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GEDERA, Israel—Omer Wenkert had nicknames for his Hamas captors. He called one of them Tznon, which means radish in Hebrew, after its bitter taste. About eight months into Wenkert’s captivity ...

Israeli hostages recently released from Gaza are speaking about the difficult conditions they were forced to endure during 16 months of captivity by U.S.- designated ...

In the last two weeks of his captivity, Shoham said he and the others were stuffed with food. He was 124 pounds when the Red Cross ferried him back to Israel. The foreman of the tunnel team ...

Israel’s leaders promised that their military campaign in Gaza would help save the lives of hostages. At least 41 have died in captivity, some killed by Hamas and others in Israeli airstrikes.

The session will open with testimony from Eli Sharabi, a survivor of Hamas captivity, who will share his harrowing account with the Council… Before Sharabi's testimony, Danny Dannon, Israel's ...

was murdered in captivity by the terrorist organisation PIJ (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) and was repatriated for burial in Israel," the office said in a statement. "We share the family's grief at ...