Articles in "Hostages"

Wings for Ariel: Butterfly Renamed to Honor Slain Hostage Child

The Academy of Hebrew Language notified former hostage Yarden Bibas it was changing the name of the "Ketmit Jerusalem" butterfly to "Ketmit ...

Families of Israeli Hostages Divided by Renewed Airstrikes

Families of hostages held in Gaza were split on Tuesday following Israel’s renewed airstrikes in the coastal enclave, with some ...

Fundraiser for Freed Hamas Hostage Yarden Bibas Reaches Over $1.2 Million Within Hours

A fundraising campaign for Hamas captivity survivor Yarden Bibas has raised over $1.2 million in less than 24 hours. The campaign ...

Knesset Tensions Rise Over Purim Package Gesture for Hostages

Seeking to raise awareness for the plight of 59 hostages held in Gaza, families of the captives distributed Purim food packages containing ...

Released Israeli Hostages Suffered Severe Malnutrition, Muscle Loss

Released hostages suffered extreme malnutrition, with some losing up to 40% of their body weight, severe muscle loss and vitamin ...

‘The Light Has Gone Out’: French-Israeli Hostage Murdered in Gaza Laid to Rest

French-Israeli hostage Ohad Yahalomi, who was murdered while in Hamas captivity, was buried in Kibbutz Nir Oz Wednesday as hundreds of ...

UN to Recognize Hostage Families as Victims of Hamas’s Psychological Abuse

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Dr. Alice Jill Edwards is due to present a report in Geneva on Wednesday that will recognize hostage ...

‘Laid to Rest in a Grave Dug By the Prime Minister’: Israel-Danish Hostage Buried in Stormy Funeral

Israeli-Danish hostage Itzik Elgarat, who was murdered while in Hamas captivity, was buried in Kibbutz Nir Oz on Monday following a stormy ...

‘A Wonderful Man With a Heart of Gold’: Oldest Hostage Shlomo Mansour Laid to Rest

Thousands of Israelis gathered at Kibbutz Kissufim to pay their last respects to Shlomo Mansour, who at 85 was the oldest hostage from ...

Israel Suspends Gaza Aid Deliveries After Hamas Rejects US Proposal

Israel suspended deliveries of humanitarian aid to Gaza and closed all of its crossings on Sunday amid Hamas's refusal to accept a US ...


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