Freed hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal may have suffered permanent hearing loss in one ear, his father tells the Walla news outlet.
Gilboa-Dalal was abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and was released from captivity on Monday, under the ceasefire and hostage release deal.
His father, Ilan Dalal, tells Walla that his son’s long captivity left him with a number of medical issues, including the complete loss of hearing in one ear.
“The doctors still don’t know if the hearing damage is reversible,” he says.
He is also suffering from digestive issues, various infections and severe vitamin deficiencies, Dalal says.
Despite the challenges, Dalal says his son is already dreaming of setting off on a sightseeing trip to Japan.
“If he travels there, it will be a family trip, we’ll all join him,” he says, adding that Guy’s return has left the family “happier than the day he was born.”
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