Kidnapping

Hamas urges Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli soldiers in wake of Knesset passing death penalty bill

Abu Ubaida, a Hamas spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, addressed his message to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, whom he referred to as "the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon."

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.
 Shelly Kittleson with an Afghani interview subject in 2024.

Foreign journalist holding US passport kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown parties, police say

 A sign reads stands amid yellow flowers left at the house of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home on February 1, in Tucson, Arizona, February 21, 2026.

'We are in agony:' Savannah Guthrie speaks in first interview since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026.

UN probe: Syrian minorities face kidnappings, rape, and arbitrary detention


Man arrested for attempted kidnapping of Jewish boy was family's neighbour

Stephan Stowe was previously arrested in 2013 for aggravated harassment as a hate crime, after harassing a Jewish man on the subway.

 Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights

The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.

 Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

Shayetet 13 commandos capture senior Hezbollah official in northern Lebanon - report

Emad Fadel Amhz, a senior member of Hezbollah, was also reportedly a member of the Lebanese Navy.

 Illustrative image purporting to show Emad Fadel Amhaz

Hezbollah's media chief: 'It will not be long before we have Israeli captives'

He also said that there would be no negotiations while fighting continued and that it held Israel responsible for the wellbeing of the group's fighters who had been captured.

 Fighters of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024.

Starved, without air or water: Hostages were murdered just hours before rescue, families told

Families reveal hostages were starved and suffocated before being executed hours before rescue, fueling calls for an investigation.

The shaft leading to the tunnel in which the bodies of six hostages were recovered, September 4, 2024.

IDF determines reported kidnapping in northern West Bank was a false alarm

The IDF responded to a reported sighting of a girl screaming for help from the back of a vehicle.

 Israeli security forces seen blocking a road near Homesh, in the West Bank, December 16, 2021

London community security group shares footage of alleged attempted kidnapping of Jewish children

In London, a Jewish father thwarted an alleged kidnapping attempt on his children near Lubavitch House during Shavuot. Stamford Hill Shomrim seeks witnesses to assist police.

 Members of the Jewish community collect their children from school in north London January 20, 2015

Israel says more than a third of Gaza hostages are dead

Some recovered hostage bodies showed signs of execution.

 Demonstrators hold images of five female soldiers held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, as they protest calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2024.

Teenagers released on bail after alleged attempted kidnapping of Orthodox Jewish man in London

The five teenagers, all aged between 15 and 18 years old, have now been released on bail.

 British Passport Office volunteer has his fingerprints scanned for a biometrics enrolment card in London, April 26, 2004.

UK Police investigating attempted kidnapping of haredi man in north London

Two men can be seen approaching a haredi man while another opens the trunk of their car which was stopped in the middle of the street.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene