She was told her missing fiance was killed in Gaza. A year later, he returned alive

Middle East Eye · July 13, 2026 Human Rights

She was told her missing fiance was killed in Gaza. A year later, he returned alive Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 10:21 Reem Jadallah reunited with Hamada al-Banna after he was forcibly disappeared and tortured in Israeli prison Hamada al-Banna, who was forcibly disappeared for around a year in Israeli detention, sits with is fiancee Reem Jadallah in Gaza City (Hani Abu Rezeq/Middle East Eye) Off For around a year, Hamada al-Banna was missing after he set out to obtain a sack of wheat flour from humanitarian aid trucks near Zikim in northern Gaza. His family did not know his whereabouts or whether he was still alive or had been killed alongside his brother, who was with him that day.

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