Eli Sharabi

In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing - opinion

In the tunnels of Gaza, stripped of everything, Eli was forced to answer Shmuel’s questions in the starkest terms imaginable: What am I?

|ByRABBA SARA HURWITZ/ JTA
Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and survived 491 days in Hamas captivity.
Eli Sharabi greets supporters, alongside Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon (behind him, next to the flag), as he arrives to address the UN Security Council in New York York City, in March.

'Hostage': Eli Sharabi’s account of his captivity by Hamas - review

Two men grabbed Sharabi and dragged him out barefoot. He yelled to his family, promising to return. A terrorist hit him, causing his glasses to fall to the ground. He was beaten and kicked.

|ByDAVID RAAB
A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies

A state ceremony commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War first took place, and it was followed by a ceremony to remember the civilian victims of October 7 and the war.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Eli Sharabi, an Israeli who was held hostage in Gaza for 491 days.

Hamas ate five times a day, while we starved, Eli Sharabi recalls of captivity

Sharabi learned from a Hamas commander two days before his release that his brother, Yossi, had also been kidnapped on October 7 and had died in captivity. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Light shining beyond the grave: Who is deceased Gaza hostage Yossi Sharabi?

Yossi Sharabi, 53, was known as a loving and dedicated father and husband. Always a protector, Yossi defended his family till the last moment and cared for teenaged hostages while in captivity.  

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByANOUK CARTER-DORF
Yossi Sharabi who was kidnapped to Gaza

Eli Sharabi’s 491 days as a Hamas hostage: The darkest moments revealed

Former Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi talks to The Jerusalem Report about the 491 days he spent as a hostage in Gaza and how ‘everything’ has changed.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Eli Sharabi, an Israeli who was held hostage in Gaza for 491 days.

No. 42: Eli Sharabi, Yarden Bibas, Einav Zangauker: Voices of the hostage crisis

Bound by what may well be the darkest chapter in Israel’s history, these three represent different facets of our nation’s response to terror: choosing life in the face of absolute despair.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025BySHIR PERETS
(L-R): Einav Zangauker, Yarden Bibas, Eli Sharabi

Rotem Sella: Shaping Israel's political discourse through publishing

Publisher Rotem Sella says impact is measured in copies and conversation, and the country is listening.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
JPost sits down with Rotem Sella.

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi receives book award

Sharabi: 'No matter what cards life deals you, it is in your hands, always, in every moment, the choice to die, and the choice to live.'

JUNE 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ELI SHARABI receives a Golden Book award from the Israel Book Publishers Association.

Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi discusses details of captivity in new memoir

Former hostage Eli Sharabi shared his story of survival, grief, and resilience after captivity and the loss of his family, revealing previously untold struggles.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Released hostage Eli Sharabi reunited with his family following his release from Gaza, February 8, 2025

Rashi Foundation marks its fourth decade with a call for equal opportunities for every Israeli

Top officials participated in celebrating decades of efforts to reduce disparities and foster opportunities through education, employment, and welfare in peripheral regions.

MAY 15, 2025ByTALIA LEVIN
Returned hostage, Eli Sharabi