KIBBUTZ GAZIT, Israel — Aviva Siegel held hands with her five- and eight-year-old grandchildren as they walked a path along the edge of this northern Israeli community's verdant hills. In the distance, the three could see Jordan sparkling through the sunset haze as they stopped and picked mustard flowers to mix with olive oil, garlic and a pinch of salt.
This was no ordinary spring afternoon. Siegel wore a black shirt with her husband Keith's portrait on the front and the message "Bring Them Home Now" on the back.
For her, the simple pleasure of a stroll through nature with her grandchildren is incomplete, after over 150 days without her husband. He is a hostage of Hamas in Gaza. She was also seized by Hamas attackers on Oct. 7, but was freed after 51 days while Keith was left behind.
