Hostage survivor Segev Kalfon on Wednesday night visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the first time since his release from captivity in Gaza.
Segev Kalfon, 27, was accompanied by his father, Kobi, who blessed him with the priestly blessings (Numbers 6:24-26), as Jewish fathers do for their children every Friday night according to tradition.
The former abductee was kidnapped by Gazan terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Supernova music festival that was held near Kibbutz Re’im, adjacent to the Gaza Strip. In February, his family received a sign of life for Kalfon through a hostage who had been released.
Kalfon was returned to Israel by the Hamas terrorist group on Oct. 13, together with the remaining 19 other living hostages as part of the ceasefire deal, having endured 738 days of captivity.
Watch Kalfon at the Western Wall below.
VERY. POWERFUL. MOMENT.
— Dov Lipman (@DovLipman) November 13, 2025
Segev Kalfon.
27-years-old.
Kidnapped from the Nova music festival.
Held hostage by Hamas terrorists for 2 years.
Last night Segev visited the Kotel (Western Wall) for the first time since his release.
And his father blessed him with the priestly… pic.twitter.com/OxAilJ6M04
