Aisha Ziadna
Gender: Female
Age when taken: 17
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Citizenship: Israel
Hostage status: Redeemed on November 30th, 2023, during the 7 Day Ceasefire
More about Aisha:
Is engaged and plans to get married after she graduates from high school
Has 17 siblings
From the Bedouin community Ziadna, which is named after her family
Alternate last name spellings:
al-Ziadne, al-Zayadne, al-Ziadna, Alziadna, Ziyadne
When searching inside sources, an alternate name spelling may be used as shown above.
Related Hostages: Yousef Ziadna, father (Captive/Presumed Alive), Hamza Ziadna, brother (Captive/Presumed Alive), and Bilal Ziadna, brother (Redeemed/Alive)
Primary Sources:
New York Post, Israeli Arab kin of Gaza hostages confronts Palestinian envoy to UN: 'What was their sin?', Mar 12, 2024
Ha’aretz (unlocked), Families of Muslim Hostages Held by Hamas: 'This Isn't a Religious War', Nov 13, 2023
Daily Mail, Muslim family appeals to Hamas to free 17-year-old girl snatched from a kibbutz - with her uncle saying if she is not returned he'll 'fight them in Gaza myself', Nov 30, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Return of hostages, Dec 01, 2023
BBC, Bedouin family desperate for news on teenagers held hostage in Gaza, Nov 30, 2023
Times of Israel, Two Bedouin teens released from Gaza; father and older brother still held hostage, Nov 30, 2023
Al Jazeera, Bedouin Israelis held by Hamas: Families wait for news of relatives held captive, Nov 23, 2023
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Date Last Updated: April 8th, 2024