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Israeli Hostage Couple Reunites After Two Years of Hamas Captivity in Gaza

More than 20 hostages, including Avinatan Or, were freed in a prisoner exchange after over two years of captivity during the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023.

  • On Monday, Avinatan Or, 32, was freed after 738 days in Hamas captivity and reunited with Noa Argamani, 28, in a ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
  • At the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or were seized in an assault that killed more than 360 people and took about 40 hostage.
  • Argamani, after eight months in Gaza, was rescued by Israeli special forces on June 8, 2024 during Operation Arnon, while Or spent 738 days in isolation in central Gaza, losing 30% to 40% of his body weight.
  • Families and the IDF shared images of emotional reunions after Israel released about 2,000 Palestinian detainees, including 1,718 held since Oct. 7, 2023, and 250 prisoners serving life sentences.
  • Advocates and officials said, `Being here today is a miracle, but I m here to tell you we have no time`, Argamani told the U.N. Security Council, as family statements emphasized the story isn't over until all hostages return.
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Reunited hostage describes stark differences in couple's Gaza captivity

Former Israeli hostage Noa Argamani spoke out Tuesday after her partner was released under the Gaza ceasefire deal, to describe the differences in their treatment in captivity in the Palestinian territory.

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The Israeli engineer, kidnapped with his partner during the attack on the Nova festival, hugged her again; she had been rescued in 2024.

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Israel Hayom broke the news in on Monday, October 13, 2025.
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