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Body of ‘hero medic’ who died treating others on October 7 returned home to Israel

Ronan Engel’s shiva was held next to the Tel Aviv hospital where his daughter is still being treated after her release nearly two years ago

By Jamie Shapiro

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Ronan Engel with his family in happier times (Image: X/ Bring Them Home Now)

Eliyahu “Churchill” Margalit was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023. His body was retrieved from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 18, 2025, as part of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Hamas gives back body of beloved kibbutznik, 75, who was killed rescuing his horses

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Bipin Joshi (right) pictured with his family (Image: Courtesy)

Body of murdered hostage Bipin Joshi returning to Nepal next week

By Siam Goorwich

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The moment Elkana Bohbot was finally reunited with his son Re'em after being released from captivity in Gaza (GPO)

Hostage Elkana Bohbot stitched a doll for his son using scraps of fabric while in captivity

By Siam Goorwich

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Reut Ben Haim, founder of the Tzav 9 protest movement, attends Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on August 7, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

Israeli activists plan to block Gaza aid over Hamas ceasefire ‘violations’

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The Guardian corrected a headline referring to Israeli hostages as 'detainees'

Multiple papers correct misleading coverage of Gaza hostage releases

By Jamie Shapiro

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Rom Braslavski has revealed terrorists repeatedly tried to get him to convert to Islam (Picture: Eran Yardeni/GPO)

Hostages were pressured to convert to Islam and met Hamas leader during two-year captivity

By Siam Goorwich

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Body of final female hostage returned as Hamas delays further releases

The remains Inbar Hayman, as well as those of IDF officer Sergeant Major Muhammad al-Atarash, were handed over to the military last night

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October 16, 2025 08:25

Inbar Hayman and Sergeant Major Muhammad Al-Atarash (Image: Times of Israel)

Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

Former captives tell Israeli media about the horrific conditions they faced at the hands of Hamas

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October 14, 2025 10:59

Avinatan Or, pictured with his parents, was held alone for the entire two years

‘Now we can breathe again’: Israelis celebrate the ‘miracle’ of the hostage return

A nation began the process of healing – and mourning – on Monday

By Siam Goorwich

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October 14, 2025 09:19

Nimrod Cohen, who was held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks, waves an Israeli flag upon disembarking from an Israeli military helicopter (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Bodies of four dead hostages arrive in Israel – two names released

The military confirmed that the remains were be identified at a forensics facility

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October 14, 2025 08:34

The bodies are saluted by IDF soldiers after arriving in Israel (Image: JNS)

British Jewish communal leaders rejoice at return of the hostages

The last of the living hostages in Gaza were released today after 738 days in captivity

By Daniel Ben-David

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October 13, 2025 16:28

JW3 Chief Executive Ray Simonson and Marcel Knobil removing padlocks on the Lovelock Bridge at JW3 (Credit: JW3)

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By The JC Leader

US backing for Israel freed the hostages. Can peace follow now?

With the hostages home, the path to Hamas’s irrelevance may at last come within reach

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October 13, 2025 16:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset as US President Donald Trump listens on (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Tears flowed freely, the weight of our common pain and uncertainty finally lifting’

A leading hostage campaigner from the UK was in Hostage Square when the captives were released

By Maxine Elias

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October 13, 2025 16:05

Maxine Elias in Hostage Square in the early hours of today (Photo: Maxine Elias)

In our small way, we too helped bring them home

Campaigners across the UK have spent the last two years calling for the release of the hostages. Today, their prayers were answered

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October 13, 2025 15:04

Campaigners gather at a London rally to call to bring home the hostages (Photo: Getty)

Hamas accused of holding back bodies in breach of ceasefire deal

‘We will not abandon any hostage,’ the Hostages and Missing Families Forum vowed

By Siam Goorwich

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October 13, 2025 13:32

As recently as last week, Herut Nimrodi said she still hoped her son Tal might be alive (Picture: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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