Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel—Ofir Engel, a 19-year-old Israeli recently freed from Hamas captivity, shared his traumatic experiences in Gaza following his abduction during the October 7 Hamas-led assault on southern Israel.
Engel's ordeal, along with that of his girlfriend’s family, provides...
Following Qatar's decision to halt mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, Eyal Ofer, an expert on Hamas's economic activities, has proposed that Israel should engage directly with the groups holding Israeli hostages in Gaza, bypassing Hamas entirely.
In an interview...
Jerusalem, Israel — In a heartfelt demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, dozens of Israeli mothers gathered for the fourth day of silent protest, urging the government to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The group,...
In a heartrending testimony before a Knesset committee, the mother of Yagev Buchshtav, a hostage who was found dead last month, revealed that an autopsy report indicated her son had been executed by his captors.
Buchshtav, 35, was among six...
NEW YORK — Approximately 2,000 people gathered at Columbus Circle on a hot and humid evening to mourn the six hostages whose bodies were recently discovered in Gaza.
The impromptu vigil, held about 24 hours after the devastating news broke,...
President Joe Biden has confirmed that the bodies of six hostages, kidnapped by Palestinian militants during their brutal attack on Israel on October 7, have been found in the Gaza Strip.
Among the victims is Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American...
In a somber update from southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have released preliminary autopsy results indicating that all six hostages recovered from Khan Younis this week sustained gunshot wounds.
The initial findings, released Thursday by the Abu Kabir...
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the recovery of the bodies of six hostages from Gaza who had been murdered in Hamas captivity.
The hostages—Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchshtab, Yoram Metzger, Haim Peri, Alexander Dancyg, and Avraham Munder—were recovered...
On Thursday evening, thousands of protesters across Israel marked 300 days since the devastating October 7 attack by Hamas, which resulted in significant loss of life and numerous hostages taken.
The demonstrators, including many relatives of those still held captive...
In an inspiring display of grit and determination, Jewish-Israeli mixed martial artist Ilay “The Hype Israel” Barzilay clinched a decisive victory at Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 188 in Arizona last week.
With just three weeks' notice and nursing a broken...
