Israeli-French hostage recounts harrowing experience in captivity

JERUSALEM — An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in the Gaza Strip says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear throughout the weeks she was held hostage. Mia Schem, a 21-year-old dual citizen of Israel and France, was attending a music festival in southern Israel when Hamas militants … Read more

A family recounts their harrowing journey through war-ravaged Gaza

December 23, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST Momen Yaghi, 50, a U.S. citizen, and his wife, Rania, embrace on the balcony of their temporary home in Cairo on Nov. 19. They fled Gaza with their daughters after Israeli bombardment destroyed their home, and they hope to reach the United States. (Sima Diab for The Washington … Read more

The Harrowing Work Facing Gaza Doctors in Wartime

In Gaza, surgeons are operating by flashlights, rationing anesthetics, and running out of precious fuel needed to keep patients alive.  As the World Health Organization reports that more than one-third of the city’s hospitals are no longer operating and Israel’s bombing continues, health care professionals fear the worst.  “The health system here is in its … Read more

4 kids who survived 40 days in Colombian jungle get better as harrowing particulars emerge

BOGOTA, Colombia — The 4 Indigenous kids who survived 40 days within the Amazon jungle after their airplane crashed have been recovering Sunday in a navy hospital in Colombia, as new particulars of their harrowing story emerged in a rustic nonetheless mesmerized by their saga. The youngsters, aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 … Read more