Following Hamas's criminal invasion of southern Israel, brave men and women have stepped up to defend their homeland, with scores sacrificing their lives in the process; these are their names

Hagar Brodutch, held captive for 51 days, believed her husband Avichai was murdered in Hamas attack on Kfar Aza after being shot

After spending 52 days in Hamas captivity, Or and Yagil Yaakov return home to see their mother in a heartwarming reunion

Jibril Rajoub tells Egyptian media October 7 massacre part of Palestinian people's 'defensive war' against Israeli aggression

Uncle shares children learning of mother's death upon return was traumatic, say they were held with another female captive and had kept a journal, but were forbidden to take it with them

More than 7 weeks after the Hamas massacre, Nir Oz resident family finds out that Ravid Katz was murdered on October 7; Ravid left behind a wife and three children; 'Great Zionist that loved the country'

Eitan Yahalomi's aunt said that he 'experienced horrors' in the Gaza Strip: "All the Gazans beat him. We are talking about a 12-year-old boy'; The father of 9-year-old Emily Hand: "She still whispers, because they were forbidden to make noise. We told her that her mother was murdered, it was difficult'

10-month-old Kfir Bibas is the youngest of all Hamas' hostages, and the spotlight has now shifted to him and his family; Supporters are flying orange balloons in Tel Aviv and newspapers around the world are putting his picture on their front pages