Ohad Munder-Zichri, his mom and his grandparents disappeared from the kibbutz of Nir Oz during Hamas' Oct. 7 incursion into Israel.
Ohad Munder-Zichri's ninth birthday is on Monday. But instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he is believed to be somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion.The fourth-grader from the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba was nabbed along with his mother and grandparents during a holiday visit to his grandparents' kibbutz of Nir Oz along the border with Gaza.
He teaches me things all the time and I sometimes forget that he is only 9 years old,' Zichri said.Monday's birthday offered a chance to raise awareness of Ohad's plight.There has been an outpouring of local and international support. The Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, launched an international social media campaign, calling on people to send him virtual birthday cards.
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