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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

Omer Shem-Tov

Protesters call for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2025. (Flash90)
March 16, 2025, 12:32 am
‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives
Brother of slain hostage says Israelis will put Netanyahu ‘on trial for crimes against the nation of Israel,’ as nearby, anti-government protests resume in full force
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Avinatan Or, a Nvidia employee, taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from the Supernova desert rave. (Courtesy)
March 12, 2025, 11:54 pm
Freed hostage says he saw Avinatan Or alive in captivity, marking first sign of life
Hostage families petition High Court over Gaza electricity cut, saying it endangers loved ones’ lives; Trump backtracks from plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
Released hostage Omer Shem Tov returning to his home in Herzliya, March 1, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
March 2, 2025, 1:15 am
Crowd rejoices at home of freed hostage Omer Shem-Tov after discharge from hospital
Recently released captive thanks crowd of Israelis singing, dancing and waving flags outside Herzliya home; neighbor says it is ‘best feeling in the world’ to see him return
By ToI Staff
The six hostages released on February 22, 2025 reunite with their families. Top row from left: Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, Avera Mengistu. Bottom row from left: Hisham al-Sayed, Eliya Cohen, Tal Shoham. (IDF)
February 22, 2025, 11:34 pm
Hostages were chained, starved, kept in pitch black; some return almost unresponsive
Hamas made 2 hostages not going free watch release ceremony from a vehicle near the stage; Omer Shem Tov, abducted from Nova festival, was held alone in a tunnel for some 450 days
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Michael Bachner, Charlie Summers, Leon Kraiem and ToI Staff
Israeli hostages released February 22, 2025 (left to right): Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu seen on stage in Rafah (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo); Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert on stage in Nuseirat (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo); Hisham al-Sayed in Gaza (X screenshot)
February 22, 2025, 4:53 pm
Hamas frees final 6 living hostages in phase 1 of deal; all reunite with family in Israel
October 7 captives Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen back after over 500 days in Hamas captivity; Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed return after decade in Gaza
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Family members of hostages honored on International Women's Day at the Peres Center on February 19, 2025 (Courtesy)
February 19, 2025, 8:40 pm
Hostages’ mothers, wives and sisters honored on Int. Women’s Day
Peres Center honors women who are shaping Israel’s post-October 7 recovery: ‘We’re fighters and we’ll change the world with our acts’
By Jessica Steinberg
Omer Shem Tov, taken captive in Gaza by Hamas terrorists on October 7, as they assaulted the Supernova desert rave. (Courtesy)
October 28, 2023, 10:19 pm
Hostage Omer Shem-Tov released from Gaza after 505 days of captivity
Shem-Tov was abducted from the Supernova rave on Oct. 7, 2023, and returned to Israel as part of phase one of a mediated ceasefire-hostage release deal on Feb. 22, 2025
By ToI Staff
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