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Merav Sever
Merav Sever is a columnist for Israel Hayom.
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Eliya Cohen was released after 505 days of captivity by Hamas in Gaza, returning to Israel on Feb. 8, 2025. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon.
Freed Hamas hostage dons tefillin in ‘death shelter’
In an emotional full-circle moment, former Hamas captive Eliya Cohen returned Sunday for the first time to the bunker from which he was kidnapped and donned tefillin.
Merav Sever
April 20, 2025
Israeli hostage Omri Miran's photo. Credit: Courtesy.
Proof of life emerges for hostage Omri Miran after 495 days in Gaza
A recently released hostage provided the first confirmation in months that Miran was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July.
Merav Sever
Feb. 12, 2025
Meirav Leshem-Gonen (right) embraces her daughter, released hostage Romi Gonen, after 471 days of Hamas captivity, Jan. 19, 2025. Credit: IDF.
A mother’s 471-day fight: From daughter’s captivity to national healing
Meirav, the mother of Israeli hostage Romi Gonen, shares the journey leading up to her daughter's release from Hamas captivity and what she had to endure.
Merav Sever
Feb. 6, 2025
IDF soldier Agam Berger reunites with her family at Beilinson Hospital/Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah after 482 days' captivity in the Gaza Strip, Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.
Female captive found ‘siddur’ in Hamas captivity, fasted on Tisha B’Av
Agam Berger, released Thursday, "discovered a prayer book in Gaza that became her spiritual anchor throughout her captivity.
Merav Sever
Feb. 2, 2025
Yaniv Zohar at the funeral for his parents and sisters, Oct. 17, 2023. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef.
Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah two months after massacre
Ariel, the son of slain "Israel Hayom" reporter Yaniv Zohar, lost his parents and two sisters to the terrorist onslaught.
Merav Sever
Dec. 11, 2023
Israeli reserve soldiers and activists protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial reform in the city of Bnei Brak on March 16, 2023. Photo by Flash90.
Liberalism ends in Bnei Brak
Why can't some liberals accept haredim?
Merav Sever
Aug. 28, 2023