Herzog and Sulyok also met with Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor Aharon Shevo and his family who presented the Hungarian leader with a stamp commemorating 80 years since the Holocaust.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday received an official state welcome ceremony for his visit to Hungary, where he met his Hungarian counterpart and the family of Omri Miran, a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks across southern Israel.
“Omri is, first and foremost, a father. He has two little daughters — Roni, who is three and a half, and Alma, who is one year and eleven months old,” Miran’s wife, Lishi, told Herzog and Hungary’s President Tamás Sulyok during their meeting.
“The last time he saw them, and they saw him, was on Oct. 7, when Alma was only six months old, and Roni was two years old. They themselves were also hostages. We were held hostage together as a family, Omri was taken to Gaza, and I was left with the girls.”