Former hostage Matan Zangauker and his girlfriend, former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, have become engaged, according to a photo posted by Matan’s mother Einav.
Einav Zangauker, who became famous for her ceaseless lobbying for her son’s release over two years following the October 7 attack, posts a photo of Matan and Ilana drinking champagne by a “Will you marry me” sign. A giant guitar-shaped building in the background places the photo at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.
“My picture of victory,” Einav writes. “Ilana & Matan.”
Matan Zangauker, 26, was freed in October after two years in captivity after being kidnapped by terrorists from Kibbutz Nir Oz with Gritzewsky, 31. She was freed in November 2023 after nearly two months in captivity.
Einav Zangauker became one of the most recognizable faces of the battle to bring the hostages home, appearing regularly at protests and employing harsh invective against the government.
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