Hostage
'Because I am a Jew': Rom Braslavski recalls torture, sexual abuse at the hands of the PIJ captors
Braslavski explained that he wasn't beaten because of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir; it was because he was a Jew.
Remains alleged to belong to hostage now in Israeli territory
'Today you are finally home': Oz Daniel laid to rest after two years in Hamas captivity
Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony
US convenes UNSC, submits resolution regarding Gaza force, Israel not informed beforehand, NSC says
The resolution, submitted by the US with the objective of establishing the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, has not yet been discussed in Israel.
'Goal was to crush my dignity': Former hostage Rom Braslavski says PIJ sexually assaulted him
"It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was to humiliate me," Braslavski said. "The goal was to crush my dignity. And that's exactly what he did."
WATCH: IDF confirms death of Hamas terrorist who held six hostages
Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi was killed during a strike conducted on October 29, 2025, thanks to a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet.
‘Relief but no rest’: Slain hostage Itay Chen’s family gives first statement to media since return
“Our personal journey may have reached its conclusion, but not the hostage families’ collective journey - we will NOT rest, will NOT stop, until the last hostage returns home," said Ruby Chen.
IDF denies it has information linking slain hostage Lt. Goldin to Rafah tunnel holding terrrorists
According to the report, this is the main reason why the IDF and Israel's leadership have refrained from striking that position.
'Kataib Hezbollah used me as a punching bag,' Tsurkov says in first interview since release
Tsurkov was beaten “senseless”, hung from the ceiling, and electrocuted, according to the New York Times.
In pictures: October 7 hero, IDF Col. Asaf Hamami laid to rest
Col. Asaf Hamami was laid to rest on Sunday after his remains were returned by Hamas terrorists as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal.
Hostage remains identified as Itay Chen, last Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza
Notably, this leaves Hadar Goldin as the last remaining murdered hostage who was taken during active IDF service.
Palestinian detainee allegedly abused by five IDF soldiers at Sde Teiman returned to Gaza
The alleged abuse of the terrorist appears in the leaked Sde Teiman video central in the scandal around military advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi's resignation.
Remains of three hostages identified, Trump slams Ilhan Omar - November 3, 2025
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From captivity to community: The heartfelt homecoming of Bar Kupershtein - opinion
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