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Noam Shalit

Gilad Shalit with his father, Noam, on the day of his release from captivity (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry/Flash90)
March 30, 2022, 11:52 pm
Noam Shalit, father of former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit, dies at 68
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
By ToI Staff
Ziad Awad (L) and his son Izz Eddin (R) at Ofer Military court on June 23, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 23, 2014, 2:29 pm
Hamas man arrested for Passover eve killing of Israeli father of five
Ziad Awad, released in Shalit deal, accused of shooting off-duty police officer Baruch Mizrahi; suspect’s son also held; PM orders their home demolished
By Marissa Newman
Thousands gather for a mass prayer for the release of three kidnapped Jewish teenagers, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on June 15, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2014, 10:21 pm
Over 30,000 pray for kidnapped teens at Western Wall
Prayer session also held in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square; ‘We will never be broken,’ chief rabbi says
By Adiv Sterman and Marissa Newman
Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari in 2011 (photo credit: AP/Khalid Farid)
July 26, 2013, 12:47 pm
Get Jabari: Israel’s bid to nab the Hamas chief who oversaw Shalit’s capture
The intelligence was accurate. The Gaza ambush was set. But on a fateful night in 2008, Ahmed al-Jabari evaded Israel’s elite forces. And he didn’t even know it
By Avi Issacharoff
Gilad Shalit with his father, Noam, on the day of his release from captivity (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry/Flash90)
November 14, 2012, 7:44 pm
Jabari’s killing ‘a necessary step,’ says Noam Shalit
Ultimately, we’ll have to talk to Hamas, says father of soldier captured in attack planned by assassinated terror chief
By ToI Staff
Gilad Shalit attends Bastille Day celebrations at the French Ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot's residence in Tel Aviv in July. Shalit hasn't given many details about his captivity in Gaza, but he hasn't vanished from sight either. (photo credit: Ariel Schalit/AP)
July 14, 2012, 10:40 am
Nine months after being freed from captivity, Gilad Shalit remains a mystery
The former Israeli soldier is emerging from the shadows — writing a column and showing up at parties — but has revealed little about his time in Gaza
By Aron Heller
Gilad Shalit (photo credit: Avishag Shar-Yashuv/Flash90/File)
April 23, 2012, 4:46 pm
Gilad Shalit visits Ethiopian protest tent in Jerusalem
Noam Shalit, a Labor Party member, also recently visited the site where he spent years lobbying for his son’s return from Hamas captivity
By Greg Tepper
Hundreds Israeli Ethiopian demonstrators hold up banners and shout slogans as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2012, against racism and discrimination. (photo credit: Dima Vazinovich/Flash90)
April 15, 2012, 7:29 pm
Supreme Court justice urges voluntary removal of Ethiopian tent protesters
Noam Shalit: Government cannot sweep immigrants’ problems under the rug
By Asher Zeiger
Israeli President Shimon Peres at a petting zoo in the Arava (photo credit: Tami Levana/GPO/Flash90)
April 11, 2012, 11:47 am
Pressing for Pollard
Noam Shalit meets with Pollard’s wife; heavy handed tactics on Jerusalem’s light rail; and Israelis continue to enjoy Passover
By Yossi Nachemi
Gilad Shalit on the day of his release from Gaza (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry/Flash90)
March 13, 2012, 6:38 pm
Gilad Shalit to be discharged from IDF this month
Five months after the end of his captivity, Shalit returns to civilian life
By Michal Shmulovich
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