After 759 days of anguish and agonizing uncertainty, my son Itay has finally been returned to us from captivity in Gaza. Since he was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, bringing him home has been all I and my ...

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Earlier this year, I wrote about the moment I learned my son was taken hostage. Last October – a few days after Hamas’ murderous rampage through Israel – a group of Israeli officials stood at my ...

Maya and Itay Regev ran for their lives, were shot, taken hostage and endured torture after Hamas terrorists attacked the Nova music festival that they were attending on Oct. 7. And the siblings, age ...

I am the father of Itay Chen, an American German Israeli citizen held in Gaza by Hamas for 593 days. At the age of 18, Itay joined the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and on that fatal Oct. 7, 2023, he ...

After the body of their son, Staff Sgt. Itay Chen, was returned from Gaza, Ruby and Hagit Chen said Wednesday that they felt a measure of relief and closure, even as they vowed to keep fighting for ...

At the funeral for Itay Chen, a recording is played of the last minutes of the battle he fought on October 7, in which his voice and the sound of gunshots are heard. Itay Chen was taken from a tank ...

The family of Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, may his memory be a blessing, gave their first statement to the media since the return of Itay's body today in Tel Aviv. Ruby Chen, Itay’s father, stated: “For ...

NEW YORK - A New York City native is pleading for his American-Israeli son to be found, after he went missing serving Israel's Army on Saturday. "Please do not think of us only as a headline," said ...

TEL AVIV — Outside the U.S. embassy in Israel, the parents of a kidnapped American-Israeli dual citizen stood in protest Monday pleading for action from President Joe Biden to save their son following ...

Itay enlisted in the IDF in December 2021, intent on joining an elite combat unit after years of preparing himself physically for the challenge. He joined the elite Multidomain “Ghost” Unit, which was ...

Originally from Israel, Itay started playing the drums at the age of six Itay and was honored to study under the direction of the the finest musician and teachers in Israel. Since November 2016 Itay ...