Tzvika Mor, the father of released hostage Eitan Mor, who is visiting US President Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, spoke to Ynet about his son’s life since he b’chasdei Hashem returned from captivity on Hoshanah Rabba.

“Eitan is finally enjoying his freedom,” he said. “He’s in rehabilitation with other former hostages, and the rest of the time he travels around the country and meets friends. He’s constantly with two very close friends and, of course, with the family.”

Tzvika said Eitan returned from Gaza speaking fluent Arabic with a Gazan-Palestinian accent. “There was a moment on his way to rehab: he took a taxi, and the driver was Arab. The driver spoke Hebrew to Eitan, and Eitan replied in Arabic. They began chatting, and when the driver asked where he was from, Eitan said, ‘Ana min Ghazza’—‘I’m from Gaza.’ The driver got so frightened he pulled over, thinking he was transporting an illegal border crosser. Then Eitan explained how he ended up in Gaza.”

Tzvika added that “Eitan was with [Hamas leader in Gaza] Az al-Din Haddad several times and heard them constantly planning the next October 7 for us. Until the last moment before he was released from the tunnel, they were digging there. They’re still digging tunnels there.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)