It's Ohad Munder-Zichri's ninth birthday.
This photo provided by Avi Zichri shows his son, Ohad Munder-Zichri, on Oct. 1, 2023. Ohad turned 9 on Monday, Oct. 23, but instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he was somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion. – Ohad Munder-Zichri turned 9 on Monday.
It’s that uncertainty that has been most agonizing for Ohad’s grief-stricken father, Avi Zichri — not knowing if Ohad is alive, if he is wounded, if he is alone. Zichri has been living this nightmare for 17 days, saying the thoughts never leave him and the only reprieve comes when he takes powerful sleeping pills that knock him out for the night.
Ohad loved visiting his grandparents and his uncle there. At home, he is a gifted student who loves solving Rubik’s cubes and playing soccer, tennis and chess. He is a huge fan of Liverpool FC and his bedroom, untouched since his abduction, includes team souvenirs, his various trophies, family photos on the walls and the elaborate Lego constructions he loved to build.
But for Zichri it was just another in a series of agonizing days, with anxiety consuming his every moment.
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