The father of American teenage hostage freed by Hamas says she is ‘doing very good’
1 year, 2 months ago

The father of American teenage hostage freed by Hamas says she is ‘doing very good’

Associated Press  

EVANSTON, Ill. — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she’s doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza. “I’m in tears, and I feel very, very good.” The 71-year-old said he saw on the news earlier Friday that an American mother and daughter would be released by Hamas, and he spent the day hoping that meant his daughter and her mother, Judith Raanan. “It’s just going to be like this intense hug that is bigger than words and bigger than what we could actually communicate verbally.” Uri Raanan said he believes Natalie and Judith to be in transit to Tel Aviv to reunite with relatives, and that both will be back in the U.S. early next week. “We need to continue besieging whoever we can and however we can, and praying for their release.” Judith came regularly to Meir’s congregation and felt like “part of our family,” the rabbi said.

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Matan Zangauker: Mother of Israeli hostage in Hamas video calls on Netanyahu to do a deal
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Matan Zangauker: Mother of Israeli hostage in Hamas video calls on Netanyahu to do a deal

CNN  

CNN — The mother of a hostage who appears in the latest “proof of life” video released by Hamas has doubled down on her criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making an emotional appeal for him to do a deal for the captives’ return. In a video released by the militant group Saturday, the hostage Matan Zangauker – who …

Edan Alexander: Mother of Israeli-American hostage ‘shaken’ by Hamas video of her son begging Netanyahu and Trump for deal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Edan Alexander: Mother of Israeli-American hostage ‘shaken’ by Hamas video of her son begging Netanyahu and Trump for deal

CNN  

CNN — The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for a hostage deal, just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald Trump for his release. Yael Alexander, whose son Edan was kidnapped by militants on October …

Mother of sole British hostage in Gaza pleads for help and her safe return
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mother of sole British hostage in Gaza pleads for help and her safe return

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of the sole British hostage still in Gaza …

It's a year since Hamas took away my beautiful girl... my heart is breaking a little more every day, says mother of the only British hostage still in Gaza as she pens moving letter that she hopes will
2 months, 2 weeks ago

It's a year since Hamas took away my beautiful girl... my heart is breaking a little more every day, says mother of the only British hostage still in Gaza as she pens moving letter that she hopes will

Daily Mail  

'It is breaking my heart a little more, day by day,' says Mandy Damari, whose 28-year-old daughter, Emily, is the only British hostage who remains in Gaza. Pictured, British hostage Emily Damari who still remains in Gaza after the October 7 Hamas terror attack Mrs Damari, Emily's mother, was born in Surrey and grew up in Beckenham before visiting Israel …

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I'm home now, but…’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I'm home now, but…’

Hindustan Times  

A rescued Israeli hostage spoke out publically for the first time, recounting the horrifying ordeal in a recorded message Saturday. Rescued Israeli hostage, Noa Argamani speaks out for the first time since her horrifying ordeal in Gaza Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out The China-born Israeli citizen expressed her fears “as an only child to my parents, and a …

Heartwarming video shows rescued Hamas hostage Noa Argamni’s tearful reunion with dad: watch
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Heartwarming video shows rescued Hamas hostage Noa Argamni’s tearful reunion with dad: watch

Hindustan Times  

An emotional video surfacing on social media shows Hamas hostage Noa Argamni embracing her father after being rescued by Israeli troops. In a “complex mission,” Argamani was rescued along with three other hostages who were abducted by Hamas terrorists from the Supernova music festival in Israel on October 7 last year. Rescued Hamas hostage Noa Argamni’s tearful reunion with dad …

Watch: Israeli hostage Noa Argamani is reunited with father after Hamas kidnapping
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Israeli hostage Noa Argamani is reunited with father after Hamas kidnapping

The Telegraph  

This is the moment a 25-year-old Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas was reunited with her father after eight months in captivity. Footage posted on social media showed Noa Argamani embracing her father after being rescued by IDF troops in a daring raid on Saturday. Ms Argamani was kidnapped along with her boyfriend Avinatan Or from the Supernova festival on …

ALL women hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, freed Israeli woman says: Captives' relatives say their spirit has been broken by rape revelations
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ALL women hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, freed Israeli woman says: Captives' relatives say their spirit has been broken by rape revelations

Daily Mail  

All female hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, a freed Israeli woman has said. The young Israeli woman was freed in a hostage exchange in November and today told an Israeli parliamentary committee that 'every Israeli woman who is being held captive in Gaza is being sexually abused', the Jerusalem Post reports. An image grab from a handout …

Freed Israeli hostage says she met a Hamas leader in a tunnel, where she was kept in dire conditions
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Freed Israeli hostage says she met a Hamas leader in a tunnel, where she was kept in dire conditions

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages. It also sheds new light on the …

Former Israeli hostage's final death stare at Hamas captor during release hailed as ‘iconic’: Watch
1 year ago

Former Israeli hostage's final death stare at Hamas captor during release hailed as ‘iconic’: Watch

Hindustan Times  

Former Israeli hostage Rimon Kirsht was caught on camera giving a death stare to a Hamas terrorist during her release. While being released, Rimon Kirsht is seen giving her Hamas captor one final piercing glare, cocking her head and walking away The 36-year-old was among 12 hostages who were released on Tuesday, November 28, as part of a cease-fire deal …

US-Israeli girl Abigail Edan, 4, discharged from hospital after being freed by Hamas
1 year ago

US-Israeli girl Abigail Edan, 4, discharged from hospital after being freed by Hamas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A four-year-old US-Israeli girl, who …

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
1 year ago

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The last Omer Neutra’s parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend. Immediately, we understood that he’s right there,” his mother, Orna Neutra, said Wednesday of the brutal Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas that killed more than 1,200 civilians and soldiers and triggered a war in Gaza. The couple initially thought it …

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after ordeal
1 year ago

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after ordeal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He added: “It’s going to be a long road, but we’ll get there.” Mr …

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity
1 year ago

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity

Al Jazeera  

Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in Israel. Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in a country still reeling from the shock of their abduction during a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Deborah Cohen told France’s BFM …

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas
1 year ago

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. I understood that if we were alive — they killed whoever they wanted to in Nir Oz.” Two Israeli TV stations, Channels 12 and 13, reported that Hamas’ top leader in …

Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American
1 year ago

Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American

Live Mint  

Hamas released 17 hostages in Gaza, including a 4-year-old American girl, as part of a truce with Israel as Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners on the third day of the ceasefire. However Netanyahu said he also told Biden that, at the end of the truce, “we will return with full force to achieve our goals: The elimination of Hamas, ensuring …

Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge
1 year ago

Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Plastic chairs as beds. Nearly two months after Hamas militants dragged them into Gaza during a bloody cross-border attack on Israel that also killed 1,200 people, most freed hostages appear to be in stable physical condition. “She came back and she said, ’I know that I’ve been there for 50 days.’” Adar said that her grandmother was taken …

Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freed
1 year ago

Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freed

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American girl held hostage by Hamas after her parents were killed, was released as part of the cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. “I wish I were there to hold her.” Abigail has dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship, and Biden said she was “safely in Israel.” She was the first U.S. …

One Israeli hostage family’s anxious wait for release news: ‘It’s hopefulness. It’s helplessness’
1 year ago

One Israeli hostage family’s anxious wait for release news: ‘It’s hopefulness. It’s helplessness’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Words can’t describe how I’m …

Irregular meals, plastic chairs as beds. As hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge
1 year ago

Irregular meals, plastic chairs as beds. As hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge

LA Times  

Sharon Hertzman, right, hugs a relative as they reunite at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Nov. 25, 2023. Information about the conditions of their captivity has been tightly controlled, but family members of the released hostages have begun to share details about their loved ones’ experiences. “She came back and she said, ’I know that I’ve been …

My daughter spent her ninth birthday in a Hamas cell – I can only hope she’s picked for the hostage release
1 year, 1 month ago

My daughter spent her ninth birthday in a Hamas cell – I can only hope she’s picked for the hostage release

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I didn’t see Emily get taken, …

Family of girl among three American hostages to be released hope she will be home for fourth birthday
1 year, 1 month ago

Family of girl among three American hostages to be released hope she will be home for fourth birthday

The Independent  

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Father of Irish-Israeli child hostage says he is living through ‘nightmare’
1 year, 1 month ago

Father of Irish-Israeli child hostage says he is living through ‘nightmare’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Hand said at a press conference at the Israeli embassy in London on …

Are Israel and Hamas nearing a ‘hostage’ deal? What to know
1 year, 1 month ago

Are Israel and Hamas nearing a ‘hostage’ deal? What to know

Al Jazeera  

Qatari-mediated negotiations aim to free 50 captives in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, according to media reports. Part of the deal includes the release of about 50 civilian captives in Gaza, a rapid jump from previous reports that suggested Hamas would release 10-15 captives. Hamas would also have to divulge the complete list of remaining living civilian hostages held in …

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they’re traveling to be living reminders
1 year, 1 month ago

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they’re traveling to be living reminders

Associated Press  

PARIS — The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. “They have nothing.” Israel’s overwhelming military bombardment of Gaza, families say, raises questions about whether destroying Hamas or rescuing hostages …

Biden speaks to American mother and daughter who were freed by Hamas, says I’m so glad you’re coming' I WATCH – India TV
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden speaks to American mother and daughter who were freed by Hamas, says I’m so glad you’re coming' I WATCH – India TV

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden, on Saturday, spoke to two freed Americans who had been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza and said, "Judith and Natalie, I’m so glad you’re coming home." Family members have said Judith and Natalie had been on a trip from their home in the Chicago suburb of Evanston to Israel to celebrate Judith’s mother’s birthday and …

What we know about Judith and Natalie Raanan, the hostages released by Hamas, and what might happen next
1 year, 2 months ago

What we know about Judith and Natalie Raanan, the hostages released by Hamas, and what might happen next

ABC  

While the whereabouts of hundreds of hostages kidnapped by Hamas a fortnight ago remains unclear, a mother and daughter from the US have become the first to be released. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the mother and daughter were abducted by Iranian-backed militants of Hamas from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, where they were staying during the terror attack on southern …

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

Associated Press  

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage. Qatar said it would continue its dialogue with Israel and Hamas in hopes of …

American mother and daughter first hostages released by Hamas
1 year, 2 months ago

American mother and daughter first hostages released by Hamas

The Telegraph  

He said knowing she may be able to celebrate her 18th birthday next week at home with family and friends felt “wonderful”. Mr Biden appeared to say on Friday night that the US wants Israel to delay its ground invasion of Gaza until more American hostages can be released. Washington had not publicly stated that this was the US position, …

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

LA Times  

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage. Qatar said it would continue its dialogue with Israel and Hamas in hopes of winning the release of all …

Hamas releases two American hostages from Gaza after Qatari mediation
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas releases two American hostages from Gaza after Qatari mediation

Al Jazeera  

Judith Raanan and Natalie Raanan released from Gaza and were back in Israel, the Israeli prime minister’s office says. Hamas has released two American hostages, Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on southern Israel. Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, freed the hostages “for humanitarian reasons” after Qatari mediation efforts, its spokesman …

More than 200 hostages are held in Gaza. Their families lack needed information
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 200 hostages are held in Gaza. Their families lack needed information

NPR  

More than 200 hostages are held in Gaza. SHERLOCK: Yoni Asher tells us about when, on October 7, Hamas gunmen kidnapped his wife and two children. SHERLOCK: Asher's wife and his two daughters, Raz and Aviv, aged 5 and 2, are among 203 Israelis and foreign nationals held by Hamas and other Palestinian militias in Gaza. SHERLOCK: To demonstrators outside …

The mother of an Israeli woman in a Hamas hostage video appeals for her release
1 year, 2 months ago

The mother of an Israeli woman in a Hamas hostage video appeals for her release

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The mother of a young Israeli woman held by Hamas appealed for her release on Tuesday, calling the seizure of around 200 hostages by the Palestinian militant group “a crime against humanity.” Hamas’ military wing released a video on Monday showing a dazed Mia Schem, 21, having her arm wrapped with bandages. Now she’s in Gaza.” Mia Schem …

An American mom and daughter are missing in Israel. Their family says Hamas is holding them hostage
1 year, 2 months ago

An American mom and daughter are missing in Israel. Their family says Hamas is holding them hostage

Associated Press  

EVANSTON, Ill. — Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrate a relative’s 85th birthday and the Jewish holiday season, according to their rabbi. We hope she’s together with her mom.” Through tears, Natalie Raanan’s aunt, Sigal Zamir, said: “I pray for them to come back alive. They’re innocent and loving, and …

Israel’s ‘war’ with Hamas complicated by hostage situation: What we know so far
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel’s ‘war’ with Hamas complicated by hostage situation: What we know so far

Firstpost  

After rocket attacks on Israel, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas infiltrated the country and took several Israelis and foreign nationals hostages. “They have been secured in safe places and resistance tunnels.” Apart from abducting people from the rave, reports state that Hamas fighters took people hostage from the border town of Be’eri and Ofakim. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations …

'She Went to Heaven': Hamas Militant 'Executes' Israeli Girl in Front of Parents
1 year, 2 months ago

'She Went to Heaven': Hamas Militant 'Executes' Israeli Girl in Front of Parents

News 18  

The State of Israel’s official handle on X, which is managed by the country’s foreign ministry, said an Israeli child was “executed” in front of her younger siblings and parents, who are now being held hostage by the Hamas militant group. A person, most likely their captor, shouts: “Relax, relax, she went to heaven.” Israel-based journalist Hananya Naftali also shared …

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