The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gilad-shalit/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Gilad Shalit | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gilad-shalit/ 32 32 Alongside joy, for terror victims and their families, deal evokes fear and betrayal https://www.timesofisrael.com/alongside-joy-for-terror-victims-and-their-families-deal-evokes-fear-and-betrayal/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3662556 Some try to find empathy for hostages to be released while others point to Shalit agreement as evidence releasing attackers makes terrorism more rampant

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]]> From raids to ransom: Israel’s hostage policy has become Hamas’s sharpest weapon https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-raids-to-ransom-israels-hostage-policy-has-become-hamass-sharpest-weapon/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:33:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3590599 Leaders once chose rescues over negotiations. But for 50 years, public pressure and new terror tactics have led Israel to pay ever steeper prices — and that's unlikely to change

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]]> Mother of soldier Nachshon Wachsman dies, 30 years after his kidnapping and murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/mother-of-soldier-nachshon-wachsman-dies-30-years-after-his-kidnapping-and-murder/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:02:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3495439 Esther Wachsman, 76, committed herself to commemorating her son and Cpt. Nir Poraz, who was killed during failed operation to rescue Nachshon from Hamas captors near Jerusalem

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]]> Daily Briefing Jan. 24: Day 476 – Excruciating dilemmas as murderers set to be released https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-jan-24-day-476-excruciating-dilemmas-as-murderers-set-to-be-released/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:27:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466276&preview=true&preview_id=3466276 Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on how high a cost Israel will pay for human life, and the difficult national conversation that may come on how to prevent the next Hamas kidnapping

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]]> Freed hostage says she saw photo of Gilad Shalit in Gaza room where she was held https://www.timesofisrael.com/freed-hostage-says-she-saw-photo-of-gilad-shalit-in-gaza-room-where-she-was-held/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:11:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3269650 Filipino-born Noralin Agojo recalls terrorists hauled her to the enclave in a van filled with the bodies of murdered Israelis: 'I didn't see their faces, didn't turn around'

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]]> Gilad Shalit met hostages’ families, shared how he endured Hamas captivity — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/gilad-shalit-met-hostages-families-shared-how-he-endured-hamas-captivity-report/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:49:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3201761 TV says former soldier, who was held by terror group in Gaza for 5 years, reached out to relatives of those abducted on Oct 7. to give them hope about 'normal life' after captivity

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]]> Though Gaza kept under close watch, rescuing hostages there poses daunting task https://www.timesofisrael.com/though-gaza-kept-under-close-watch-rescuing-hostages-there-poses-daunting-task/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:25:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3122072 Densely populated area, web of tunnels, traps awaiting rescuers, and enormous numbers abducted during deadly rampage presents trickiest hostage crisis in Israel's history

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]]> By abducting over 100 people into Gaza, Hamas has put Netanyahu in a political bind https://www.timesofisrael.com/by-abducting-over-100-people-into-gaza-hamas-has-put-netanyahu-in-a-political-bind/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:54:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3116421 PM previously freed over 1,000 Palestinian inmates for one IDF soldier; now he must deal with some 130 civilian hostages and with far-right partners who won't agree to mass release

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]]> ‘A war crime’: UN pans Israeli expulsion of Palestinian lawyer said linked to terror https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-war-crime-un-pans-israeli-expulsion-of-palestinian-lawyer-said-linked-to-terror/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:59:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902993&preview=true&preview_id=2902993 UN human rights office says 'deporting a protected person from occupied territory is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention,' warns of move's chilling effect

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]]> France slams Israel for deporting Palestinian over alleged terror: ‘Against the law’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-slams-israel-for-deporting-palestinian-over-alleged-terror-against-the-law/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:04:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901795&preview=true&preview_id=2901795 French Foreign Ministry says Israel can't expel an individual from 'occupied' East Jerusalem, says Paris has 'fully mobilized' to ensure Salah Hamouri can reside in the city

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]]> Israel deports Palestinian lawyer allegedly involved in terror activities to France https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-deports-palestinian-lawyer-to-france-for-alleged-terror-activities/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 06:06:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901625&preview=true&preview_id=2901625 Officials say Salah Hamouri, who spent 7 years in prison for plot to assassinate former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, is still active in PFLP terror group; he denies accusations

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]]> Israel says Palestinian who plotted to kill top rabbi to be deported for new actions https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-lawyer-from-jerusalem-to-be-deported-to-france-israel-says/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:07:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2888748 Officials say Salah Hammouri, who spent seven years in prison after being convicted in plan to assassinate Ovadia Yosef, has returned to activities tied to terrorism

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]]> Noam Shalit, father of former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit, dies at 68 https://www.timesofisrael.com/noam-shalit-father-of-former-hamas-captive-gilad-shalit-dies-at-68/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:52:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2736694 Shalit passes after battling leukemia; was known for relentless, successful fight for son's return from Hamas captivity in prisoner exchange; funeral at Mitzpe Hila on Thursday

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]]> Gilad Shalit gets married, 10 years after release from Hamas captivity https://www.timesofisrael.com/gilad-shalit-gets-married-10-years-after-release-from-hamas-captivity/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:28:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2570301 Former soldier, who was held prisoner in Gaza between 2006 and 2011 before being released in swap, ties knot with fiancé at small ceremony in central Israel

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]]> Hamas issues footage of Shalit in captivity, voice of another ‘captured soldier’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-issues-footage-of-shalit-in-captivity-voice-of-another-captured-soldier/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:29:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2559596&preview=true&preview_id=2559596 Al Jazeera airs new videos of soldier being held in Gaza cell; calls for 'help' heard in separate audio purporting to be of another captive, but parents says not their sons' voices

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