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Ex-Hostage Evyatar David Describes Starvation and Forced Grave-Digging by Hamas

This interview exposes staged propaganda, reveals survivors' lasting PTSD with a call for expanded rehabilitation support.

Pakistani Crew Plead for Rescue as MT Honour 25 Remains Held Off Somalia

Freed French Detainees Remove Assembly Portraits After Detailing Iran Prison Ordeal

Indian Sailor Freed From Houthi Custody, Flown to Muscat

Israeli Hostage Bar Kupershtein Recounts 738 Days in Hamas Captivity Ahead of White House Meeting

Freed Israeli Hostages Reveal New Details of Hamas Captivity at Washington Gathering

Freed Hostage Describes Beatings and Forced 'Kill-or-Wound' Choices in Hamas Captivity

Freed Hostage Says Hamas Beat Him ‘Because of Ben-Gvir’ as Minister Defends Prison Policy

Freed Hostage Naama Levy Urges UNGA Delegates to Pursue Negotiated Releases

Freed Israeli-American Hostage Edan Alexander Says He Will Rejoin IDF Next Month

Freed Israeli Hostage Reveals Hamas’ U.S. Election Motives as Ceasefire Claims Falter

Pulitzer Board Faces Backlash Over Award to Palestinian Writer

Former Hamas Hostage Reveals Harrowing Captivity Conditions

Ukraine Secures Release of 49 POWs in Exchange with Russia