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Israeli Girl Finds New Home a Year After Hostage Ordeal

Avigail Idan, adopted by her aunt and uncle after her parents were killed in a Hamas attack, adjusts to life in Bnei Dror.

Abigail Edan, who was released after being taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, talks with her aunt Liron and uncle Zuli, at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel in Petah Tikva, Israel, in this handout picture released by Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel on November 27, 2023.  Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
An aerial view shows members of the media during a visit to Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in the aftermath of a deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo
A view shows a destroyed home riddled with bullets, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Friends and family mourn Smadar Idan and Roee Idan, who were killed following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip while two of their children hid in a closet, and after Roee, who was a news photographer, documented the infiltration before he was shot, and their three-year-old daughter, Avigail, remains unaccounted for, at their funeral in Kfar Harif, Israel, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Overview

  • Avigail Idan was among over 250 hostages taken during the October 7 attack by Hamas militants last year.
  • Her parents were killed in the attack, and she was adopted by her aunt Leron Mor and uncle Zoli Mor.
  • The Mor family, now living in Bnei Dror, includes three biological children and three adopted ones, symbolized by tattoos of eight elephants.
  • Avigail and her family met U.S. President Joe Biden in April, discussing the ongoing plight of hostages still held by Hamas.
  • The family maintains an open dialogue about Avigail's late parents, ensuring their memory remains a part of their daily lives.