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Elkana Bohbot Welcomes Daughter After 738-Day Captivity

8/29/2026

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Elkana Bohbot and wife Rivka welcomed a baby daughter on Friday.
The newborn is their second child and younger sister to son Re’em.
The birth came 10½ months after Bohbot returned from 738-day captivity.
Bohbot was abducted at the Nova music festival on Oct 7, 2023 and released on Oct 13, 2025.
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman called the birth “the real victory”.

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Elkana Bohbot and wife Rivka welcomed a baby daughter on Friday.
The newborn is their second child and younger sister to son Re’em.
The birth came 10½ months after Bohbot returned from 738-day captivity.
Bohbot was abducted at the Nova music festival on Oct 7, 2023 and released on Oct 13, 2025.
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman called the birth “the real victory”.