Overview
- Zangauker’s mother shared a photo of the couple celebrating beside a “Will you marry me” sign at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, calling it her “picture of victory.”
- Gritzewsky was released in November 2023 after nearly two months in captivity, while Zangauker was freed in October after roughly two years held in Gaza.
- The pair were abducted from Nir Oz during the October 7 attack after fleeing their home through a window as gunmen shot at their door, with Gritzewsky later seized and placed between two men on a motorcycle.
- Zangauker told Channel 12 he was beaten by people lining the route as he was driven into Gaza on October 7.
- He described frequent moves through Gaza’s tunnels, periods held with other hostages including Yocheved Lifshitz, and treatment that included beatings, food deprivation and psychological pressure.