Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 19, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Daughter of Ronen Engel: ‘After 744 days, my father is finally home’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
Ronen Engel (right) with his wife Karina and daughters Mika and Yuval (Courtesy)
Mika Engel, the daughter of Ronen Engel, whose body was returned to Israel by Hamas overnight, writes online that her father is “finally home.”
Mika, who was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz with her mother, Karina, and sister, Yuval, and freed in November 2023, writes on Instagram: “After 744 days, my father finally returned home.”
“It’s not what we hoped, it’s not what we wished for him, but it’s finally here,” she says. “Our hearts are with the families of the hostages and we won’t stop until the final slain hostage” is returned home, she adds.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here