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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on August 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2026, 12:52 am
Ben Gvir: We should kill ’30 to 40′ of Israel’s enemies in Gaza every night, ‘they’re not worthy of life’
In comments made to ex-hostage and shared widely in Arab media, minister says IDF should even kill operatives that don’t pose immediate threat: ‘They shouldn’t live, they’re not even people’
By AP and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the wedding of former Gaza hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen, July 5, 2026. (President Isaac Herzog/X)
July 6, 2026, 8:09 am
‘Emotional’: Ex-hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen are married
Wedding attended by several former hostages, including Rom Braslavski, who was held in PIJ captivity with Troufanov; President Isaac Herzog, first lady, join the ceremony
By ToI Staff
Bereaved families take part in an October Council press conference in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2026, about plans to mark 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 6:11 am
Families mark 1,000 days since Oct. 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence
October Council requests Israelis fall silent for a minute at 10 a.m. to observe somber anniversary, which will also include a convoy touring hard-hit communities near Gaza border
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Rom Braslavski attends a press conference in the Knesset, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, on May 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 7:48 pm
‘Have fun in hell’: IDF kills Islamic Jihad man who held Rom Braslavski hostage, abused him
Talel Abd al-Aal is one of three senior terror operatives confirmed killed by the IDF in the past week, along with another top PIJ commander and a Hamas arms smuggler
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem Marathon near the Old City walls in Jerusalem, April 17, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 12:23 pm
War-delayed marathon-less Jerusalem Marathon takes over capital amid ceasefire
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski helps kick off 10km race, after full marathon scrapped due to sweltering weather conditions
By ToI Staff
The clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv stops counting on January 27, 2026, after the return of final hostage Ran Gvili. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 27, 2026, 10:03 pm
After 843 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes, Hostages Square clock goes dark with Ran Gvili’s return
Emotional Tel Aviv ceremony, heavy with symbolism, commemorates end of digital count-up marking hostages’ time in Gaza after return of final captive’s body
By Stav Levaton
Former hostage Rom Braslavski speaks to the media as he enters the Tel Aviv police station to give testimony on an alleged assault he suffered in the city, January 21, 2026. (Screenshot/Ynet)
January 21, 2026, 5:19 pm
Ex-hostage Rom Braslavski gives police testimony on alleged assault outside club
Former captive tells media that singer Nasrin Qadri’s boyfriend, whom he accuses of assault in Tel Aviv, was in a drug and alcohol-fueled frenzy, beat him like a ‘Hamas activist’
By ToI Staff
Rom Braslavski on his way back to Israel after two years in captivity in Gaza, October 13, 2025. (Government Press Office)
January 18, 2026, 1:14 pm
Ex-hostage Rom Braslavski allegedly assaulted outside Tel Aviv club
Boyfriend of singer Nasrin Qadri to be questioned by cops over incident; ex-captive’s mother warns that former hostages may seem okay, but are in ‘difficult post-traumatic state’
By ToI Staff
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski speaks at the "Atreju" conference of the Fratelli D'Italia party in Rome, on December 7, 2025. (Screenshot via alanews on YouTube)
December 8, 2025, 9:34 am
Former hostage retells October 7 horrors at event of Italy’s ruling party
Two months after his return from captivity, Rom Braslavski gets warm welcome at right-wing Fratelli D’Italia’s annual conference in Rome, at invitation of premier Giorgia Meloni
By ToI Staff
Elad Or, brother of deceased hostage Dror Or, speaks at a rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on November 8, 2025. (Lior Rotstein/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
November 9, 2025, 2:29 am
‘Emotional rollercoaster’: At rally, dead hostage’s brother laments month-long wait for body
Freed captives say everyone must return; Rom Braslavski says he saw Hostages Square on TV in Gaza, longed to get there; Golan: Anti-government movement to ‘take it up a notch’ against PM
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Ex-hostage Rom Braslavski speaks to Channel 13's "Hazinor" program in an undated interview broadcast on November 6, 2025. (Screenshot, Channel 13)
November 7, 2025, 12:17 pm
Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity
Rom Braslavski says that after months, he begged guards to let him starve to death; recounts escaping binds to cook pasta; says he’s struggling with recovery, is terrified he’ll ‘go insane’
By ToI Staff
Rom Braslavski on his way back to Israel after two years in captivity in Gaza, October 13, 2025. (Government Press Office)
November 6, 2025, 8:24 am
‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him
‘It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was to humiliate me,’ ex-hostage says. ‘I’d say to myself: ‘I survived another day in hell. Tomorrow I’ll wake up to another hell”
By ToI Staff
Yosef-Haim Ohana arrives at a hospital following his release from two years of captivity in Gaza, October 13, 2025. (Shauli Landner/Government Press Office)
October 15, 2025, 11:36 pm
Handcuffed, caged, thrown in a pit: Hostages’ families describe two years of hell
‘The road for recovery is going to be a very long one’: Families of freed captives share harrowing details of their time in Gaza, from starvation to psychological torture
By Diana Bletter, Jessica Steinberg, Rossella Tercatin and Nava Freiberg
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
Families of hostages and supporters march from the Knesset to the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 3, 2025, 9:08 pm
Hostages’ families, supporters rally outside Netanyahu’s residence after march from Knesset
Murdered hostage’s daughter says if PM ‘doesn’t bring them home, we will’; protesters briefly block roads at entrance to Jerusalem, as academics hold demonstration outside Supreme Court
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
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