Israel-Hamas war/Survivor Testimonies

Kidnapped together on October 7 and separated for more than a year, Keith and Aviva Siegel recount their captivity in Gaza and the ongoing struggle to rebuild their lives

Figures released by Israel’s Defense Ministry and National Insurance ahead of October 7’s third anniversary show 1,318 military personnel and 1,029 civilians have died since the Hamas attack

The recording captures a nine-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister seeking help in Kfar Aza; their younger sister Avigail was abducted to Gaza

Sabine Taasa recounted the story of her family's murder while the audience laughed and jeered at her

In 'Meeting Myself in Hell' Omer Shem Tov breaks down his captivity, his release, and plans for the future

The "Kumu" movement and the families of Oct. 7th have published the names of the hosts for the national memorial ceremony marking three years since the massacre, which will take place in Yarkon Park

A landmark new report concludes that sexual and gender-based violence was systematic, widespread, and central to the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks and the subsequent captivity of hostages in Gaza

Survivors and family members of October 7 victims met Monday afternoon at the Knesset to hold a press conference, called for an independent investigation, and criticized politicians for their failures

Romi Gonen and Emily Damari described how, after months in captivity, they discovered the fate of their loved ones through i24NEWS in English

Romi Gonen recounts sexual abuse by her Palestinian captors in Gaza

“I told Trump that many in Israel believed he had been sent by God to help bring back the hostages,” he said

Survivors and relatives of fallen hostages urge the immediate formation of an independent commission to investigate October 7 failures

"Inside a large yellow trash bin, I saw a pile of bodies women, adults, and small children covered in blood. They were murdered and slaughtered just for being Israelis, Jews."

Former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel has shared a harrowing account of his two years in Hamas captivity, detailing torture, sexual harassment, starvation, and psychological abuse

Describing his guards as abusive and erratic, the 23-year-old detailed two incidents where one of them subjected him to sexual abuse in an interview with Channel 12 News Israel

Avinatan Or describes his captivity and how he had at one point attempted to escape, digging himself out of the tunnel and marking a sandbag with the word 'hostage,' until his captors found out

After his moving speech at the Hostages Square on Saturday, 23-year-old Guy Gilboa Dalal speaks out for the first time on his 738 days in captivity

Speaking for the 1st time since his release, he said 'My heart is racing. I can't believe I'm in a place I once saw on TV from inside Gaza, and said that it's my dream to get there — and now I’m here'

"It's something even the Nazis didn't do. During Hitler's time, they wouldn't have done things like this." President Herzog reacted to the testimony: 'The world must not turn away from the truth'

"While I am free, many others are still captive. Their nightmare continues. Their families are still waiting. We cannot forget them. We cannot stop until they are all home."

'They threatened to kill me several times, pressed a gun against my head,' Siegel recalled, urging a ceasefire and hostage release be secured as soon as possible

Report seeks to be used as 'central tool for prosecutorial authorities in Israel in evaluating the case files,' as well as pushing the UN to list Hamas as perpetrator of sexual violence

'Sexual violence continued in captivity, with many returnees reporting forced nudity, physical and verbal sexual harassment, sexual assaults and threats of forced marriage'

The celebrity visited the Nova compound, the Be'eri kibbutz and the memorial of burnt vehicles in Tkuma, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel.