New Zealand Pilot Freed After 19-Month Captivity by Indonesian Rebels

(AFP) New Zealand pilot Philip Mertens has been released from rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region and is in good health despite his 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said on Saturday. Mertens, 38, worked for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was abducted by West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) rebels at Nduga […]
Hostage Held By Hamas Rescued By IDF After 325 Days Of Captivity

The brother of freed Israeli hostage Kaid al-Qadi shows off a cellphone photo he took with al-Qadi after meeting him at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, on August 27, 2024. The Israeli army said it had rescued the Israeli hostages in southern Gaza after a “complex operation” on August 27, as Israel's war […]
Israel rescues hostage after 325 days in Hamas captivity

One more Israeli hostage was rescued. Another hostage held in the Oct. 7 terror attack had been rescued, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency said Tuesday. “The IDF and ISA have rescued hostage Kaid Farhan al-Qadi from Gaza and returned him to his family in Israel. This operation was part of a […]
Ex-Knick Eddy Curry fights to free 1-year-old Israeli boy Kfir Bibas from Hamas captivity

Former New York Knicks player Eddy Curry has a new enemy: anti-Semitism. The former NBA player, who played five seasons with the Knicks and won an NBA championship with LeBron James’ Miami Heat in 2012, has been campaigning for the release of 1-year-old Israeli boy, Kfir Bibas, who has spent most of his life in […]
*** GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING *** Female Hostage Families Release Shocking Photos of First Days in Captivity

The families of five Israeli female hostages have released photographs taken during their first days of captivity in Gaza since October 7 to draw attention to their plight. The photos of Lili Albagh, Karina Aliyev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy were taken by Hamas terrorists shortly after the hostages were taken to Gaza […]
Israel rescues hostage Noa Argamani from Hamas captivity in Gaza, newly released footage shows

Dramatic body camera footage captured the moment elite Israeli forces rescued hostage Noor al-Ghamani from eight months of Hamas captivity during a daring and “complex” operation in Gaza. Al-Ghamani, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists from the Supernova music festival on October 7 and quickly became a symbol of terror attacks against the Jewish state, […]
Four Israeli Men Die In Hamas Captivity, IDF Says

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Monday the deaths of four Israeli hostages held by Hamas, Fox News reported. Authorities have identified the deceased hostages as Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, Chaim Peri and Nadav Powell, all founders of kibbutz Nir Oz and over 80 years old. The IDF and health experts are still investigating the circumstances […]
Israeli Hostage Who Fought Hamas Suffered Sexual Assault in Captivity

Amit Susana, a female lawyer who fought with hostage-takers in Kfar Aza, Israel, during the October 7 terrorist attack, said she was sexually assaulted by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. new york times. In an interview published on Tuesday, Susanna, 40, described how she was tortured, molested and sexually assaulted by one of the […]
IDF rescues 2 hostages from Hamas captivity during raids in south Gaza

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Israeli military rescues 2 hostages from Hamas captivity in overnight mission; relatives ‘ecstatic’

Israeli forces have rescued two Israeli and Argentine hostages in a night mission in Gaza, more than four months after they were abducted by Hamas terrorists during Hamas’ deadly invasion of Israel, officials said. announced late Sunday. The two men, identified as Fernando Simon Mallman, 60, and Louis Herr, 70, were released from captivity after […]