{"id":25769,"date":"2025-06-05T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=25769"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:44:16","slug":"jonathan-sameranos-family-marks-his-birthday-the-way-he-would-have-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/jonathan-sameranos-family-marks-his-birthday-the-way-he-would-have-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostage Jonathan Samerano\u2019s Family Marks His Birthday the Way He Would Have Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Samerano, who was shot and abducted to Gaza, was supposed to celebrate his 23rd birthday today (Thursday). His family released a public message to commemorate the day \u2014 a year and eight months since he was kidnapped and wounded during the October 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re not giving up<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough Jonathan\u2019s body is still held captive by Hamas, his family chose to dedicate the day to spreading love and hope. \u201cWe\u2019re not giving up. We are marking his 23rd birthday the way Jonathan would have wanted \u2014 with love, dancing, and shared hope,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25771\" style=\"width: 883px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25771\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2.webp 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/samerano-2-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A soldier at the site where Nova music festival attendees were murdered and kidnapped | Photo: Chaim Goldberg\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>They need to be brought back<\/strong><br \/>\nThe family added: \u201cWe want Jonathan, wherever he may be, to know that we\u2019re with him and that he has never left our hearts for even a moment.\u201d They called on the public to unite around the higher goal: returning the 58 hostages still held in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The family concluded their message with a heartfelt call: \u201cAll the hostages must be returned \u2014 so that we can all rise, grow stronger, and live again in safety. 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