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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 476

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

An undated picture of four IDF surveillance soldiers held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, that was made public by their families on July 16, 2024. Behind them is a framed picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. From left: Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2025, 9:24 pm
Amid emerging deal, medical experts warn released hostages face complex issues
‘Everyone needs to understand that they are not going back to what they used to be,’ says captive released from Gaza in November 2023 deal
By Diana Bletter
Ambassador Danny Danon speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on August 22, 2024, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
September 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
‘Shadows of children’: UN Security Council hears of plight of child hostages in Gaza
Ambassador Danon claims discussion is first time Security Council addressed issue of Israeli hostages in Gaza, emphasizes accounts of sexual abuse in captivity, accuses UN of apathy
By ToI Staff
Eitan Yahalomi, 12, reunites with his mother at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel, on November 27, 2023, after being released as a hostage by Hamas in a truce agreement. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 12, 2024, 8:54 pm
Groundbreaking study of 26 former Hamas hostages charts physical, psychological trauma
Researchers find that the 19 children and 7 women faced poor sanitation, hunger and darkness; lead researcher worries about the hostages still held in Gaza
By Diana Bletter
Screen capture from video of Daniella Aloni, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 and held for 49 days in the Gaza Strip. (Channel 12. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 7, 2024, 12:41 am
As Hamas torched their home, mom told her daughter: ‘I am sorry, we are about to die’
Danielle Aloni, abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, speaks about capture and how she strived to take care of herself and five-year-old Emilia during 49 days of captivity
By ToI Staff
Dr. Yael Mozer-Glassberg, Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplantation Service at Schneider Children's Medical Center. (Courtesy)
December 4, 2023, 4:51 pm
Pediatrician treating freed hostages: Reports of their good condition are misleading
Dr. Yael Mozer-Glassberg provides new details about physical and psychological states of 19 children and seven women brought to Schneider Children’s Medical Center
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ofir Engel (middle), pictured a few days after his release from Hamas captivity on November 29, 2023; his girlfriend, Yuval Sharabi, is at left. (Courtesy)
December 3, 2023, 5:22 pm
Released hostage Ofir Engel, 18, ‘physically okay,’ says dad; emotionally, ‘we’ll see’
Kibbutz Ramat Rachel basketball player was freed after 54 days in ‘a tiny room,’ having been abducted when visiting his girlfriend at Kibbutz Be’eri; her father is still held hostage
By Jessica Steinberg
The reunification of the Brodutch family, with father Avihai embracing his children who were held by terrorists in Gaza for 51 days, November 27, 2023. (Schneider Medical Center)
November 27, 2023, 9:04 pm
Photos, videos show emotional hostage reunions, as doctors say most in good health
Several freed hostages discharged from hospital Monday, including 9-year-old Emily Hand; medical center chief says released captives ‘have a long way to go’ to full mental recovery
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
Doron Katz Asher and her two young daughters Raz, 4, and Aviv, 2, are reunited with husband and father Yoni, on November 25, 2023. (Schneider Children's Hospital)
November 25, 2023, 3:29 pm
In photos and videos, first freed hostages hold emotional reunions with families
Tears of joy as 4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women released by Hamas meet with loved ones after 49 days in captivity
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers wait for the arrival of Israeli hostages at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, November 24, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 25, 2023, 2:26 pm
Israel awaits 2nd group of hostages following long Hamas delay on release
13 more people expected to return, following 1st group of 13 on Friday, but process stalls for hours; US, Qatar, Egypt intervene; Qatari delegation arrives in Israel
By ToI Staff
Israeli hostages released on November 24, 2023: Top from L-R: Adina Moshe, Margalit Moses, Danielle Aloni and her daughter Emilia; middle: Doron Asher and her daughters Raz and Aviv, Hannah Katzir; bottom row: Keren Munder and her son Ohad, Ruti Munder, Yaffa Adar and Channah Peri. (Photos: Courtesy; combination image: Times of Israel)
November 24, 2023, 7:48 pm
13 Israelis, including 4 kids, back in Israel after held hostage in Gaza for 49 days
4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women handed over by Hamas in deal for lull in war and release of 39 Palestinian security prisoners; 10 Thais, 1 Filipino freed in separate deal
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid
Anesthesiologist Prof. Suzanne Karan from the University of Rochester volunteers at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, during the war with Hamas, November 2023. (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
November 23, 2023, 2:38 pm
Why doctors come volunteer in Israel at war: ‘I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t’
Filling in for Israeli doctors called to military duty or preoccupied with emergency preparedness, these 5 physicians are picking up the slack wherever and however they are needed
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Cars travel along Ben Gurion Avenue in Netanya, Israel. (Google Maps)
May 10, 2023, 7:52 pm
Boy, 5, dies of injuries days after Netanya hit-and-run
Grandfather says car came out of nowhere as they tried to cross street after trip to playground; driver and daughter suspected in crash and alleged cover-up, put under house arrest
By ToI Staff
Meidan Keller. (Facebook)
April 15, 2023, 11:12 am
Teen dies after ‘disconnecting himself’ from ECMO for lung collapse said due to vape
Meidan Keller’s father says he stepped out of room for a moment, parents should keep their kids away from electronic cigarettes; hospital case referred to Health Ministry for probe
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
April 14, 2023, 3:45 am
Teen hospitalized with collapsed lungs apparently caused by vaping
Mother of 16-year-old boy, who is in serious condition, urges other parents to not let their children use electronic cigarettes
By ToI Staff
A child is given an oral vaccine for polio in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, on September 10 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 20, 2023, 5:59 pm
Israel Pediatric Association urges immediate vaccination drive against polio
After children in Safed are diagnosed with new strain, group says there is no time to waste in getting the IPV vaccine shots into the arms of Israel’s 175,000 unvaccinated
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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