Rescued Israeli hostage treated by nurse whose 22-year-old daughter died on Oct. 7
One of the Israeli hostages rescued from the Gaza Strip on Saturday was treated at the hospital by a nurse whose young daughter was murdered by Hamas on Oct. 7.
Shlomi Ziv, 41, was treated at the ‘Sheba’ Tel-HaShomer Medical Center by head nurse Mali Zender, whose 22-year-old daughter, Noa, was killed in a terror attack nine months ago, Israeli journalist Neria Kraus reported.
In one photo, Ziv was seen smiling at Zender, who immediately went to the hospital to help treat Ziv and the three other rescued hostages, Kraus wrote on X.
Ziv was working security at the Supernova music festival when Hamas descended on the desert rave in the early hours of Oct. 7.
Noa Zender was attending the festival, and was killed by the terror group. Her body was found five days later, according to the Times of Israel.
Noa’s sister, Hen, is a broadcaster with Israel’s Channel 13.
“We’re learning to come to terms with a new life, to deal with a new life, a life where our heart is broken, a life where there is an enormous hole at home,” the grieving sibling said during her first newscast after her sister’s funeral.
“She danced and enjoyed herself with people she loved at that party until her last moment,” Hen said of Noa.
Shlomi Ziv was pictured tearfully reuniting with his family – including his sister and a cousin – following his rescue on Saturday.
Ziv and three others – including Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andri Kozlov, 27 – were rescued from the central Gazan city of Nuseirat on Saturday.
One Israeli commander was killed during an extremely dangerous, complex rescue mission.
There are believed to be about 130 hostages still in the Gaza Strip, where they have been held since Oct. 7.
