Sharabi was taken from Kibbutz Be’eri and held for 491 days, much of that time in tunnels beneath Gaza, before being released on Feb. 8, 2025 as part of a negotiated deal.

Former hostage Eli Sharabi dedicated a bomb shelter in memory of his wife, Lianne, and daughters Noiya and Yahel, who were murdered during the October 7 massacre.

Former hostage Eli Sharabi emphasized that Jews around the world must remain strong in their faith and push back against antisemitism.

Rotem Sharabi, niece of captivity survivor Eli Sharabi and the late Yossi Sharabi, who was killed by Hamas, gave a moving performance on 'The Next Star to Eurovision,' Israel’s competition for Eurovision 2026.

The pair, who spent months together deep inside the terror tunnels of Gaza, embraced again in freedom.

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi delivered a heartfelt eulogy for his brother Yossi, whose body was returned by Hamas in the recent deal, calling him a devoted family man and saying he was laid to rest among a community that will forever love and miss him.

Former hostage Eli Sharabi stunned the audience at Tel Aviv Fashion Week, striding confidently down the runway in an all-white ensemble as the crowd broke into thunderous applause.

Eli Sharabi spoke at a hostage rally in Tel Aviv, where he warned that the window to rescue the remaining live hostages was closing.

Sharabi was held in Gaza for 491 days before being released in February 2025 during a temporary ceasefire.

'It was the faith that kept us alive,' he said of his time in captivity.

The United Nations cannot 'dispute the testimony of a hostage survivor, who saw with his own eyes Hamas benefiting from U.N. humanitarian aid,' stated Danny Danon, the Israeli envoy.

Eli lost his wife and daughters in Be’eri during Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack. His brother Yossi was taken captive during the massacre and murdered in captivity.

Eli Sharabi, the first released hostage to sit down for a full media interview, describes 500 days of starvation, beatings and torture during Hamas captivity.

Released from Hamas captivity on Saturday, 52-year-old Eli Sharabi—abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th now faces the devastating reality that his wife, Lianne, and their daughters, 13-year-old Yahel and 16-year-old Noya, were murdered.