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Eli Sharabi (right) and Roni Kuban (center) during a reading of Sharabi's book 'Hostage' at the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem on May 28, 2026. (Jessica Steinberg/The Times of Israel)
May 29, 2026, 4:05 am
‘Not a day I’m not happy; not a day I don’t feel the loss’: Eli Sharabi on life after captivity
At Jerusalem Writers Festival, author of bestselling ‘Hostage’ talks about mourning his family, time in captivity, regrets from before Oct. 7 and imagining his wife watching him from heaven
By Jessica Steinberg
Sharon Sharabi (L) and Avigdor Liberman (R) in an undated photo released May 4, 2026 (Yisrael Beytenu)
May 4, 2026, 6:10 pm
Yisrael Beytenu, said to eye merger with Eisenkot, adds hostages’ brother to ranks
Sharon Sharabi, who entered public life as a hostage deal advocate, praises ‘true right-wing leader’ Liberman, as opposition looks for ways to challenge Netanyahu’s Likud
By Ariela Karmel
Eli Sharabi's memoir recounts his 491 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza. (Harper Influence via JTA)
February 18, 2026, 8:43 am
Former Hamas captive Eli Sharabi’s memoir ‘Hostage’ named Jewish book of the year
Sharabi, grateful for prestigious literature honor from North America’s Jewish Book Council, says recognition meaningful for ‘memory of all those we lost’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Former hostage Alon Ohel performs with Israeli artists during a concert in Tel Aviv, on February 9, 2026. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 5:17 pm
Ex-hostage Alon Ohel gives Tel Aviv concert amid the stars
Former captive realizes dream of performing onstage with artists whose songs, he recalls, kept him going while in Hamas captivity; ‘This is my victory,’ he says
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Eli Sharabi pictured in Herzliya, on October 20, 2025. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
January 4, 2026, 8:47 am
Eli Sharabi: Lawmakers’ ‘terrible’ comments on legal gatekeepers could lead to violence
Former hostage says elected officials will bear responsibility if someone ‘takes the law into their own hands’; says he has not fully integrated back into Kibbutz Be’eri community
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Matan Angrest attends a ceremony marking the first night of Hanukkah at the National Library in Jerusalem, December 14, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 15, 2025, 4:40 pm
‘Out of darkness’: Freed hostages lead Hanukkah candle-lightings
Emily Damari, Gali and Ziv Berman light menorah together, share video of dancing; four freed surveillance soldiers lead lighting ceremony
By ToI Staff
Alon Ohel (L) and Eli Sharabi (R) speak about their time in Hamas captivity, in an interview that aired December 4, 2025. (Screenshot via Channel 12)
December 5, 2025, 9:20 am
‘We chose life’: Eli Sharabi, Alon Ohel recall helping each other survive Gaza captivity
Two ex-hostages, who were kidnapped separately on Oct. 7 but imprisoned together, credit their bond as keeping them alive and hopeful, comparing it to father-son relationship
By ToI Staff
Surviving hostage Alon Ohel speaks with Channel 12 in an interview aired on December 1, 2025. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
December 2, 2025, 9:41 am
‘No matter what, I choose life’: Alon Ohel shares how he survived 2 years in Gaza captivity
Intentionally starved, chained and sexually harassed, former hostage says he didn’t allow himself to lose hope, knowing that people were fighting for him back home
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Eli Sharabi pictured in Herzliya, on October 20, 2025. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
October 27, 2025, 10:45 pm
What Matters Now to Eli Sharabi: Living with trauma and mourning
The former hostage speaks about reuniting with fellow captive Alon Ohel, how being recognized has helped him recover, and his hopes for the future
By Jessica Steinberg
Family members mourn slain hostage Yossi Sharabi at his funeral in Kibbutz Be'eri, October 27, 2025. (Paulina Patimer)
October 27, 2025, 5:23 pm
‘Belated justice’: After two years, hostage Yossi Sharabi laid to rest in Be’eri
Ofir Engel, who was kidnapped alongside Sharabi on Oct. 7 and held with him for months in captivity, recalls kibbutznik surfer sharing scraps of food and taking care of him
By ToI Staff
Nira Sharabi, widow of murdered hostage Yossi Sharabi, holding a poster of her husband in a Kibbutz Be'eri video created for the second anniversary of the Hamas invasion and massacre. (Courtesy)
October 12, 2025, 3:21 pm
Kibbutz Be’eri posts anguished video expressing hopes, fears for remaining hostages
Clip set to Yehudit Ravitz song ‘The Day After’ relays the long wait for those held captive; 102 were killed at kibbutz on Oct. 7, and 30 taken hostage; Hamas still holds 4 bodies
By Jessica Steinberg
The 20 living hostages released on October 13, 2025: First row, from left: Elkana Bohbot, Matan Angrest, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Haim Ohana, Alon Ohel. Second row, from let: Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Rom Braslavski, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman. Third row, from left: Eitan Mor, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn. Final row, from left: Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Omri Miran.
October 11, 2025, 2:46 pm
The final 20 living hostages released from Gaza
First phase of Trump’s Gaza deal sees return of 20 living hostages; bodies of 28 others are also supposed to be returned
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Eli Sharabi, who was abducted during the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and held hostage by Hamas for 16 months, poses with his new book "Hostage" for a photo in Herzliya, on September 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 6, 2025, 10:44 am
Eli Sharabi’s memoir, the first by a freed Hamas hostage, is coming out in English
‘Hostage,’ already out in Hebrew, instantly became a bestseller in Israel; Sharabi isn’t yet ready to go inside the Kibbutz Be’eri home from where he was kidnapped 2 years ago
By Melanie Lidman
Released hostage Eli Sharabi arrives at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, wrapped in an Israeli flag, as he walks to be reunited with members of his family after 491 days in Hamas captivity, February 8, 2025. (Haim Tsach/GPO)
From the WebOctober 3, 2025, 3:37 am
I Spent 491 Days as a Hostage of Hamas. This Is My Story
Time Magazine publishes excerpt from Eli Sharabi’s soon-to-be-published memoir about his unfathomable October 7 family tragedy and time in captivity
Pro-hostage deal, anti-government protesters rally outside the Begin Road entrance to the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
July 12, 2025, 3:45 pm
Thousands set to attend weekly rallies: ‘No victory without bringing home all 50 hostages’
Hostage families call upcoming 4,000th day since Hadar Goldin’s 2014 abduction ‘a stain on the Israeli story’; supporters of Arab MK Odeh to protest effort to eject him from Knesset
By ToI Staff
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