Videos shows emotional reunions as hostages return to parents’ embrace

New footage shows released hostages Matan Zangauker and Eitan Mor reuniting with their parents at the IDF’s Re’im base earlier.

Zangauker and Mor’s parents were a study in contrasts over the last two years, with the latter opposing many hostage deals, and the former among the loudest and angriest advocates for a deal to end the war and free the captives.

The reunions are strikingly similar though, with tearful embraces.

“My life, my life, you don’t understand,” Einav Zangauker cries as she hugs her son.

Released hostage Matan Zangauker reunites with his mother, Einav, at the IDF’s Re’im base, October 13, 2025. (Courtesy)

Zvika Mor, meanwhile, cannot manage any words through his sobs as he tightly holds Eitan as mother Efrat looks on.

Released hostage Eitan Mor reunites with his parents, Efrat and Zvika, at the IDF’s Re’im base October 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)