Kidnapping of Avinatan Or

Kidnapping of Avinatan Or
Part of the Gaza war hostage crisis
Avinatan Or (left) being abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. The IDF added highlights to show Ahmad Abu Marhil (center) and Ahmad Ibrahim Rajab Shaar (right) whom the IDF assassinated in 2025
Locationnear Re'im, Israel
Date7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) (kidnapping) – 13 October 2025 (2025-10-13) (release)
738 days held hostage
Attack type
kidnapping, hostage taking
PerpetratorHamas

Avinatan Or (Hebrew: אבינתן אור; born February 6, 1993) was kidnapped along with his girlfriend, Noa Argamani, by Hamas militants during the massacre at the Nova music festival near Re'im on October 7, 2023.

Or was released from Hamas captivity on October 13, 2025, as part of the third Gaza war ceasefire agreement.

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