Hostage Survivor's Father Marks One Year Since Son's Release, Contrasts His Smile with Hamas's Defeat

Zvika Mor, chairman of the "Tikva" Forum and a candidate for the 26th Knesset, marked the one-year anniversary of his son Eitan Mor's release from Hamas captivity on September 2nd. In a social media post, Mor stated that Hamas terrorists believed they could break the Israeli spirit when they invaded, massacred, and kidnapped on October 7th, but they underestimated the nation's resilience. He emphasized that despite profound internal pain, Israelis refused to surrender and chose to fight back. Mor declared that his family's story is now the story of the entire nation of Israel.

Mor reflected on his son Eitan's recovery, the current political situation, and urged national unity. He noted, "Eitan is smiling and his captors are eliminated. The Gaza envelope is flourishing and Gaza is destroyed." He expressed gratitude to the soldiers on the ground and the heroic families at home, attributing the nation's strength to them, and concluded with the affirmation, "You will not defeat me so easily. Am Israel Chai."

Eitan Mor was abducted from the Nova music festival during the October 7th massacre. After 738 days in Hamas captivity, he was released on Sukkot as part of the third hostage release agreement. It was reported on October 23rd, 2025, that during the war, the terrorists who kidnapped Eitan Mor, Avinatan Or, and Noa Argamani from the Nova party, along with other terrorists involved in the October 7th massacre, were killed in the Gaza Strip.