Einav Zangauker hails the imminent return of her son Matan from Hamas captivity

9 October 2025, 2:26 am

Edit

Einav Zangauker, the mother of Matan Zangauker, one of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian terrorists, speaks during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2025 (Jack Guez / AFP)

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, posts her response to news that he is set to be freed with the rest of the hostages in the near future.

“Matan is coming home to me, to [his sisters] Natalie and Shani, and to [his partner] Ilana, the love of his life,” writes Zangauker, who has been among the most vociferous critics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the hostage crisis and war.

“To all of you, to the state, I prayed for these tears,” she concludes.