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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)
AJR chief executive returns to Kibbutz Ni r Oz. Pic: Courtesy
January 27, 2026, 9:41 am
Rebuilding the fabric of kibbutz life after 7 October
How does a devastated community return after psychological trauma? Michael Newman pays respects at the Kibbutz Nir Oz of his youth
By Michael Newman
Tamir Adar (L) Arie Zalmanowicz (Courtesy)
October 22, 2025, 11:56 am
Bodies of hostages Tamir Adar and Arie Zalmanowicz brought back to Israel
Kibbutz Nir Oz residents were held by Hamas for 746 days - the bodies of 13 hostages remain in Gaza
By Michelle Rosenberg
Yair Yaakov, murdered on 7 October and taken into Gaza. Photo Credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
June 12, 2025, 11:05 am
IDF recovers bodies of two murdered hostages from Gaza, including Nir Oz father
Yair Yaakov was killed in his home on 7 October; second victim also from Nir Oz, name withheld
By Annabel Sinclair
A screenshot from a video on BBC Arabic's instagram, showing Hamas hostage releases - and comments celebrating the actions of the terrorist organisation.
May 13, 2025, 12:51 pm
Murder glorified, racism unchecked — BBC failing to moderate its Arabic social media
Celebrating Hamas, cheering Israeli deaths and urging arson: new report exposes obscene levels of unmoderated hatred on corporation's platform
By Daniel Sugarman
Elisha Medan. Pic: Beit Halochem UK
April 28, 2025, 11:25 am
After losing both his legs in Gaza war, Elisha embarks on journey of pain, purpose and willpower
The father of six will light a torch has been chosen to light at torch at Israel's annual ceremony for Independence Day
By Debbie Collins
Ilana Gritzewsky speaks at Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv. Photo X
April 17, 2025, 12:52 pm
Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky: ‘No one will break me until my Matan is home’
Kidnapped with her partner from Kibbutz Nir Oz, she sends a message to those still held in Gaza: ‘Everyone is just waiting for you'
By Annabel Sinclair
Pic: mako.il/news
April 16, 2025, 12:43 pm
Dog kidnapped from Nir Oz on 7 October reunited with her family
IDF Golani reservist discovers beloved pet Billy in Rafah, 18 months after she was taken
By Michelle Rosenberg
The Bibas family. Ariel, his baby brother, Kfir and mother, Shiri.
February 26, 2025, 9:08 am
WATCH: Thousands line streets for Bibas family funeral
Yarden Bibas’s sister Ofri writes on social media post: 'Through the window, I see today a broken nation'
By Jenni Frazer
Pic: Elliot Jacob
March 19, 2024, 2:34 pm
1,000 call for release of hostages at emotional ‘Israel in our Herts’ rally
'We don't have time left. There is a deal on the table and it's the last one'. Daughter of 83-year old Israeli hostage Oded Lifschitz stands alongside Chief Rabbi and cross-communal dignitaries at Borehamwood vigil
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: Twitter
February 12, 2024, 12:13 pm
Dame Maureen Lipman, Sir Martin Sorrell and David Walliams support London art project for Israel’s hostages
Lovelock Hostage Bridge at JW3 highlights plight of those held captive in Gaza - and you can now add your padlock
By Justin Cohen
Judith and Gadi Weinstein
December 28, 2023, 10:15 pm
Two Israeli-Americans missing since 7 October confirmed killed in Hamas attack
Judith Weinstein and her husband Gadi were members of Kibbutz Nir Oz
By Luke Tress (JTA)
Shiri Bibas; Yarden, holding four-year-old Ariel (also pictured right) and nine-month-old Kfir. Pic: Yifat Zailer
October 17, 2023, 10:55 am
‘This terrifying video is still all we have. We pray Shiri and her beautiful boys are still alive’
Shiri Bibas and her two young sons are among 199 people being held by Hamas. Here, Shiri's desperate cousin Yifat Zailer gives Jewish News a sense of her family's nightmare.
By Michelle Rosenberg
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