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Yotam Haim

Yotam Haim, left, and his mother, Iris Haim, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
July 5, 2026, 4:19 pm
Mother of hostage slain by IDF says workers are using his home as a ‘public restroom’
Human feces also reportedly found in another home of Oct. 7 victims from Kfar Aza’s young families’ section, whose fate is subject of dispute between the kibbutz and the government
By ToI Staff
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 5, 2026, 2:56 pm
Daily Briefing July 5 – IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on limited clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon, another October 7 terrorist targeted in Gaza, and pointed remarks from Eyal Zamir
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
From left to right: Hostages Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz, who were killed mistakenly by IDF troops in Gaza on December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 10, 2026, 6:13 pm
Mother of hostage killed by IDF gunfire says troops were told to open fire on sight
Soldiers involved in the December 2023 killing of three Israelis in Gaza told Iris Haim they were operating under broad orders to ‘shoot to kill,’ leading to her son’s tragic death
By Stav Levaton and Emanuel Fabian
Yotam Haim, left, and his mother, Iris Haim, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
April 21, 2026, 8:49 am
Slain hostage’s mother aims to perpetuate life with son’s posthumously retrieved sperm
‘Hamas and Hitler wanted to destroy us; technology can help us create new life,’ says Iris Haim, mother of Yotam, mistakenly killed by IDF troops after escaping his Gaza captors; a court has ruled that the family can use his sperm for conception
By Diana Bletter
Yotam Haim, left, and his mother, Iris Haim, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
April 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Judge rules slain hostage’s family may use his sperm with a surrogate
Beersheba family court says Yotam Haim, who was abducted to Gaza and mistakenly killed by troops after escaping Hamas captivity, expressed ‘unequivocal’ desire to have children
By Leon Kraiem
From 'Stay Forte,' Doron Eran's movie about the three hostages accidentally slain by the IDF in Gaza on December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 25, 2025, 6:12 am
Israeli director sees Oct. 7 drama ‘Stay Forte’ as his personal war against Hamas
Doron Eran says his fictionalized film about hostages Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samar Talalka, accidentally killed by the IDF, is his way of fighting denial of the terrorist atrocities
By Jessica Steinberg
From left to right: Hostages Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz, who were killed mistakenly by IDF troops in Gaza on December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 15, 2025, 10:32 am
Families of hostages mistakenly slain by IDF decry promotion of involved commander
Two years after escaped captives shot by troops in Gaza, relatives say officer on scene failed at his job, avoided responsibility, never apologized; army calls him ‘principled, honest’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Protesters for the release of hostages held in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, August 26, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 30, 2025, 3:01 pm
‘Military pressure kills hostages’: Rallies mark year since Hamas killed 6 in tunnel
Anti-government protest folding into main Hostages Square demonstrations; ex-hostage thanks troops for bringing father’s body from Gaza
By ToI Staff
Iris Haim lights candles on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hannukah, during a Knesset ceremony on December 30, 2024 .(Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
August 3, 2025, 6:50 pm
Slain hostage’s mother says Israel should ‘surrender’ to Hamas to save captives
Iris Haim, who son Yotam was mistakenly killed by the IDF in late 2023, calls for end to war, says Israel needs to choose ‘whether we go to our destruction or revival’
By ToI Staff
'Speeches Against Despair' will be performed at the Israel Festival on July 3, 2025 with actor Guri Alfi and Eli Haviv, actress Noa Koler, musician Noga Erez, actor Norman Issa, actress Maya Landsmann and others (Credit: Shir Greenblatt)
June 7, 2025, 5:32 am
Reflecting the times, Israel Festival to be held in north and south, as well as Jerusalem
64th edition of annual cultural event focuses on performances that reflect the ongoing war; no visiting performers in festival that used to host international participants
By Jessica Steinberg
Yotam Haim, left, and his mother, Iris Haim, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
March 28, 2025, 4:46 pm
Mother of hostage slain by troops seeks to retrieve son’s sperm to produce grandchild
Iris Haim says she doesn’t want a surrogate to carry child of her son Yotam, but someone who wants to be a mother; jokes she’d be ‘happy with a ginger grandchild’
By ToI Staff
Tuval Haim, left, and Yotam Haim, before the tragedies of October 7 (Courtesy)
December 20, 2024, 11:17 am
After 6-month music hiatus, Tuval Haim releases ode to younger brother killed in Gaza
Brother and fellow drummer stopped playing after Yotam Haim was accidentally shot by IDF while trying to escape Hamas captivity; album features his first vocals and compositions
By Jessica Steinberg
President Isaac Herzog speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 11:55 pm
President urges Israelis to tamp down rhetoric, warns against political violence
‘Something terrible is happening here,’ Herzog says in Jerusalem, lamenting cries of ‘treason’ in all directions
By ToI Staff
Iris Haim speaks at the Chabad house in San Mateo, California, May 27, 2024, while on a speaking tour of North America. (Jeff Bartee Photography)
June 17, 2024, 4:09 am
Iris Haim, mother of killed hostage, tells US Jews: ‘I bring Israel a new voice of hope’
On a speaking tour of North America, nurse whose son Yotam Haim was accidentally shot dead by IDF soldiers calls to end Israeli polarization and hints at a run in politics
By Natan Galula
Avi Shamriz (L) and Fouad Talalka, fathers of hostages killed by mistake by Israeli troops in Gaza, meet for the first time, in a report aired January 5, 2024. (Kan news screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 5, 2024, 10:47 pm
Parents of 3 hostages mistakenly killed by IDF meet for the first time
In video, Alon Shamriz’s father says gathering should have been a party with their children; Samar Talalka’s father says he is kept up at night by thoughts of son
By ToI Staff
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