https://www.jns.org/moshe-emilio-lavi Moshe Emilio Lavi is a native of Sderot, Israel. He is a former captain of the Israel Defense Forces and now works as a management consultant in New York City. His brother-in-law, Omri Miran, was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 and released on Oct. 13, 2025. en-US Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/moshe-emilio-lavi/what-the-hostages-return-means-to-israel 000001a1-36e9-dcf3-a7fd-ffed48fb0002 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/moshe-emilio-lavi/what-the-hostages-return-means-to-israel