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Hostage Matan Zangauker before and after Hamas captivity
How Military Interventions Blocked a Father From Seeing His Son

"I Was Kept Like an Animal in Quarantine": Father of Rescued Hostage Files Massive Claim Over Ruined Family Reunion

Yaron Zangauker, the father of freed hostage Matan Zangauker, has launched a major civil lawsuit against the Ministry of Defense, seeking substantial financial damages for deep humiliation and privacy violations suffered during his son's official return from captivity.

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The happy couple.

Picture of victory

Mazal tov: Former Hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky Announce Engagement

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Einav Tsengaoker, the mother of hostage Matan Tsengaoker speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025.

 Einav Zangauker VS. Netanyahu Supporter

"My Son Was Not a Hostage?": Mother of Released Abductee Sues Netanyahu Ally for NIS 400,000 Over 'Fake Captivity' Claim

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"I Thought I Was Going to Die There"

"I Was Choked Unconscious": Matan Zangauker's Harrowing Account of Kidnapping and 738 Days in Hell.

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Einav Zangauker at a hostage rally

Her Fight Continues

Matan Zanguaker is home. So why is his mother Einav still fighting?

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Matan Zengauker Finally Embraces his Mother Einav

The Unforgettable Moment

WATCH: Matan Zengauker Finally Embraces Mother Einav in Emotional Reunion

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Einav Zangauker at celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators sign deal freeing all hostages from Gaza, October 09, 2025.

After 738 days in Hell

Einav Tsengauker speaks to her son, freed hostage Matan | WATCH

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They're coming home!

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: These are the 20 Living Hostages Set for Imminent Release

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Hostage Matan Zanguaker’s in Hamas footage

"He Just Extinguished"

New Hostage Video: Matan Zanguaker’s Mother Reveals Footage Showing His Decline in Hamas Captivity

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Where Were You?!

Ilana Gritzewsky’s Chilling UN Testimony: ‘I Begged Them Not to Rape Me’

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The Nightmare Continues

After 681 Days in Captivity: Matan Zangauker’s Emotional Video Message Emerges

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Matan Zangauker Was Told He’d Be Freed—Then Left Behind by Hamas

Hamas Lied to Hostage Matan Zangauker About Release, Deepening Psychological Torture

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Hamas footage of hostage  Matan Zangauker

Bad health and in critical condition 

“Not Coming Back Alive”: Hamas Releases Photo of Hostage Matan Zangauker 

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Now Get Him Out

‘I’m alive’: Handwritten note from Matan Tzangauker found in Gaza by IDF

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Einav Tsengauker, the mother of hostage Matan Tsengauker

A mother. A son. Still waiting.

Matan Tsangauker’s Mother Confirms Her Son Is Still Alive – After 588 Days in Hamas Captivity

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Demonstrators protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, May 10, 2025.

A devastating list

Edan Alexander Is Coming Home: Here's what we know about the 24 hostages still living 

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Einav Tsengaoker, the mother of hostage Matan Tsengaoker speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025.

 A Mother’s Love Threatens a Nation

Einav Tsengauker is Israel's bitter enemy - Here's why

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Hostage Matan Zangauker

'Don't Leave My Son to Die in Gaza'

Mother of Israeli hostage begs Netanyahu: "If my son is left alone, he will die"

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Desperate to free her son

WATCH: Einav Tsengauker approached Netanyahu - and handed him a furious letter

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Einav Tsengauker, the mother of hostage Matan Tsengauker attends a rally against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at Habima Square, March 18, 2025.

A deal with the devil

Einav Zangauker asks Hamas: ‘Take care of my son, film him’

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