Ilai David, the older brother of former hostage Evyatar David, who was among the most prominent voices calling for the captives’ return, gets married on Thursday night as Evyatar plays the guitar to accompany their sister, Yaela, who sings a love song.
Evyatar David was one of the final 20 hostages freed from captivity in October 2025.
Gil Dickmann, the cousin of hostage Carmel Gat, who was murdered in captivity in August 2024, and was also deeply involved in the hostage struggle, is at the wedding and posts that the ceremony is taking place at the exact time of the weekly music jam held each week for months at Hostages Square in honor of Evyatar, a passionate music fan.
“Yaela and Evyatar David, siblings of the groom, dedicate the most moving song there is,” writes Dickmann. “After 738 days of struggle, now is the time for love.”
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