Uri Sela

Uri Sela is the education and Tel Aviv reporter for Walla, where he has worked since 2020.


 A RALLY for the release of Gaza captives takes place at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv.

600 days into the war, hostages testimonies aren't moving needle on a deal

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Liri Albag is reunited with loved ones at Bellinson Hospital in Petah Tikva on Saturday.

Former hostage Liri Albag detained at JFK, 'still listed as a hostage' in American systems

 Jonathan Gray and his wife Mindy have made the largest donation in Tel Aviv University's history.

Blackstone president Jonathan Gray donates $125 million to Tel Aviv University


'You have no mandate': Hundreds protest against government outside Knesset

Israel Police emphasized that the right to protest is protected, but only when public order and the law are upheld.

 Protesters spontaneously swarm to Jerusalem and march from Gesher Hameytarim towards the government complex, in calls for elections for the end of the war and for the release of the hostages.

Freed hostage Omer Wenkert to PM: 'Invite me to the cabinet, look me in the eyes'

"For 505 days, I was starved, humiliated, and beaten. Of those days, I spent 197 days alone, almost losing my sanity."

 L to R: Liri Albag, Omer Wenkert, and Gadi Moses.

Six-week-old baby hospitalized with severe injuries, parents suspected of abuse

The baby was found to have multiple fractures, including broken ribs, an arm, and a leg, as well as brain and eye hemorrhages (brain and eye bleeds).

 View of the new Neonatal intensive care unit in the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on February 24, 2014.

'Hi, I’m Dr. Hamas': Emily Damari’s chilling testimony on 'treatment' received in captivity

“Hamas provided me with no medical treatment except for an expired bottle of iodine and some bandages,” Damari recounted.

 Emily Damari pre surgery holding hand up, March 2, 2025.

'I was fortunate to return alive,' released hostage Gadi Moses makes first public statement

"I appeal to you, Mr. Prime Minister—every day is critical for the survival of our hostages, critical for our ability to bring our fallen back to burial in Israel."

Gadi Moses

More than half of Israeli universities fail to report sexual harassment complaints

The report found that some universities have only one staff member handling thousands of sexual harassment cases.

 An aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock in front and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Time running out for remaining hostages, freed hostage Ohad Ben Ami warns

Ben Ami shared his message via recorded video at a rally for the return of all the hostages on Saturday at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

 Ohad Ben Ami addresses a rally at Hostages Square, February 15, 2025.

Hostage's mother faces online abuse over son’s Hamas captivity

Einav Zangauker, mother of Hamas-held hostage Matan, faces online attacks accusing her of prolonging his captivity, as the Hostage Families Forum condemns the abuse.

 Natali Zangauker (left,) sister of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, and their mother Einav Zangauker (right) arrive for a police investigation in Tel Aviv, May 1, 2024.

Family of Gaza hostage Omri Miran receive sign of life

Omri Miran was kidnapped from his home in Nahal Oz in front of his family.

 IGNS CALL for the release of hostage Omri Miran of Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

'Hamas threatened to shoot her, other hostages,' released hostage Agam Berger's grandfather says

“Every day they thought they would be killed,” he recounted, adding that his granddaughter was injured and received no treatment.

 Agam Berger reunited with her family following her release from Hamas captivity. January 30, 2025.