Hostage
Bakersfield Chase Bank locked down as police respond to hostage situation
A man barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank in Bakersfield with hostages, making bomb threats. Police, SWAT, and federal teams are on scene working for a safe resolution.
Brother of murdered Hamas hostage criticizes PM advisor Yonatan Urich
IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief following Gaza strike
'You killed the people of Israel!' Former hostage calls on all Knesset members to resign
Former hostage performs song he sang in Hamas tunnels on first birthday since captivity
Held two weeks ago, the concert celebrated Ohel’s first birthday outside captivity, coming four months after his release. Tickets sold out within hours.
‘When I didn’t have a voice, the film gave me one’: David, Ariel Cunio attend screening in Berlin
An updated version of Tom Shoval’s A Letter to David was screened at the 76th Berlinale, after an “incomplete version” of the film had its world premiere last year.
Former hostage Elkana Bohbot plans speaking tour, book as part of recovery from captivity
Bohbot said that what helps him most during his recovery period is focusing on his book, '738 Days in Hamas Captivity.' "I'm trying to push it," he said.
Uganda to build statue in memory of Yoni Netanyahu at site of daring hostage rescue - report
Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976.
How the haredi draft issue puts the status of Israeli women into question
Tal Hochman, Executive Director of the Israel Women's Network, and Rabbi Natan Slifkin, explore the ongoing struggles faced by women in Israeli society, and the haredi draft issue.
From national PTSD to national post-traumatic growth: Israel must turn pain to power – opinion
Israel has the chance to turn national trauma into national growth and emerge more resilient than ever.
Smotrich, Netanyahu quarrel over law banning release of senior terrorists during exchange deals
The absence of such a law places "every Israeli citizen, at home and abroad, under a real threat of abduction," argued Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Released hostage Arbel Yehoud: I was sexually assaulted 'almost every single day' in Gaza
"I tried to end my life three times," Yehoud said. "I felt like I couldn’t go on. There were moments when I thought it was the only way out."
From hostages to heritage: Defending Diaspora Judaism's modern world - opinion
Young Jews face a new kind of captivity: cognitive warfare eroding identity, purpose, and resilience across Israel and the Diaspora.
WATCH: 'We have two diamonds here': IDF releases video from hostage rescue operation
The video was composed of body camera footage from Shayetet 13 soldiers who participated in the operation. In it, the two rescued hostages spoke with the soldiers in a helicopter.