Hostage

While Omri's brother, Boaz, told Israeli media that he was originally kept in a cage whilst in captivity, his father, Danny, told N12 that he was relatively well-fed and was not starved.

For those held for two years, release is a collision of timelines. Their timeline, frozen in the moments of abduction on October 7, and everyone else’s, which has continued.

Hamas originally said that it would return the body of a slain Israeli hostage at 11 p.m. on Friday, but the Red Cross handover occured around midnight.

The Haifa resident was killed, then taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during the Nova festival massacre, according to the IDF.

Only a society that acknowledges its vulnerability and still chooses life can transform the end of war from a moment of paralysis into a turning point.

Now is not the time for infighting and the polarization that characterized the pre-October 7 atmosphere and undoubtedly contributed to Hamas concluding that the country was weakened and vulnerable.

Maccabi World Union has opened its Kfar Maccabiah facilities to hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza and their families, providing them with a place to recover and readjust to daily life

“I am saying goodbye to your body today, but not to you. Rest, my child. Your body has been through enough. Your soul is finally free…"

Many of the additional hostages are expected to be released in the coming days.

As global boycotts and antisemitism rise, Serbia deepens trade, tourism, and cultural ties with Israel, standing out as one of the few nations openly supporting Israel.

An Israeli source told KAN News that Hamas can return a double-digit number of the remains of deceased hostages, but is not making sufficient efforts to do so.