Hostages and Missing Families Forum
Shelley Shemtov shares her story at the UIA Women's Division event. Photo: Aaron Zajonc Photography,
November 25, 2025, 2:43 pm
Shelley Shemtov on hope, faith and survival
Shemtov spoke of the pain, hope and faith that sustained her during her son Omer’s time in Hamas captivity.
By Sharyn Kolieb
From Oded Ronen's dance work titled 'The Missings,' being performed in Ulm, Germany, March and April 2024. Photo: supplied/Times of Israel 
November 17, 2025, 2:43 pm
A dance of memory, protest and emotional resonance
Choreographer Oded Ronen brings movement shaped by history, activism and hope to Australia, sharing works born from both personal and national trauma.
By AJN STAFF
Israeli negotiators including Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (2nd from left) and Gal Hirsch (left) in a photo indicating success in the mediated Israel-Hamas negotiations on a Gaza hostage-ceasefire agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the early hours of October 9, 2025. Photo: Screenshot
October 9, 2025, 10:59 am
Israel, Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement as "a great day for Israel" and said he would convene the government to authorise it
By TOI STAFF
Screenshots of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin (left), Eliya Cohen (middle) and Or Levy (right) as they were taken hostage into Gaza by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 (The Times of Israel: Courtesy Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
June 25, 2024, 10:13 am
Hostage families release Hamas video showing 3 sons’ abduction into Gaza under fire
In new footage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy are seen crammed and bloodied on flatbed of pickup truck, being driven toward Strip.
By JESSICA STEINBERG
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