hostage

29 Results / Page 2 of 4

Background

News

Freed Gaza hostage Mia Schem gets new tattoo in memory of Oct. 7 – Israel News

The recently freed hostage Mia Schem, who had been held under Hamas for more than 50 days, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a post featuring her latest tattoo.Written in English, the tattoo reads, "We Will Dance Again," accompanied by the date of October 7, 2023.In her post, Mia writes, "I will never forget this date — the pain, fear, traumatic experiences, and the friends we have lost. […]

todayDecember 10, 2023 3

News

Why don’t women’s orgs call to free Israeli women held hostage in Gaza?

In my “MeToo… ” column, published before the recent ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange, I called out all those women’s groups that have remained silent about the sexual atrocities perpetrated against women and girls on October 7 by Hamas terrorists.Now those same groups are largely silent about the young women who survived October 7 only to be savagely kidnapped into Gaza, where 17 still remain in captivity, although the hostage […]

todayDecember 9, 2023 3

News

Israeli hostage Jonatan Samerano abducted during music festival, confirmed dead in Hamas captivity

Jonathan Samerano, a 21-year-old who was taken hostage after the Palestinian terrorists launched attack on October 7 has died in Hamas captivity, his family was notified, reported the Israeli media, on Monday (Dec 4). The 21-year-old from Tel Aviv was at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel’s kibbutz Re’im when Hamas fighters attacked.According to Israeli officials, hundreds were killed at the desert festival which was said to be one of the […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 20

News

Who gets on the hostage release list? – opinion

On Friday afternoon, when I sat down to begin watching the first group of hostages released from Gaza, I suddenly received a screenshot of a conversation between two people I had never met.In Hebrew, the first person wrote: “Have you heard any news?”The second person responded: “They are not on the list.” I was hit with a pang of emotional pain as I understood what this exchange meant.While the […]

todayNovember 29, 2023 2

News

Hostage releases and reunions clouded by Hamas’s psychological warfare

Israelis were glued to their TV screens over the weekend, waiting for a first glimpse of the hostages being released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire deal between the terrorist organization and Israel. The unfolding drama had all the makings of an Oscar-winning psychological thriller; there was a mixture of suspense and horror, followed by relief and emotional scenes of relatives reunited, some of whom learned for the […]

todayNovember 27, 2023 8

News

Freed Israeli hostage briefly escaped Hamas after airstrike, says relative | Israel

One of the Israeli hostages freed on Sunday briefly escaped captivity to hide in the Gaza ruins, it has emerged, amid fresh details of the conditions Hamas’s prisoners were kept in.Roni Krivoy, 25, who was kidnapped while working as a sound engineer at a music festival attacked by Hamas, and who has dual Israeli-Russian citizenship, escaped the building where he was being held after it was damaged in an Israeli […]

todayNovember 27, 2023 2

News

‘Overjoyed’: nine-year-old hostage Emily Hand returns to family in Israel | Israel-Hamas war

The family and friends of Emily Hand have spoken of their joy after Hamas released the nine-year-old Israeli-Irish girl from captivity in Gaza late on Saturday.“Emily has come back to us,” her father, Thomas Hand, said after an emotional reunion at a hospital in Israel.In a statement, Emily’s family said: “We can’t find the words to describe our emotions after 50 challenging and complicated days.”Emily was initially feared dead after […]

todayNovember 26, 2023 5

News

Cousin of Serbian ambassador to US held hostage in Gaza – interview

The Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7 and its massacre of over 1,400 sent shock waves across the globe. Among the 241 hostages taken by the terrorists to Gaza are citizens of more than 40 countries, including Serbia.Thousands of kilometers away, the news hit Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric in a profoundly personal way. His cousin is among those who were kidnapped. As of this writing, […]

todayNovember 10, 2023 2

News

Family learns 8-year-old Israeli-Irish girl thought killed in Hamas attack is likely a hostage

The family of an eight-year-old Israeli-Irish girl who was initially believed to have been killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack on southern Israel has learned that she is now thought to be alive and among the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Irish Embassy in Israel confirmed to Irish state broadcaster RTE that it's now believed Emily Hand was abducted, not murdered by Hamas militants during […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 2

Electro Music Newsletter

Don't miss a beat

Sign up for the latest electronic news and special deals

EMAIL ADDRESS*

    By signing up, you understand and agree that your data will be collected and used subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

    0%