Shir Siegel, the daughter of former hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel, got married on Thursday, accompanied by her parents and other captivity survivors.
Shir was engaged to Yuval Bar-On a month before the October 7, 2023 attacks in which Hamas murdered 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, including both her parents, who were abducted from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Aviva Siegel, 64, was released after 51 days while Keith Siegel, 66, a dual US-Israeli national, remained in captivity for an additional 433 days until he was finally released on Febuary 1 as part of a truce agreement.
Shir and her new husband reportedly refused to go ahead with the ceremony before both her parents had been freed.
"This is the image of victory," she wrote on her Instagram profile on Monday, sharing pictures of the chuppah at her wedding. She added: "When everyone will be home – that will be total victory."
"My wish came true," the newlywed went on. "Hoping these moments will spread great light and bring everyone back home to us."
Aviva and Keith Segal, who were freed from Hamas captivity, are walking their daughter Shir down the aisle.
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Footage of the wedding shared on social media showed Keith and Aviva both walking their daughter down the aisle to wed Yuval, with all visibly emotional as they embraced one another.
Other videos showed Shir dancing joyfully with her father, as well as with British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari and ex-hostages Liri Albag, Agam Berger and Amit Soussana. The latter three were held alongside Aviva in Gaza.
Fifty hostages remain in captivity in the Strip, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
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