An Israeli woman, who was released in a hostage deal last year after enduring 50 days of captivity in Gaza, revealed that one of her Hamas captors wanted to marry her and have children with her.
“He gave me a ring on day 14 [in captivity], and I stayed with him until day 50,” 18-year-old Noga Weiss revealed during an interview on Thursday.
She further recounted, “He told me, Everyone will be released, but you will stay here with me and have my children.”
When questioned about her response to the proposal, she said, “I pretended to laugh so he wouldn’t shoot me in the head.”
She further revealed that her mother, whom she initially believed had died after they were separated during her kidnapping, was reunited with her a few days later. This reunion happened because her Hamas captor wanted to ask for her hand in marriage.
“One of the Hamas members said he loves me, he wants to marry me and brought my mother to me so she would approve of our marriage,” said Noga, adding: “A woman dressed as an Arab entered, and I realise it’s my mother. I thought they killed her, I thought I was alone. Suddenly she’s alive, and I’m no longer alone.”
Noga and her mother were released as a part of the four-day truce between the Israel and Hamas on November last year.
According to a report by The Times of Israel, Noga was living with her parents in their home in Kibbutz Be’eri when thousands of Hamas-affiliated militants attacked Israel on October 7. Tragically, Noga’s father, Ilan, 56, left the home to join the kibbutz emergency squad and was never heard from again. It was later found that he was killed the same day, and his body was taken into Gaza.
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