After ‘Horrors,’ Israeli Hostages Taste Freedom and Savor Family Reunions NYT | Top Stories By: Isabel Kershner, Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and David Guttenfelder 18 October 2025 at 05:08 Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels. © Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York TimesEitan Horn returning to his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Thursday, after being held captive in Gaza for two years.