After Yaakov's body was retrieved, the kibbutz said he was a "humble, simple man, who loved his family and music. He worked ...

Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The Israeli military recovered the bodies of two dead hostages in southern Gaza Wednesday night, including Yair Yaakov, a ...

Military says Nir Oz resident abducted, murdered by Islamic Jihad terrorists on Oct. 7; second hostage also from kibbutz The ...

The bodies of two deceased hostages were recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF ...

In a joint IDF and ISA operation, the bodies of hostage Yair Yaakov, and an additional hostage whose name has not yet been ...

One of the two hostages was Yair Yaakov, who was killed in the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu says.

The second hostage's name has not been made public yet due to the family's request, but they have been informed of the body's ...

JERUSALEM, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces recovered the body of hostage Yair Yaakov from Gaza and returned it to Israel, his family and the Israeli media said on Wednesday.

The IDF said it has recovered the body of Yair Yaakov and another hostage in the Khan Younis region of the Gaza Strip. The ...

This handout photo shows the family of murdered hostage Yair Yaakov on June 12, 2025, after his body was returned from Gaza to be buried in Israel. (The Hostages Families Forum Headquarters) ...

JERUSALEM, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces recovered the bodies of hostage Yair Yaakov and another person, whose identity was not disclosed, from Gaza and returned them to Israel, Israeli officials ...