{
  "id": 12649288,
  "title": "Former hostage Iair Horn declared honored guest of Buenos Aires, shares story of Gaza captivity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-hostage-iair-horn-declared-honored-guest-of-buenos-aires",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-910942"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former hostage Iair Horn has been declared an honored guest of Buenos Aires and is now sharing his harrowing tale of captivity in Gaza. Speaking to Argentinian media, Horn emphasized that he feels a responsibility to tell his story and understand the events that unfolded in his family. He recounted how he and his brother, Eitan, heard the sounds of a Hamas attack on their kibbutz of Nir Oz and were forced to take refuge in a safe room. However, Horn was compelled to emerge at gunpoint and witnessed the brutal treatment of his brother by Hamas terrorists. They took his brother and later released him, while Horn was transported to Gaza and placed in a tunnel system where he remained for 498 days. Horn described the psychological torment he endured, but also shared the coping mechanisms he developed, including accepting his situation and considering himself dead to maintain mental stability. During a ceremony in Buenos Aires, City Legislator Waldo Wolff highlighted that while some countries condemned Hamas, Argentina was not an antisemitic nation.",
  "summary": "Horn was declared an honored guest of Buenos Aires in a ceremony led by a city legislator who also addressed October 7 and antisemitism.",
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    "Iair Horn declared honored guest of Buenos Aires.",
    "Horn endured 498 days in Gaza tunnel system.",
    "Horn shared harrowing tale of captivity to Argentinian media."
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Gaza hostages have returned from captivity, but still face fights over govt. rehabilitation support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/gaza-hostages-have-returned-from-captivity-but-still-face-fights-over",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:50:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}