal Says Captor Sexually Assaulted Him November 20, 2025 A newly released hostage has given a detailed account of sexual assault during his captivity in Gaza, adding to a growing body of testimony from Israelis … Continue reading

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For two dark and often hopeless years, Israelis rallied to keep the hostages in the headlines. It worked.

FREE PRESS They Are Home Matti Friedman October 13, 2025 …At Saturday night’s rally, though no hostages had actually been released yet, the atmosphere was valedictory. The Israelis who rallied over the past two years under the banner “Bring Them … Continue reading

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Hostage stories: “From that moment on, prayer became an inseparable part of Matan’s daily routine in the dark and dank tunnels. “As part of my routine, I prayed three times a day, morning, afternoon, and night”

ARUTZ SHEVA Account from captivity: ‘I demanded tefillin and prayer book and they gave them to me’ Dvir Amar October 15, 2025 Two days after he was released from two years of brutal torture in Hamas captivity, 22-year-old IDF tanker … Continue reading

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A Health Ministry report described the systematic starvation, as well as physical and emotional torture, carried out by Hamas terrorists on hostages released from Gaza earlier this year

JPOST Gaza hostages face systematic starvation, constant abuse by Hamas, Israeli medical report finds Dr Itay Gal August 12, 2025 The lives of the remaining living hostages in Gaza captivity are under immediate threat due to physical and mental torture … Continue reading

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Free 30-minute film about the forced 1493 deportation of Jewish children from Portugal a reminder of how Europe has often treated their Jews

JNS ‘The 2,000 Kidnapped Jewish Children’ connects hostages across time May 25, 2025 …The film tells the story of Jewish children—aged eight and under—who were seized in 1493 by order of King João II of Portugal. Their families, who had … Continue reading

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Hamas confirms it will release three hostages on Saturday as Israel pushes for all remaining living captives to be freed

JPOST Israel expects Hamas to free three hostages Saturday, asks for more living captives Amichai Stein February 13, 2025 Israeli officials expect Hamas to deliver on Friday a list of three hostages to be released on Saturday, an Israeli official … Continue reading

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“While acknowledging the joy of reunited families, Rabbi Eliyahu turned to those still drowning in pain – the families forced to watch their loved ones’ killers walk free to heroes’ welcomes”

THE ISRAEL BIBLE Where is your heart ? Rabbi Elie Mischel January 26, 2025 Hillel Fuld stared at his phone in disbelief last week, reading the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for Israeli hostages. There, among … Continue reading

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“The report added that Hamas handed over a list of hostages it would release in the deal, which included US citizens”

JPOST Hamas agrees to yield to two of Israel’s ‘key’ demands in ceasefire deal Staff December 12, 2024 Hamas has agreed to yield to two of Israel’s “key demands” for a ceasefire deal in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported … Continue reading

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Trump: “Adam will work tirelessly to bring our Great American Citizens HOME”

THE HILL Trump appoints former Middle East negotiator as hostage affairs envoy Laura Kelly December 4, 2024 President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his selection of Adam Boehler to serve as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs in his second term. … Continue reading

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“#BringThemHome demonstrates just how hollow and inflamed Israeli public discourse has become. To whom, exactly, is this exhortation addressed?”

TABLET MAG ‘Bring Them Home’ Is Bringing Us to the Brink Liel Leibovitz September 3, 2024 …In recent days, a post from an unnamed reservist in Gaza has been going viral in Israel for making a very different argument than … Continue reading

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