UNRWA Teachers Held Israeli Boy, Elderly Woman Hostage for Hamas
JERUSALEM—At least two teachers for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza separately held captive Israeli civilians abducted on Oct....
Gazan ‘Civilians’ Involved in Every Stage of Hamas Hostage Scheme, Released Israelis Reveal
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israeli women and children have in recent weeks begun speaking publicly about what they experienced during nearly two...
‘Hide Under the Bed’: How Hamas Made a High Schooler’s Holocaust Education Trip Unnecessary
EILAT, Israel—Ola Metzger, 45, had planned to send her daughter on a Holocaust education trip to Poland. But on Oct....
Neflix and Kill: How a Palestinian Woman Took Over an Israeli Family’s Home on Oct. 7
EILAT, Israel—Natali Yohanan, a 38-year-old mother of two, never felt a need to lock the doors of her house in...
‘They’re So Cruel’: How Oct. 7 Destroyed an Israeli Peace Activist’s Faith in the Palestinians
Irit Lahav, 68, was a peace activist who believed in the decency of the Palestinian people. Then, on Oct. 7,...
Gazan Civilians Recaptured Israeli Hostage Who Escaped From Terrorist Captivity, Aunt Reveals
Roni Krivoi, 25, managed to escape from terrorists who held him hostage in the Gaza Strip, but ordinary Gazans returned...
Israel Welcomes Return of 4 Children and 8 Women From Hamas Captivity. Dozens of Kids Remain in Gaza
Thirteen Israelis, four children and nine women, returned to the Jewish state on Friday evening after 49 days in Hamas...
Release of Hostages Now Bigger Priority for Israelis Than Destruction of Hamas, Poll Finds
TEL AVIV—The Israeli public's top priority in the Gaza war is to bring home the hostages rather than to destroy...
‘Welcome to Hell’: Israeli Soldiers Troll Hamas From the Ruins of Gaza
TEL AVIV—There's the Israel Defense Forces's official messaging about its war against Hamas, and then there are the photographs and...
Children as Young as 10 Took Part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 Terror Attack, Survivors Say
EILAT, Israel—Eran Smilansky, a 28-year-old potato farmer, on Oct. 7 watched Gazan children go from house to house in his...
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