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'I'm in love': Freed hostage Romi Gonen reveals relationship status

Freed hostage Romi Gonen revealed Tuesday she is in a relationship, marking a joyful milestone after 471 days in Hamas captivity and months of intensive rehabilitation following her January 2025 release.

by  ILH Staff
Published on  01-06-2026 11:00
Last modified: 01-06-2026 16:24
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Freed hostage Romi Gonen has been gradually adjusting to her life back home. On Tuesday, she revealed in Liel Eli's "60 Seconds" segment on V1 Instagram that she is "in love."

Romi Gonen endured 471 days of nightmarish captivity. She was released on January 19, 2025, and immediately entered a rehabilitation process that she is still undergoing. After courageously speaking out on the Uvda program ('Fact,' a current affairs show on Channel 12) about the horrors and harassment she suffered in Hamas captivity, she is managing to take small steps in reality afterward.

Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen with her mother Merav on January 19, 2025 after a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal in the war between Israel and Hamas was implemented (Photo: Israeli Army / AFP) AFP

In the interview, she shared that she is managing to go out a bit to socialize and also dreams of a future as a "DJ." Between the rehabilitation, the coping, and thoughts about the future, she is also experiencing one of the wonderful things that happen in life – love, about which she prefers not to speak for now.

"For now, I'm keeping it to myself," she said with a smile and added, "Let everyone know that I'm protecting my man."

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