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'When a Person Is Starved, Beaten, Buried Alive, Their Ability to Harness Energy Is Limited'

3 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

58 Hostages, 606 Days in Captivity | Clinical psychologist Idit Gutman, an expert on captivity at Tel Aviv University, says that as the war in Gaza continues, hostages can be susceptible to Hamas' psychological terror and easily convinced that Israel has given up on themJun 3, 2025 2:22 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Jun 3, 2025 2:22 pm IDTLast week, the war crossed the 600-day mark. This is an imaginary mark, monstrous yet symbolic.
Israel's Hadassah hospital performs the country's first full artificial heart transplant

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

'A Major Milestone' | The complex, seven-hour procedure used a high-tech French device and required weeks of preparation, including training abroad.
'We are here for the hostage family members who fell through the cracks'

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

58 Hostages, 597 Days in Captivity | Ido EfratiMay 25, 2025 3:00 pm IDTMay 25, 2025 3:00 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Ido EfratiMay 25, 2025 3:00 pm IDTMay 25, 2025 3:00 pm IDTEliezer Cohen, the manager of a hotline for hostage families and survivors of captivity, said that most calls don't come from the immediate family of those kidnapped.
Israeli Health Ministry Issues Measles Warning After Five Unvaccinated Children Sent to ICU

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

There have been 48 reported cases over the past month, with many more believed to be unreported.
'Gaza hostage families will need care and support for a generation and more'

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

59 Hostages, 580 Days in Captivity | A nurse who volunteers with hostage families says that the fight to return their loved ones from Gaza has exacted a heavy personal price in all aspects of their lives, affecting them emotionally and financially – and leading to chronic illnesses.
Study: One in 8 Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza is mentally unfit to return for duty

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

The Tel Aviv University study comes just as Israel issues a major call-up of reserve soldiers in order to expand fighting in the StripMay 8, 2025 3:56 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail May 8, 2025 3:56 pm IDTSome 12 percent of reserve soldiers who took part in the current Gaza war report suffering from severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that effectively render them unfit for service.
Former PM Bennet hospitalized after feeling ill, underwent catheterization

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

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Israeli Hospital's Hostage Department Chief Says Captives 'Won't Find Healing' Until All Return

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

59 Hostages, 555 Days in Captivity | Despite her years of experience, Dr. Michal Steinman struggles to describe the emotional intensity of caring for newly released hostages.
PTSD can be predicted with a brain scan a month after traumatic event, Israeli study finds

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

A study by Israeli researchers has found that it's possible to predict the severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms by analyzing patterns of brain activity just one month after a traumatic event. The research, led by Ziv Ben-Zion, a neuroscientist at the University of Haifa and Yale University, was published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Over 20,000 Israeli Children Classified as Victims of Terror Since Oct. 7 Attack, Report Finds

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Ido Efrati

A report by the Israel National Council for the Child found that 56 Israeli children were murdered – including Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were killed by Hamas while in captivity – and that almost 3,000 children were left physically or emotionally disabled Apr 2, 2025 6:48 pm IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Apr 2, 2025 6:48 pm IDT At least 23,212 Israeli children and teenagers were physically or mentally harmed because of the war in 2024, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Israel...

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Articles

'When a Person Is Starved, Beaten, Buried Alive, Their Ability to Harness Energy Is Limited'

Israel's Hadassah hospital performs the country's first full artificial heart transplant

'We are here for the hostage family members who fell through the cracks'

Israeli Health Ministry Issues Measles Warning After Five Unvaccinated Children Sent to ICU

'Gaza hostage families will need care and support for a generation and more'

Study: One in 8 Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza is mentally unfit to return for duty

Former PM Bennet hospitalized after feeling ill, underwent catheterization

Israeli Hospital's Hostage Department Chief Says Captives 'Won't Find Healing' Until All Return

PTSD can be predicted with a brain scan a month after traumatic event, Israeli study finds

Over 20,000 Israeli Children Classified as Victims of Terror Since Oct. 7 Attack, Report Finds

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