Three years after his release: former hostage Bilal al-Ziyadna gets married

Bilal al-Ziyadna, a former hostage from Rahat, married his beloved this evening (Friday), three years after being released from Hamas captivity. Tens of thousands of guests attended the moving event. Bilal was abducted on October 7, 2023, along with his sister Aisha, their father Youssef, and their brother Hamza; he and his sister were released after 55 days, while the father and brother were killed in captivity.

Three years after being released from Hamas captivity, former hostage Bilal al-Ziyadna from Rahat married his beloved this evening (Friday). Tens of thousands of guests came to celebrate with him at the moving event. Bilal (21) was abducted to Gaza on October 7, 2023, together with his sister Aisha, their father Youssef, and their brother Hamza from Kibbutz Holit, where the father had worked for many years. Bilal and Aisha were released on November 30, 2023, after 55 days in Hamas captivity. Their father Youssef and brother Hamza were killed in captivity, and their bodies were recovered and brought for burial in January 2025.