An Israeli-American citizen kidnapped by Hamas in October and released Wednesday has 海角换妻 ties.
Liat Beinin Atzili, 49, has family in Waterford and she visited the state in August, according to the former executive director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern 海角换妻.
After her release, the death of her husband, Aviv, was . Both were present during the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Liat Atzili is the second Israeli American hostage released by Hamas from Gaza.
Atzili鈥檚 cousin, Boaz Atzili, a professor in Washington D.C., Wednesday morning he was relieved Liat is home and reunited with her three children.
鈥淏oth sides, as far as I鈥檓 concerned, have lost the war already,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he question is how we get from all that suffering to a path that leads to hope 鈥� rather than more suffering. And that requires a lot of political courage. And I鈥檓 not sure either side has the courage right now.鈥�
Congressman Joe Courtney, a Democrat who represents Waterford, called the death of Liat Atzili鈥檚 husband "heartbreaking and infuriating."
"The willful inability of Hamas to account for its despicable assault left Aviv鈥檚 family totally in the dark about his whereabouts over the last seven weeks," Courtney said in a statement. "The relief Liat and her family in Israel and 海角换妻 experienced upon her release is now buried in grief."
Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old Israeli American dual citizen, was the first U.S. hostage to be released under the cease fire. Both of her parents were killed in the Hamas attack that started the war on Oct. 7.
NPR, the Associated Press and 海角换妻鈥檚 Patrick Skahill contributed to this report, which has been updated.
