Hostages

In the 1970s, the terrorist organizations carried out their first bargaining attacks on Israeli soil, which as a policy favors military rescue operations over negotiations for a deal. However, when these types of attacks take place outside of Israel - the rescue operations become almost impossible and Israel is forced to enter into deals.

The fall of the 8 Nahal soldiers in the First Lebanon War, and the unbelievable story of the involvement of Dina, the former Queen of Jordan as a mediator in the negotiations for their release.

The negotiations for the release of 2 Nahal soldiers who were captured by Ahmed Jibril's terrorist organization continue with the help of Dina, the former Queen of Jordan, leading to the disclosure of another living soldier and an incredible breakthrough in the case of the one who until then was considered a missing soldier from the Sultan Ya'akov battle. The Jibril deal is considerd for years among the Israeli public as the most expensive, the terrorist organizations have also learned about their ability against Israel.

The consequences of the Jibril deal and the kidnapping of navigator Ron Arad and his disappearance shock Israeli society and its leaders, and affect future negotiations for the release of hostages, including the soldiers Beni Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Su'ad and the citizen Elhanan Tanenbaum who were kidnapped by Hezbollah in the year 2000 immediately after the withdrawal from Lebanon. Hezbollah is waging a brutal psychological battle against the decision makers in Israel.

The kidnapping of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by Hezbollah leads to the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War and also to another prisoner deal with Hezbollah, while the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit a short time before, leads to a controversial deal with a heavy price that is retroactively related to the price of previous deals.

The family members of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, who were kidnapped in the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, find themselves at the forefront of the effort to return their children from Hamas captivity, as well as the families of Avera ​​Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed, for ten years they have been crying out but the Israeli government refuses the deal, until the disaster in October 7th added an unimaginable number of 251 hostages.