Israeli Man Missing for Nearly 2 Months Confirmed a Hostage

The last thing Shuki Benjamin could find out was where his younger brother Ron had been at 7 in the morning on Oct. 7. Shuki, 62, whose business installs tracking devices and other electronic devices in new cars, found out through the one in Ron’s car where it was and that it hadn’t moved since 7 a.m. And that’s the last they’d know for almost two months.   Ron Benjamin, 53, had left his home early that morning in Rehovot, Israel, south of Tel Aviv. He works in the service department of a car importer. An avid cyclist, he’d gone to ride with others, people he didn’t know well but had linked up with online. ...