The Hostage Moment

Three Israelis whose siblings are held hostage in Gaza bring in a scoop — of courage and the spirit of Zion.

Derlis Chavarria and Victor Miranda for Visionmaker Productions
Hostage family members Sasha Ariev, Amit Levy, and Yarden Gonen. Derlis Chavarria and Victor Miranda for Visionmaker Productions

The gathering at the offices of The New York Sun of three siblings of Israeli hostages imprisoned by Hamas at Gaza brought into arresting and affecting relief the plight of the hostages. Taken on October 7 with bloodshed, they have been held for more than a year in the most forbidding of conditions. These three — Romi Gonen, Naama Levy, and Karina Ariev — are among the some 60 living souls held in the enclave.   

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