Hostage Survivor Bilal al-Ziadna to Marry at Murdered Father's Home
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Bilal al-Ziadna, who was abducted by Hamas on October 7 and later released, will marry in his childhood home in about two weeks. He and his sister Aisha were freed in the first hostage deal, while their father Yosef and brother Hamza were murdered in captivity and their bodies returned in January 2025. The family expresses joy for Bilal's upcoming wedding, seeing it as a source of light and happiness after their trauma.
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- Bilal al-Ziadna, abducted on Oct. 7 and released, will marry in his father's home.
- His father, Yosef al-Ziadna, and brother Hamza were murdered in captivity.
- Bilal and his sister Aisha were released in the first hostage deal.
- Aisha al-Ziadna married two months ago.
- The wedding is planned for about two weeks from now.
- The family is experiencing joy and happiness after trauma.
Bilal al-Ziadna, who was abducted by Hamas on October 7 and later released, is set to marry in his childhood home, where his father was murdered during the attack. The wedding is planned for about two weeks from now.
Bilal and his sister Aisha were among the hostages released in the first exchange deal. Aisha, the younger sibling, married approximately two months ago, and now Bilal, the elder brother, is also preparing for his wedding.
"We have great joy, we are very excited. After what he went through on October 7, we will have joy and light, after Bilal and Aisha were released," said Ali, Bilal's uncle. He added, "Aisha got married about two months ago. Big Bilal is getting married. On one hand, they are traumatized by what happened to them, on the other hand, we are very happy about the wedding, it will bring some happiness to the family."
The al-Ziadna family from Rahat suffered a severe blow in the Hamas attack. Yosef al-Ziadna and his three children, Hamza, Bilal, and Aisha, were abducted to Gaza while working at a dairy farm in Kibbutz Holit. Bilal and Aisha were released in November 2023 as part of the first hostage deal, but their father and brother remained captive. In January 2025, the bodies of Yosef and Hamza were returned to Israel after they were murdered in captivity.