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Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evytar David were taken to watch the release of hostages from the sidelines

By Amelie Botbol

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Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

Family members of freed Israeli hostages Fernando Simon Marman and Norberto Louis Har embrace them for the first time since they were rescued from Hamas in Gaza (Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

One year on, this freed hostage still can’t sleep – but Luis, 71, is dancing again

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Thomas Hand in Hatzerim (Ricki Rosen)

‘Will I ever go home again?’ The rebuilding of the kibbutzim ravaged by October 7

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Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. The crowds in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" cheered and whooped with joy late on January 19 at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned to Israel. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to return

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Hostage families praise Sinwar’s killing, urge Israel to double down on ceasefire deal

While no hostages were killed in the IDF’s killing of Sinwar, their relatives fear their safety

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October 18, 2024 09:18

A protester holds a sign during a demonstration calling for an hostages deal on October 17, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

The hospital that learnt how to care for hostages back from hell in Gaza

Sheba Medical Centre had to come up with its own protocols and best practices to receive and treat returning hostages

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Yazidi woman rescued from Hamas in Gaza: ‘I tried suicide many times’

Fawzia Amin Sido was kidnapped at the age of 11 by Isis in Iraq and later taken to Gaza

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October 8, 2024 10:46

Fawzia Amin Sido who was kidnapped at the age of 11 by the Islamic State group in Iraq and later taken to Gaza has been rescued after more than a decade in captivity (Credit: Iraqi Foreign Ministry)

Families mourn at Nova site on October 7 anniversary

More than 300 people were murdered by Hamas at the music festival one year ago

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October 7, 2024 08:56

Family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, on October 07, 2024 in Re'im, Israel. Various commemorations are taking place around Israel to mark the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

My son came to me in my dreams and told me keep living, says anguished mum of Nova victim

The relatives of five young people murdered on October 7 met at the festival ground to remember them a year on

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September 25, 2024 08:59

Vera Moshe, Shalev Moshe and Daniel Moshe stand by the picture of Eden David Moshe at the Supernova music festival site in memory of those massacred by Hamas on October 7 (Photo: Amelie Botbol)

The Jews flocking to make aliyah after October 7

Thousands of diaspora Jews are planning new lives in Israel according to new figures from the Jewish Agency

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Warren and Leah Phillips with daughters Evie and Rosie arrived in Israel from Manchester to start their new lives in August 2024 (Photo: Warren Phillips)

The Israeli war veterans going for sporting glory at the Paralympics

‘It is my goal to show the world how strong we are’

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August 28, 2024 15:31

Israeli Paralympic rower Shmulik Daniel (photo: Datlev Sayev)

‘The death threats made me want to win more’ says Israel’s only Olympic Gold medallist

Tom Reuveny, who took gold in the windsurfing at the Paris games said that he was spurred on by the haters

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August 21, 2024 11:29

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