Current sectionIsrael NewsFormer hostage Rom Braslavski, who was held with Trufanov in Gaza, shared emotional images from the wedding on social media, writing: 'Today we are together, not in Rafah… you are in a groom's suit'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov share their experiences of being kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza at the Jewish Community Center of Houston, last May. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesSapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov share their experiences of being kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza at the Jewish Community Center of Houston, last May. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images09:13 PM • July 06 2026 IDTTwo former Israeli hostages have wed, in the first marriage of hostages taken when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen were visiting Trufanov's family on Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 when they were attacked and abducted to Gaza. Trufanov's father was murdered. Cohen was freed during a temporary ceasefire after 55 days, while Trufanov was held for nearly 500 days.They married on Sunday in Israel, in a ceremony attended by multiple former hostages as well as President Isaac Herzog, who posted a picture of himself under the chuppah, or wedding canopy, with Trufanov and Cohen.Haaretz Elections Podcast'Israel’s opposition must join with Arab parties to beat Netanyahu. It's the right thing to do'Haaretz Elections Podcast'Israel’s opposition must join with Arab parties to beat Netanyahu. It's the right thing to do'total-- : --time0:00"We prayed for your return, we were moved to tears when you came back home, and this evening we were privileged to rejoice together with you and to bless you under the chuppah on your joyous day," Herzog wrote.התפללנו לשובכם, התרגשנו עד דמעות כשחזרתם הביתה, והערב זכינו לשמוח יחד איתכם ולברך אתכם תחת החופה ביום שמחתכם.