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Tal Shoham

Former hostage Tal Shoham, left, and Ilan Dalal, father of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, address journalists over Zoom on October 12, 2025. (Screenshot/Amplify)
October 14, 2025, 6:51 am
Freed hostage’s dad: ‘Of course’ we wanted him back earlier but gov’t also has security concerns
Ex-captive Tal Shoham, who was held alongside Guy Gilboa-Dalal, recalls how they were ‘intentionally starved’ by Hamas, while his father says he hopes his son ‘won’t be so harmed that he cannot rebuild his life’
By Deborah Danan
A still of hostage Evyatar David taken from a Hamas propaganda video (left) released on August 1, 2025. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
August 3, 2025, 2:56 am
‘A shell of himself,’ ‘This is starvation’: Ex-hostage, leaders appalled by video of captive
Tal Shoham, who was in tunnel with Evyatar David, says terrorists holding him have A/C, cable TV and plenty of stolen food; Herzog: ‘Silence is not an option’
By ToI Staff
Freed Israeli hostage Tal Shoham, who was held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, demonstrates how his captors handcuffed him, in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 10, 2025, 11:41 pm
‘I vowed to speak for those who can’t’: Ex-hostage urges Israel, US to push for deal
‘Hamas didn’t release us out of goodwill, they responded to pressure,’ says Tal Shoham; adds new IDF offensive is ‘not the way forward,’ only puts captives at greater risk
By ToI Staff
Freed Israeli hostage Tal Shoham, who was held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, poses for a portrait in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
April 24, 2025, 12:44 pm
‘I tried to accept death’: Freed hostage recounts abduction, captivity and release
Separated from his family, moved from apartments to tunnels, humiliated and starved, Tal Shoham tells harrowing story of his 505 days as a hostage in the hands of Hamas
By AP and ToI Staff
Hostage Tal Shoham, surrounded by armed fighters, stands on a stage in Rafah as he is released by the Hamas terror group in Rafah on February 22, 2025. (Screen grab/YouTube)
April 4, 2025, 11:50 pm
Ex-hostage Tal Shoham describes captivity to UN: ‘Sadistic guards tortured us daily’
Released captive tells officials he was held with ‘human skeletons’ Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Evyatar David; describes starvation, extreme thirst, beatings as terrorists enjoyed ‘plentiful food’
By ToI Staff
Freed hostage Omer Wenkert speaks with Channel 12 news in an interview aired on March 11, 2025. (Channel 12 screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 12, 2025, 4:35 am
Ex-hostage says he always knew when truce talks failed because captors would beat him
Omer Wenkert also recalls ‘coming to terms with death’ on October 7, spending nearly 200 days alone in a cell and refusing to let Hamas terrorists see him humiliated
By ToI Staff
Freed hostage Eliya Cohen (left) reunites with family members at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, February 22, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO); National Security Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. January 17, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 25, 2025, 10:54 am
Released hostage says Ben Gvir’s comments worsened conditions in captivity
Successful rescue mission of four captives in June led Hamas captors to tie abductees together in chains to obstruct future operations, says ex-hostage Eliya Cohen
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
Tal Shoham (courtesy)
December 20, 2023, 9:13 pm
Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family, released after 505 days in Gaza
Wife Adi Shoham, children Naveh, 8, and Yahel, 3, released November 25, along with extended family
By ToI Staff
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