Tag: Hostages
Hamas tranquilized hostages before release to ‘look happy’
Hamas drugged the hostages who were released during the ceasefire so that they would "look happy" during the transfer to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to Israel's Health Ministry.
The captives were tranquilized as part of...
The hostage dilemma
It is common to think that despite the extensive political, religious and cultural differences between different identity groups in Israel, on really important matters—such as survival in the face of enemy attack—they can all...
Hostages’ families urge Red Cross to help free Gaza captives
Family members of the Israelis still being held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip have formulated a list of demands they want fulfilled by the International Committee of the Red Cross, amid...
Refusing to leave captivity without her husband, Hamas threatened her
Rimon Buchstab, a 36-year-old woman who was held hostage by Hamas, was released on Tuesday after 50 days in Gaza. Her husband Yagev, remains in Hamas captivity.
According to a relative of Yagev, Rimon shared...
Israeli hostages recount beatings, death threats in captivity
Israeli hostages recovered from captivity in Gaza have largely kept out of the public eye, but accounts slowly reaching the press from their family members point to widespread abuse by Hamas.
Hostages report having been...
Netanyahu meets with Blinken in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at his office in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon.
It is the fourth time the top U.S. diplomat has visited the Jewish state since the war...
Hamas expected to hand over 10 hostages, three bodies
The hostage-release list received by the Israeli government for Thursday includes 10 women and children, including two dual-citizen Russian nationals.
The terrorist group will also reportedly release the bodies of three hostages.
Previous statements by the...
Biden ‘deeply gratified’ over release of Liat Beinin
U.S. President Joe Biden stated that he and his wife, Jill Biden, are "deeply gratified" that the American high school teacher and Yad Vashem guide Liat Beinin was one of the 16 hostages released...
Twelve Israeli hostages freed after 54 days in Hamas captivity
Hamas released another group of Israeli hostages on Wednesday evening, 54 days after they were taken to the Gaza Strip during the terror group's Oct. 7 massive assault on southwestern Israel.
The hostages were handed...
Hamas claims three members of Bibas family, including baby Kfir, were killed in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces is investigating claims that three members of the Bibas family in Gaza, including 10-month-old Kfir, died in Hamas captivity, the military said on Wednesday.
The "military" wing of Hamas announced the...