Hostages

Former hostages kidnapped together marry in Israel

Israel President Isaac Herzog and other former captives were in attendance as Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov tied the knot

By JC Reporter

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Ziv Berman, Emily Damari and Gali Berman in New York (Emily Demari Instagram)

Israel

Emily Damari and two other former hostages ‘fulfil dreams together’ watching England at World Cup

By JC Reporter

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Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky at a protest outside the home of Defence Minister Israel Katz in Moshav Kfar Ahim on August 15, 2025 (Flash90)

United Nations

‘Why were you silent?’ Former hostage confronts UN gender-based violence rapporteur

By Melanie Swan

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Shaare Hayim

Manchester synagogue shows their ‘adopted’ freed hostage to his seat

By Alma Green

2 min read

Former hostages Eliya Cohen (L) and Alon Ohel on the day of their release (Flash90)

IDF

IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist who captured four hostages

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

‘It devastates us’: Families of October 7 victims react as full extent of horrors are revealed in historic report

By Natalie Lisbona

‘It devastates us’: Families of October 7 victims react as full extent of horrors are revealed in historic report

6 min read

Hostages

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

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read

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By Natalie Lisbona

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

In a week of Independence Day and Remembrance Day, the nation's children look ahead with confidence and resilience

5 min read

April 22, 2026 13:54

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

The new landmark will also be dedicated to all child victims of October 7 and promote ‘national healing’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 20, 2026 15:29

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

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

From making a cup of tea to laughing out loud, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher, Aviva Seigel and Danielle Aloni share how it feels to be free women back home in Israel

By Natalie Blenford

12 min read

March 25, 2026 14:55

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

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

Israeli hostage held in Gaza describe the moment she knew she was free, speaking on a visit to London

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

March 20, 2026 14:32

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

Marcel Knobil tells the JC what inspired the Lovelock Hostage Bridge and other endeavours

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

March 6, 2026 16:21

By Alex Hearn

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

The 2021 ‘Promise of the Hereafter’ conference sets out what would befall the survivors of a ‘defunct (Jewish) state’ – from death and expulsion to forced labour

3 min read

February 25, 2026 16:50

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

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)

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Hostages

Former hostages kidnapped together marry in Israel

Emily Damari and two other former hostages ‘fulfil dreams together’ watching England at World Cup

‘Why were you silent?’ Former hostage confronts UN gender-based violence rapporteur

Manchester synagogue shows their ‘adopted’ freed hostage to his seat

IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist who captured four hostages

‘It devastates us’: Families of October 7 victims react as full extent of horrors are revealed in historic report

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

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