Noa Argamani

Noa Argamani (Hebrew: נועה ארגמני; born 12 October 1997) is an Israeli woman who was abducted by Hamas during the Re'im music festival massacre as part of the October 7 attacks. In one of the first Hamas videos released of the massacre, she was seen being taken away on a motorcycle as she yelled, "Don't kill me!" Her arms were outstretched toward her then-boyfriend Avinatan Or, who was also kidnapped. The footage of her kidnapping became a symbol of the hostage crisis and led to Argamani being described as "the face of the Nova music festival hostages". In March 2024, Argamani's Chinese-born mother Liora, who was suffering from late-stage brain cancer, made a public plea to see her daughter one last time. She urged US President Joe Biden to help secure her daughter's release. The family had indications that Argamani was still alive, as she had appeared in a Hamas video released in January 2024. On June 8, 2024, after 245 days in captivity, Argamani and three other hostages were rescued from Gaza in a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet, and the Israel Police. She was subsequently reunited with her family, three weeks prior to her mother's death. After her rescue, she became a prominent activist for the hostages who remained held in Gaza. She was named by Time magazine's listed her as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2025.