After 18 months of mourning, a Gaza son is found alive in an Israeli prison
A Gaza family’s nightmare ends after discovering their ‘martyred’ son alive in an Israeli prison.
![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Ina’am Al-Dahdouh holds the photo of her eldest detained son, Mahmoud, at her tent in Tal el hawwa southwest of Gaza city [Omar Ashtawy/ Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC4854-1776374207.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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