A 9-year-old Israeli boy who spent 49 days in Hamas captivity with his mother and grandmother shared the joy of being reunited with his father and brother when he was finally freed as part of a ceasefire deal on Friday.
Ohad Monder – flanked by his mother, 55-year-old Keren, and 78-year-old grandmother Ruti – turned a corner to see his father, Avi Zichri, waiting at the end of the aisle with arms open wide for a hug. , the video shows.
Ohad runs and meets his father, who quickly sweeps him off the ground into a heartwarming hug.
Ohad’s sister patted his head before looking at Keren and rushing to hug him.
Schneider Children’s Medical Center later shared a portrait of the four smiling together.
Ohad Monder enjoys a Rubix cube challenge after his release by Hamas.Schneider Children’s Medical Center Ohad Monder in a helicopter after his release.IDF via IsraeliGPO
Ohad was later photographed enjoying a Rubix cube while his loved ones looked on.
Keren, Ruti, and Ohad were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7.
They were among 24 hostages released as part of a four-day ceasefire agreement on Friday.
When the family was reunited, Ruti was heard saying that she learned her son, Roy, had been killed in a Hamas incursion while listening to the radio, the Times of Israel reported.
Additional footage also shows Keren learning that his father, 78-year-old Avraham Monder, was also taken hostage.
“So he wasn’t killed,” a tearful Keren was heard to reply.
Ohad Monder reacts to seeing his father. Schneider Children’s Medical Center The two shared an emotional embrace. Schneider Children’s Medical Center Ohad and Keren reunited with their loved ones after 49 days as hostages. via REUTERS The Monders were among 24 captives released on Friday. Merav Raviv/Facebook Ohad and Keren Monder on a bus with other hostages. Youm7/ X
Ohad was 9 years old while in captivity on Oct 23. – and finally enjoyed a late-night ice cream celebration with ice cream on Saturday, former speechwriter Aviva Klompas shared on X.
“Bring the ice cream to Ohad!” Klompas wrote along with a photo of Monder baking ice cream cones with a group of young people.
“He was 9 years old as a hostage of Hamas. Today, he got to spend time with his friends and celebrate. May this boy only know the sweetness in his life from today. Klompas added.
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