After 3,800 Days in Captivity, Hamas’s Longest-Held Hostage Is Released
Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli, was detained in 2014 after crossing into Gaza on his own.
American-Israeli hostage only found out he was a new dad after 498 days in Hamas captivity
Video released by the Israel Defense Forces of the reunion shows Sagui Dekel-Chen becoming emotional after he learned the name of the baby he never met.
Former hostage describes time in Hamas captivity: "Starved and tortured"
A North Carolina native who spent 484 days in captivity after being taken by Hamas said he was kicked, spat on and held with no water, light or air to breathe.
After hundreds of days in Hamas captivity, freed Israeli hostages are learning that a lot has changed
Hostages freed as part of a tenuous ceasefire in Gaza are being flooded with information about loved ones and destroyed communities and still figuring out their place in a changed world.
Hamas brought 2 hostages who remain in captivity to watch today’s release ceremony
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Hamas releases more Israeli hostages from captivity
More hostages have been released from Hamas captivity. Six people were expected to be freed on Saturday. "It does not take intelligence to throw money around and buy a company or buy a politician," Seth Abramson writes The post Author of Upcoming Elon Musk Biography Says ‘There Is No Evidence’ Billionaire Has Any ‘Intellectual Achievements’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Hamas forced two hostages to watch as others were released
Hamas forced Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal to watch as six other hostages were released from captivity on Saturday. Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham Al-Sayed were freed from the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Ukrainian female POWs detail horrors of Russian captivity, including torture and rape: ‘Threat of death was always there’
We had to walk naked in front of the men and everyone else, bent over, through freezing cold water,” one victim said.
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Freed hostage Omer Wenkert lost 30kg in captivity, received no treatment for his colitis, says mom
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Mother of freed hostage Omer Shem Tov says he was alone in a tunnel for 450 days of captivity
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‘Associated Press’ slammed for saying Bibas kids, their mother ‘died in captivity’
"The AP chooses to whitewash the baby killers, calling them 'militants' rather than terrorists and claiming the children 'died'—rather than were murdered—in captivity," Rep. Ritchie Torres wrote.
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With Israel To Mark Hostages’ 500 Days of Captivity, Former Captive Refuses To Forget Friends He Left Behind
Ohad Ben Ami, who spent much of his time crouched in Gaza tunnels, has not remained quiet since his release.
Hamas returns four hostages killed in captivity, including Bibas brothers
Ariel and Kfir Bibas, along with Oded Lifshitz, were returned to Israel after being killed while in Hamas captivity. It was a solemn day as the two young boys came home in coffins. They had become ...
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Forensics Center Confirms Shiri Bibas Murdered in Captivity by Hamas
"Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her children, her husband, her sister, and all her family for her final rest." ...
Father 'born again' after reuniting with son who survived nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity
Chen's father joined "Fox & Friends First" to describe the emotional reunion and the deaths of Shiri Bibas and her young ...