Newly released hostage Alon Ohel plays piano for the first time in two years

Newly released hostage Alon Ohel, a musician, has played the piano for the first time since October 7, 2023, in his hospital room at the Beilinson Hospital in Tel Aviv, his mother Idit Ohel tells Channel 12.

“A few minutes ago, he sat at the piano in his room, and played a bit, after two years without touching a piano,” she says, adding that slowly he will get back to playing at the level he was used to.

Ohel’s families used donated pianos around the world as a way to raise awareness of his plight.

Asked about the poor condition of one of Alon’s eyes as reported by hostages released earlier this year, she says that “Alon sees very little from his right eye.”

“He has not undergone exhaustive tests yet; we will see,” she adds.

Idit stresses that her son does not know anything about what has happened in Israel in the past two years, other than that there was a war.

“He was shocked to see so many people at the Hostage Square, and strangers holding his picture,” she says.

“We are taking it step by step, at Alon’s pace,” she adds.