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{{infobox civilian attack
| title = Eliya Cohen
| partof = the [[Gaza war hostage crisis]]
| location = near [[Re'im]], Israel
| date = {{Start date|2023|10|07|df=y}}<small>&nbsp;(kidnapping)</small> – {{End date|2025|10|13|df=y}}&nbsp;<small>(release)</small><br>738 days held hostage
| type = [[kidnapping]], [[hostage taking]]
| fatalities = 
| perpetrator = [[Hamas]]
}}

'''Eliya Cohen''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אלי-ה כהן; born April 24, 1997) is an Israeli civilian who was kidnapped by [[Hamas]] militants and taken to the [[Gaza Strip]] during the [[Nova music festival massacre]] near [[Re'im]] on October 7, 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Giladi |first=Tal |date=2025-03-21 |title='In no scenario had Eliya imagined or believed I’d be here' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/rjpzawo2jx |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref>

Cohen was released on February 22, 2025, after 505 days in Hamas captivity, as part of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamas names six hostages it will release on Saturday |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-names-six-hostages-it-will-release-saturday-2025-02-21/|work=Reuters |date=21 February 2025 |access-date=23 July 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Israeli hostage only discovered fiancée had survived 7 October after his release |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/israeli-hostage-only-discovered-fiancee-had-survived-7-october-after-his-release |work=The Guardian |date=22 February 2025 |access-date=23 July 2026|last=Ferguson|first=Donna}}</ref>

After his release, Cohen published the autobiography ''Mufawadat'' ([[Arabic Language|Arabic]]: "Negotiation"), describing his experiences in captivity. The book was translated to English<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Mufawadat 505 Days in Hamas Captivity |url=https://www.israelbookshop.com/products/mufawadat-505-days-in-hamas-captivity |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=IsraelBookShop |language=en}}</ref> and received a Platinum Book award.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=משעלי |first=גיל |date=2025-11-11 |title="זה רק מוכיח לי ששום דבר בחיים הוא לא סתם": ההישג של אלי-ה כהן |url=https://www.mako.co.il/culture-articles/Article-5821349a4b37a91026.htm |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=mako |language=he}}</ref>

==Early life==
Eliya Cohen was born on 24 April 1997 in [[Beit Shemesh]], Israel, to Sigi and Momi Cohen. He is the eldest of four children and has three younger sisters.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=כבר קנה טבעת כדי להציע נישואין: סיפורו של החטוף אליה כהן |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/israel/article-1173241 |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=www.maariv.co.il |language=he}}</ref> The family later moved to [[Tzur Hadassah]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=אליה כהן לא ספר את מחבלי חמאס - שנאלצו לבצע מעשה חריג מול המצלמות |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/israel/article-1174841 |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=www.maariv.co.il |language=he}}</ref> Cohen was raised in a [[Jews|Jewish]], religious household,<ref name=":0" /> but became secular as a teen.<ref name=":4" />

Before his abduction, Cohen lived with his girlfriend, Ziv Abud, in a small living unit at Abud's parents' house in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=":0" /> He was studying at [[Tel Aviv University]], and worked as an [[Airbnb]] property manager and a [[Trance music]] party producer.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=חלוץ |first=דינה |last2=חלוץ |first2=דינה |date=2024-02-13 |title=זיו עבוד, חברתו של אליה כהן שנחטף ממסיבת נובה: "הוא תכנן להציע לי נישואים ולא ידעתי" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/laisha/article/rk28azfip |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref> Cohen and Abud had a dog named Chapou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eliya COHEN |url=https://www.collectifdu7octobre.org/otage/eliya-cohen/ |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=Collectif du 7 octobre |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=בלום |first=יונתן |date=2024-10-31 |title="אני נרדמת רק כשהגוף קורס. ובחלומות כל התחושות מהאסון חוזרות אליי" |url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/magazine/article/bjsfe7pxjg |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=calcalist |language=he}}</ref> Cohen bought an engagement ring and was planning to propose to Abud.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" />

==Abduction==
On October 7, 2023, Cohen, Abud, her nephew Amit Ben Avida, and Ben Avida's partner Karin Schwartzman were attending the [[Nova music festival massacre|Nova music festival]] near [[Re'im|Kibbutz Re'im]]. Following Hamas' [[Operation al-Aqsa Flood|large-scale surprise attack on Israel]], as rocket fire began and hundreds of militants overran the site and began attacking fleeing participants, the four fled to the roadside [[Bomb shelter massacres on October 7, 2023|bomb shelter]] near [[Re'im]].<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Miki |date=2025-02-10 |title=זוגתו של החטוף אליה כהן: "הוא לא יודע שאני בחיים ומחכה לו" |url=https://tmi.maariv.co.il/bidur-news/article-1171544 |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=TMI Maariv |language=he}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last= |last2= |date=2025-08-20 |title='I cried when he was killed': Former hostage reflects on time in captivity with Hersh Goldberg-Polin |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/s1vj2cgtee |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref>

When Hamas militants began throwing grenades into the shelter, now referred to as "[[Death Shelters|the death bunker" or "The shelter of death]]"<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Lukash |first=Alexandra |last2=Lukash |first2=Alexandra |last3=Gordon |first3=Lihi |date=2025-02-10 |title=Kidnapped from 'shelter of death' to shocking conditions in captivity: 'A year and 4 months in chains, without daylight' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1zq7sptyx |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=סרטון החטיפה של אליה כהן, אור לוי והרש גולדברג-פולין |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2024_q2/Article-8a5f4010bca4091026.htm |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=N12 |language=he}}</ref>, they tried to hide beneath the bodies of victims.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=מרציאנו |first=קרן |date=2025-04-01 |title=אלי-ה כהן בריאיון ראשון: "אין יותר נאצי מזה" |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/f239747af17c5910/Article-c6eeaa1f732f591027.htm |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=N12 |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ciechanover |first=Yael |last2= |first2= |date=2025-04-20 |title=Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen returns to 'shelter of death' for emotional tribute |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryvzrugkxl |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref> Ben Avida and Schwartzman were killed.<ref name=":1" /> Cohen was shot in the leg before being abducted in a pickup truck together with [[Hersh Goldberg-Polin]], [[List of Gaza war hostages|Or Levy]] and another Israeli, who was reportedly killed after attempting to jump from the vehicle before it crossed into Gaza.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":10" />

Before he was abducted, Cohen saw that Abud lost consciousness and believed she was killed. He only learned that she survived after his release from captivity.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> 

Cohen's abduction was filmed by Hamas militants and widely circulated on social media<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" />, together with footage showing him in a hospital in Gaza later that day. [[Israel Defense Forces|The Israel Defense Forces]] officially confirmed his abduction three days later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=חלוץ |first=דינה |last2= |first2= |date=2025-02-13 |title=אמו של החטוף אליה כהן: "נמצא בגיהינום הרבה יותר גרוע ממה שדמיינתי" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/laisha/article/h1nflh5f1x |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref>

==Captivity==
After arriving in Gaza, Cohen underwent the removal of the bullet from his leg by a local doctor using tweezers without anesthesia. According to Cohen, he was instructed not to make any noise during the procedure so that the location where he was being held would not be discovered.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Kochavi |first=Hagar |date=2025-05-11 |title=‘The guards panicked and abandoned us. I looked at the other hostages and said, ‘run!{{’}}’ |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/ryw5ytaggx |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref>

He was initially held in an apartment with [[Kidnapping of Alon Ohel|Alon Ohel]] and [[Or Levy]]. During the first hostage exchange in November 2023, they were moved into Hamas tunnels, where he met [[Eli Sharabi]], [[Hersh Goldberg-Polin]], [[Almog Sarusi]] and [[Ori Danino|Uri Danino]]. Several days later, Goldberg-Polin, Sarusi and Danino were taken to another tunnel, while the remaining hostages were falsely told they had been released to Israel as part of what Cohen later described as psychological warfare.<ref name=":10" />

During his captivity, the only indication that Cohen was still alive came after the release of [[Eli Sharabi]] and [[Or Levy]], who informed his family about the conditions in which he was being held. They said that Cohen was chained since he was kidnapped, receives little food and is disconnected from the outside world.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> Cohen confirmed that he and the other hostages had very limited access to news, and only learned shortly before his own release that Goldberg-Polin, Sarusi and Danino had been killed in [[Rafah]].<ref name=":7" />

According to Cohen, he endured deliberate starvation, torture, and poor sanitary conditions.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=חלוץ |first=דינה |last2=חלוץ |first2=דינה |date=2025-06-16 |title=זיו עבוד ואליה כהן: "אין מצב שנתחתן בלי שאלון אהל ואלקנה בוחבוט יהיו לצדנו" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/laisha/article/hyy7smhmxg |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref><ref name=":11" /> Cohen said “For eight months, we slept on the floor … I dislocated my shoulder countless times. We were weak”.<ref name=":7" /> He also noted "On the day we arrive in the tunnel, we immediately encountered the chains. They were tied very tightly; they cut into your legs. You go to the bathroom and it takes you ten minutes. You say to yourself, 'Man, I'm actually wearing chains. I'm like a monkey.'"<ref name=":10" /> The restraints were removed only when the hostages were allowed to shower, approximately once every two months.<ref name=":10" />

Several weeks after they were transferred to another tunnel, the location was struck during an Israeli military operation, forcing the hostages to escape through a concealed shaft hidden inside an electrical cabinet at a school. They were subsequently moved to an abandoned Hamas tunnel that lacked running water and electricity and was illuminated only by a portable flashlight.<ref name=":10" />

After his release, Cohen recalled an attempted escape after his guards fled during Israeli airstrikes, when he and other hostages briefly escaped before being captured again by a local Gazan that recognised them as Jews.<ref name=":11" />

Following the signing of the second hostage agreement, Cohen said that his captors removed his leg irons several weeks before his expected release. After Eli Sharabi and Or Levy were released, and Hamas faced criticism over their emaciated appearance, Cohen said that he and Alon Ohel were given significantly more food so they would appear healthier before their planned release. Cohen was said to have gained 8 kilos the week before his release due to forced feeding, whereas in the seven months prior, one pitta was split between four hostages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":10" /> 

== Efforts to release ==
[[File:אליה כהן חטוף בעזה.jpg|alt='Eliya Cohen kidnapped in Gaza' graffiti in Tel Aviv|border|thumb|'Eliya Cohen kidnapped in Gaza' graffiti in Tel Aviv]]
Throughout Cohen's captivity, members of his family and his girlfriend, Abud, participated in demonstrations and international delegations on behalf of the hostages.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news |last=צ'כנובר |first=יעל |last2=צ'כנובר |first2=יעל |date=2024-03-24 |title=בשמלה צהובה במקום שמלת כלה: הפורים העצוב של זיו, זוגתו של אליה החטוף בעזה |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hkd6othct |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 April 2024 |title=Hamas attack survivor waits six months for captive boyfriend's release |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-attack-survivor-waits-six-months-captive-boyfriends-release-2024-04-07/ |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinmaz |first=Emine |date=2024-01-22 |title=Families of four Israeli hostages urge Rishi Sunak to push for their release |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/families-israeli-hostages-urge-rishi-sunak-push-for-release-gaza-hamas-qatar |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In March 2024, during the Purim holiday, Abud walked through the streets of Tel Aviv wearing a yellow dress resembling a wedding gown decorated with iron chains and photographs of hostages. At its center was a bleeding heart displaying Cohen's photograph.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=פרוים |first=יוני |last2= |first2= |date=2025-10-23 |title=האירוסין שאחרי הכאב |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/yokra14556875 |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref>

In August 2024, on the eve of Tu B'Av, Abud staged an installation on the [[Tel Aviv Promenade|Tel Aviv promenade]], sitting beside a fully set dinner table next to an empty chair displaying Cohen's photograph. A video documenting the installation, produced with Israeli news outlet ''N12'', received millions of views online.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 August 2024 |title=Partner of Gaza hostage highlights absence with staged Tu B'Av dinner on Tel Aviv beach |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/partner-of-gaza-hostage-highlights-absence-with-staged-tu-bav-dinner-on-tel-aviv-beach/ |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=ניסן |first=אוראל |date=18 August 2024 |title=המיצב קורע הלב של בת הזוג של החטוף |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/2024_q3/Article-0958cfc31076191027.htm |work=N12 |language=he}}</ref>

In June 2024, footage of Cohen's abduction recorded by Hamas militants was released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum at the request of his family.<ref name=":9" />

==Release==
On 22 February 2025, after 505 days in captivity, Cohen was released by Hamas as part of a hostage exchange agreement.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0" /> 

According to Cohen, on the night before his release his captors attempted to force him to record a propaganda video stating that he had been treated well during captivity, but he refused.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=מרציאנו |first=קרן |date=2025-09-14 |title=החיים החדשים של אלי-ה כהן |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/2025_q3/Article-267bc09c6854991027.htm |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=N12 |language=he}}</ref>

During the release ceremony, a Hamas militant demanded that Cohen wave to the crowd, and when he refused, the militant raised his hand by force.<ref name=":5" /> According to Cohen, only upon returning home he found out that Abud survived and campaigned for his release.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":10" /> Following his release, Cohen spent ten days in [[Rabin Medical Center]].<ref name=":0" />

== Retaliation ==
After Cohen's release, the [[Israel Defense Forces]] and [[Shin Bet]] announced that airstrike killed Hassan Mahmoud Hassan Hassin, a Hamas al-Bureij Battalion commander who led the Re’im terror attack and participated in the kidnapping of Cohen and other from the "Shelter of death" on [[October 7 2023]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freid |first=Shilo |last2=Bloemhof |first2=Idan |date=2025-09-28 |title=Freed hostage Eliya Cohen hails killing of Hamas abductor, jokes ‘baklava, anyone?’ |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1dlbsv2ex |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=2025-09-28 |title=Hamas commander who led killing, kidnapping at roadside shelter on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza – IDF |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hamas-commander-who-led-killing-kidnapping-at-roadside-shelter-on-oct-7-killed-in-gaza-idf/ |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref> 

== Post release activities ==
In August 2025, approximately five months after his release, Cohen published the autobiography ''Mufawadat'' (Arabic: "Negotiation"), describing his experiences in captivity. Two months after its publication, the book received a Platinum Book award. It was also translated and published in English.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=כוכבי |first=הגר |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2025-09-11 |title=״אנחנו מחט בערימת שחת, אין סיכוי שימצאו את פיר המנהרה הזו בתוך כל עזה״ |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/yokra14501723 |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref>

In late October 2025, Cohen co-produced the Vortex Festival at [[Shitim]] together with former hostage [[Omer Wenkert]]. The event was dedicated to Amit Ben Avida, the nephew of Cohen's partner Ziv Abud, who was killed during the 7 October attack.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 December 2025 |title='When I got out, I knew I wanted a family': Former hostage Omer Wenkert on life after 505 days in Gaza |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/syjvufge11x |work=Ynetnews}}</ref><ref name=":14" />

Cohen and Abud spent two months in north America campaigning for the release of the rest of the hostages.<ref name=":12" /> In May 2025, Cohen and other released hostages attended the 'Israel Day on Fifth' event, urging the release of the remaining hostages from Gaza.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edelson |first=Daniel |date=2025-05-18 |title=Freed hostages join tens of thousands in pro-Israel march in New York amid tight security |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/bjbtmfw11ge |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynet |language=en}}</ref> In December 2025, Cohen and Abud met U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] at his [[Mar-a-Lago]] residence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=מלכא |first=ענבר |date=2025-12-28 |title=פרסום הנס: שורד השבי אלי-ה כהן וארוסתו נפגשו עם הנשיא טראמפ |url=https://www.srugim.co.il/1281431-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%A1-%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%94-%D7%9B%D7%94%D7%9F-%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%95-%D7%A0 |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=סרוגים |language=he}}</ref>

Cohen became engaged to Abud in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Froim |first=Yoni |date=2025-10-23 |title=Freed hostage Eliya Cohen proposes to partner who survived Nova massacre |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1pjwpdcgx |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=לא נפרדים יותר: אלי-ה כהן הציע נישואים לבת זוגו זיו עבוד {{!}} חדשות 13 |url=https://13tv.co.il/item/news/domestic/internal/it204-904816112/ |access-date=2026-07-23 |website=רשת 13 |language=he}}</ref> They were married on 19 August at Ronit Farm in Israel, with over 1,000 friends and relatives attending.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-08-20 |title=After captivity and the fight to bring him home: Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud marry tonight |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431951 |access-date=2026-08-21 |website=Israel National News |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[chuppah]]'' (wedding canopy) for their wedding was covered with the ''[[tallit]]'' (prayer shawl) that belonged to Abud's nephew and the ''[[ketubah]]'' (marriage contract) was designed and calligraphied by the father of [[Aner Shapira]], establishing the connection to two victims of the October 7 massacre.<ref>Steinberg, Jessica. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-hostage-eliya-cohen-and-longtime-girlfriend-wed-in-ceremony-full-of-symbolism/ "Former hostage Eliya Cohen and longtime girlfriend wed in ceremony full of symbolism"], ''[[The Times of Israel]]'', August 20, 2026. Accessed September 20, 2026. "Moshe Shapira, the father of Aner Shapira — the off-duty soldier who held off Hamas terrorists at the entrance to the shelter where they were hiding before he was killed — drew and calligraphed the ketubah, the Jewish ritual wedding contract signed by Cohen and Abud, decorated with elements and places that accompanied the couple on their journey, wrote Cohen. The prayer shawl belonging to Amit Ben Avida, Ziv Abud’s nephew who was killed in the Re’im field shelter on October 7, was used as the wedding canopy for former hostage Eliya Cohen and Abud’s August 19, 2026 wedding."</ref> Amit Ben Avida and Aner Shapira had both been killed in the [[Bomb shelter massacres on October 7, 2023#Re'im Junction shelter|bus shelter at Re'im Junction]] where Abud was injured and Cohen was abducted by Hamas.<ref>[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/lifestyle/article/hjqhykmpgx "A love story that survived October 7: Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud are married"], ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'', August 19, 2026. Accessed September 21, 2026.</ref>

In April 2026, Cohen went through complex surgery on his foot that was shattered from gunfire shot by Hamas militants into the Shelter of Death in which he was hiding on [[October 7 attacks|October 7, 2023]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Lihi |last2= |first2= |date=2026-04-09 |title=Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen heads into complex surgery ahead of wedding |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjp1gkh2bg |access-date=2026-07-23 |work=Ynetglobal |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2026, amid controversy over the documentary ''[[NAZA (film)|NAZA]]''<nowiki/>'s portrayal of the [[Israel–Hamas war]], Cohen publicly criticized the documentary and its directors, [[Yuval Abraham]] and [[Rachel Szor]], saying that the film demeaned the Israeli soldiers who had fought to free him and other hostages.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ghermezian |first=Shiryn |date=15 September 2026 |title=Former Hamas hostage slams 'NAZA' filmmakers for degrading IDF soldiers who fought to bring me home |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/09/15/former-hamas-hostage-slams-naza-filmmakers-degrading-idf-soldiers-who-fought-bring-me-home/ |website=The Algemeiner}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of Gaza war hostages]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Gaza war}}

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