hostage

Eitan Horn's youth movement calls for the return of their favorite leader from Hamas captivity

Eitan Horn's family, friends and the youth he supported all spoke to the Jerusalem Post about their fun madrich (leader) before his abduction on October 7 2023.

Eliya Cohen and Omer Shem Tov escorted by Hamas, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

What does the state of the hostages' hair reveal about their conditions in captivity?

Researchers explain how prolonged stress and malnutrition affect hair’s life cycle and accelerate scalp aging.

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

Shiri Bibas's body returned from Gaza, Hostage Forum confirms

Hamas transferred the remains to the Red Cross in Gaza, which were then brought to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for confirmation.

The six freed hostages are seen ahead or following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza

Six freed hostages reunite with families, head to hospital for treatment

Nir Oz confirmed Shiri Bibas's remains following forensic testing • Palestinian prisoners to be released later today

 Shiri Bibas's remains returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Kibbutz Nir Oz mourns Shiri Bibas as loving mother's remains returned

Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that Shiri Bibas had been murdered in Hamas captivity an hour after the body arrived at the Institute of Forensic Medicine; the Institute has not yet confirmed this.

 Israelis pay respect at a memorial set for the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz, in Tel Aviv

Bibas family speaks out for first time since identification of Kfir and Ariel Bibas

"None of this was deserved. We will miss you forever. We will not give up on Mom, Shiri," Ofri Bibas, Yarden's sister stated.

21/02/2025
 A mural of the Bibas family is seen in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025

Ariel and Kfir Bibas murdered 'in cold blood,' IDF says

The IDF was able to verify that Hamas murdered the Bibas kids and attempted to conceal the evidence of the murders.

Israelis hold a sign honoring the Bibas family, in northern Israel, February 20, 2025

Israel reacts to return of slain hostages, Hamas's withholding of Shiri Bibas

Kibbutz Nir Oz calls for "release not revenge"; Finance Minister Smotrich calls for Hamas’s annihilation; Aryeh Deri calls to strike Hamas with "an iron fist."

Israelis protests for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, February 17

Israel will free more hostages before retaliating against Hamas’s Shiri Bibas ploy

An official acknowledged that “right now, we are focusing on ensuring that the Saturday release, in which six hostages are expected to be freed, takes place."

Hamas turned Yarden Bibas’s life into a horror story—why is the world still negotiating?

Yarden Bibas cannot look away. Nor can we. There can be no rest until Yarden receives his answer to such a simple question: Where is Shiri?

21/02/2025
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