Freed hostage Eli Sharabi to address UN Security Council on Thursday The 53-year-old, who left Hamas captivity severely emaciated, has met this month with U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mike Wagenheim March 18, 2025
Former hostage details starvation and beatings by Hamas captors "You don’t care about the beatings. They’re breaking my ribs, and I don’t care; give me another half-pita,” Eli Sharabi said of his 16 months in Gaza. JNS Staff Feb. 28, 2025
Freed 10-year-old hostage to ChatGPT: ‘I miss the people we lost’ Emily Hand launched an education conference in Tel Aviv, expressing her sadness to the world’s most popular AI tool. JNS Staff Feb. 18, 2025
500 days after Oct. 7, over a dozen southern towns still evacuated In four out of 13 evacuated towns, repopulation isn't scheduled to happen before 2026, the government said. Canaan Lidor Feb. 17, 2025
Sixty Oct. 7 orphans ineligible to receive state financial support “We are orphans. There is no such thing as half an orphan. We need help and no one is giving it to us,” says Noam Ben Ami. Raphael Poch Feb. 6, 2025
The unexpected impact of a Jewish American’s trip to Israel My journey didn’t shatter my emotional well-being. It fortified my spirit. Brad Pomerance Dec. 12, 2024
Freed hostages surprise young Oct. 7 survivor on her birthday In a touching reunion, Noa Argamani and Hila Rotem Shoshani celebrate young Emily Hand's first birthday since being released from captivity in Gaza. Roni Shkedy Nov. 20, 2024
The harrowing tale of a former Hamas hostage Ofir Engel, 19, recounts being taken captive during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for 54 days. Amelie Botbol Nov. 19, 2024
Freed child captive has moments of joy, as family yearns for normalcy Emily Hand, 9, seems to have gone back to her joyful self, but she sometimes feels very afraid. Amelie Botbol Nov. 8, 2024
