Articles from Bar Peleg

The Jewish News of Northern California

Newly freed hostages reunite with family members on Saturday. Top row from right: Omer Shem Tov, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu.
Bottom, from right: Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen and Tal Shoham. (Collage via Israel Government Press Office_

Families of newly freed hostages share stories of ’emotional and physical scars’

by Bar Peleg February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

This article originally appeared on Haaretz. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. Omer Wenkert, one of the six hostages released on Saturday, lost 65 pounds […]