Former Hostage Avinatan Or Speaks About Breakup With Noa Argamani
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
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- Avinatan Or spoke about his breakup with Noa Argamani after their shared ordeal.
- He stated that both changed significantly during their captivity and separation.
- Argamani was rescued in June 2024, and Or was released in October 2025.
- Or expressed pride in his parents' opposition to any hostage deal at any price.
- The couple was abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7.
Avinatan Or, who was abducted to the Gaza Strip with his then-girlfriend Noa Argamani on October 7, has spoken for the first time about their separation in an interview with Ilana Dayan on the "Uvda" program on Keshet 12. "In the end, we both went through a lot in these two years, each changed in his own way, and things that might have fit before, don't fit today. So it ended. And it's okay that it ended. And we are moving forward, each in his own way," Or stated.
Or and Argamani were kidnapped from the Nova music festival. Footage of their abduction became a symbol of the October 7th massacre and was published worldwide. Argamani was rescued from Gaza in Operation Arnon in June 2024. Or was released in the last hostage deal of the war in October 2025. In March 2026, it was reported that the couple had separated.
During discussions about hostage deals, Or's mother signed a letter stating, "We reiterate our warning not to dare to discriminate between blood and blood. Do not dare to prioritize the lives of selected hostages at the cost of others' lives. You have no right to surrender or give up the lives of our loved ones. Only all together." This was due to concerns that Avinatan might be among the last to be released due to his age and status.
When asked if he would have acted differently, Or responded, "I am proud of my parents. It was clear to me that a hostage deal should not be made at any price."
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