After 775 days in Hamas captivity, hostage survivor Alon Ohel returned to Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to perform the song that sustained him during his darkest hours—the piece he played on his bedroom piano before attending the Nova Music Festival in October 2023.

Ohel, a gifted pianist who returned from captivity on October 13 , wrote the words, “Song Without a Name,” on an erasable board while on the helicopter from Gaza to the hospital in Israel.

Written and composed by Shalom Hanoch and originally performed by Yehudit Ravitz, it was the last song he played in his room before leaving for the Nova festival.

Prior to Ohel’s release, medical authorities sounded the alarm that intelligence from released hostages suggested he might be losing his vision.

According to informa

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