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Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks to the JC about her powerful new book, When We See You Again

The mother of Hamas October 7 victim Hersh tells British Jews, ‘We are with you’ at this difficult time

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks to the JC about her powerful new book, When We See You Again

Letter from Jerusalem

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Bibas Family

First images of ‘Orange Garden’ in memory of Bibas family released

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Emily Damari has got engaged and launched a clothing line since her release (Picture: Shai Franco)

Hostages

Season of freedom: a heart-to-heart with four former hostages

By Natalie Blenford

12 min read

Noa Argamani

‘A hug and I knew I was safe’: Noa Argamani recalls her rescue by the IDF after 246 days in captivity

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

Hostages

‘To get the media interested in the hostages, we needed to do something to grab their attention’

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

Memorial for the victims of the Hamas massacre at the Nova Music Festival (Image: Getty)

By Alex Hearn

The Hamas blueprint for October 7 that the world chose to ignore

3 min read

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Emily Damari visits Bondi Beach to meet survivor of Chanukah terror attack

The British Israeli hostage also ridiculed the ‘Queers for Palestine’ campaign as she recounted her experience of hiding her sexuality while in captivity

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

February 19, 2026 14:13

Emily Damari visits Bondi Beach to meet survivor of Chanukah terror attack

Brighton woman convicted of stealing hostage memorial and throwing it in bin

Fiona Monro told the court the poster of slain Israeli hostage, Tsachi Idan, was ‘inflammatory’ and put up to ‘justify the genocide’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

February 18, 2026 14:06

Fiona Monro, who stole a hostage memorial in Brighton (Image: X/ Heidi Bachram)

Why we stood: a founder’s reflection on the Borehamwood hostage vigil

The group met every Friday morning for 119 weeks, until the last hostage came home

By Lara Lipsey

3 min read

February 13, 2026 12:38

The Borehamwood vigil (Photo: Simon Ainley)

‘Being held hostage strengthened our relationship’

Having endured unimaginable suffering since October 7, released hostages Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov will stand under the chupah next month

By Ben Conway

6 min read

February 11, 2026 15:31

Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov are interviewed by Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson at Chabad Belgravia (Photo: Devon Shoob)

Starmer has broken his promise to sanction Hamas officials, British hostage families say

The eight families are seeking ‘urgent clarity’ on when the PM will fulfil his commitment

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

February 5, 2026 13:52

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gestures as he delivers a statement (Credit: Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘The promise was kept’: IDF confirms elimination of Hamas commander who killed Noa Marciano

Marciano, aged just 19, was ‘brutally murdered’ in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital after being forced to record a propaganda video

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

February 5, 2026 11:24

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

Gal Hirsch claimed that the weekly protests in Tel Aviv ‘amplified’ the terror group’s propaganda and contributed to delays in peace talks

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

February 2, 2026 10:42

Gal Hirsch, coordinator for the hostages and the missing in the Prime Minister's Office, during a press conferene in Jerusalem on January 27, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

The key border post will be open only for the ‘limited movement of people’ and not for humanitarian aid convoys

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 30, 2026 11:57

Trucks carrying aid at the Rafah Crossing on January 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Nivi Feldman

‘It was my parents who inspired me to fight for the hostages’

The leader of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum UK reflects on the last two years

3 min read

January 28, 2026 14:53

Nivi Feldman with her baby and parents, Nurit Sofer and Stanley Moss (photo: courtesy)

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hostages

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks to the JC about her powerful new book, When We See You Again

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

First images of ‘Orange Garden’ in memory of Bibas family released

Season of freedom: a heart-to-heart with four former hostages

‘A hug and I knew I was safe’: Noa Argamani recalls her rescue by the IDF after 246 days in captivity

‘To get the media interested in the hostages, we needed to do something to grab their attention’

The Hamas blueprint for October 7 that the world chose to ignore

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