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Lovelock Hostage Bridge installation unveiling at JW3. Sunday 29th March. Pic: JW3
March 31, 2026, 9:37 am
Lovelock Bridge sculpture unveiled at JW3 as permanent tribute to 7 October
Hostage Bridge padlock installation a reminder 'of a moment in time when people came together. And of thousands of individuals who chose not to be indifferent'
By Michelle Rosenberg
Sandra Shashou at JW3. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg, Friday 13th February 2026
February 27, 2026, 1:00 pm
Thousands of padlocks at JW3 to be transformed into permanent 7 October memorial
Ensuring that the hostages and those murdered in Gaza will never be forgotten, Lovelock Hostage Bridge Tribute installation will include keys and yellow ribbons
By Michelle Rosenberg
Brothers David, Eitan and Ariel Cunio, from left, stand outside the Berlin theater Babylon before a screening of a documentary about their family, Feb. 20, 2026. (Toby Axelrod)
February 23, 2026, 11:46 am
Former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after their release
David and Ariel Cunio and their families received standing ovations at a screening adjacent to the Berlinale.
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Released hostages Ariel Cunio (L) and Arbel Yehoud speak in an interview with Channel 12 news broadcast on February 13, 2026 (Screenshot)
February 16, 2026, 5:45 pm
Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud sexually abused ‘almost every day’ in captivity
Speaking publicly for the first time, 30-year old reveals she attempted suicide three times, was starved, held in isolation and suffered broken ribs
By Michelle Rosenberg
Handwritten cards of care arranged to spell ‘Shine Light’, reflecting the message behind a UK-led initiative supporting hostages, wounded soldiers and bereaved families in Israel.
February 11, 2026, 11:17 am
SPECIAL REPORT: The trainers that walk with the wounded, and the cards that carry care
From ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ shoes to handwritten letters, a British-led initiative is delivering hundreds of acts of care to Israel in the wake of the Gaza conflict
By Annabel Sinclair
Borehamwood Vigil held on 26 September 2025
February 3, 2026, 10:26 am
Through 7 October vigils, our community refused to allow the hostages to be forgotten
These vigils mattered not only because they endured, but because they became shared spaces where people gathered, supported one another, and lived out their values
By Debbie Fox
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and attendees of the Borehamwood Friday vigil (credit: Lisa Shaffer)
February 1, 2026, 6:06 pm
The vigil that would not look away comes to an end
The community came together In Borehamwood every Friday to stand as one after October 7 and 'Bring them Home'
By Brigit Grant
Yellow ribbons, dog tags and bracelets advocating for the release of the hostages.
January 29, 2026, 3:09 pm
The hostages are home. The symbols have come off. Our determination must remain
This is not the end of the story, but the moment we refuse to forget how the story was told and who tried to change the ending
By Leo Pearlman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands beside the flag-draped coffin of Ran Gvili at his funeral in Meitar on January 28, 2026. Credit: X / GPO
January 29, 2026, 1:47 pm
‘He refused to stand aside’: Israel buries Ran Gvili, last hostage from 7 October
PM attends first hostage funeral as final Gaza captive is laid to rest after 843 days
By Annabel Sinclair
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen. Photo: Youtube
January 29, 2026, 10:10 am
Father of former Israeli hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor
Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s appointment follows an antisemitism task force’s call for Columbia to hire more faculty who are not anti-Zionist
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)
For the first time since 2014, there are no hostages held in tunnels of Gaza. 251 hostages were taken on Oct 7. Now the last, Ran Givli, is home, killed defending Israeli civilians from Hamas terrorists. Pic: Twitter/X
January 27, 2026, 10:13 am
Bring Them Home was never just a slogan. It was a promise
As Ran Gvili's body is recovered from Gaza, the head of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum UK described how 'Hope is not passive. Hope is an act of resistance.'
By Nivi Feldman
Ran Gvili
January 26, 2026, 2:20 pm
IDF recovers body of final 7 October hostage Ran Gvili
Discovery of police sergeant’s remains ends more than two years of anguish for Israeli families
By Annabel Sinclair
Emily Damari embraces her mother Mandy at a gathering marking one year since her release from captivity.
January 23, 2026, 6:56 pm
‘A new first birthday’: a mother’s words at Emily Damari’s release anniversary
At a party marking one year since her return, Mandy Damari reflects on trauma, survival and rebirth
By Mandy Damari
Emily Damari and Danielle Amit are getting married (Photo: Instagram)
January 23, 2026, 11:26 am
Ex-hostage Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend at Gaza release anniversary
British-Israeli survivor marks one year of freedom by getting engaged to partner Danielle Amit
By Annabel Sinclair
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s film about a hustler-turned table tennis champion.
January 22, 2026, 4:53 pm
Israeli Gaza war films and Safdie-Chalamet’s Marty Supreme land Oscar nominations
Two Israeli films and the hit movie about a Jewish table tennis star secure nominations
By Annabel Sinclair
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