Sydney Sweeney Meets With Freed Hamas Hostages Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or

Actress Sydney Sweeney was photographed alongside freed hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or, who were captured October 7, 2023 by Hamas terrorists.

A photo circulated January 13 by pro-Israel group Stand With Us showed the famous actress with the survivors. “Noa and Avinatan were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, from the Nova Festival in southern Israel. Noa was rescued from Gaza in June 2024 during an IDF operation, and Avinatan Or was released on October 13, 2025, after more than two years in captivity,” the organization wrote alongside the photograph of the heartfelt encounter.

Actress Sydney Sweeney alongside Hamas captivity survivors Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or.

Noa and Avinatan were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, from the Nova Festival in southern Israel. Noa was rescued from Gaza in June 2024 during an IDF operation, and… pic.twitter.com/yYBhMfN89n

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) January 13, 2026

Although it’s unclear how the famous actress connected with Argamani and Or, Sweeney has recently been romantically linked to Scooter Braun – music executive and vocal speaker against antisemitism who has been known to use his platform to share stories of survivors, and advocate for the release of hostages. Braun organized the Nova Festival exhibit in the US.

Argamani was rescued from Hamas captivity in Gaza after spending 246 days as a hostage. Her rescue unfolded on June 8, 2024, during a dangerous IDF operation known as Operation Arnon, carried out in the Nuseirat area. She was freed alongside three other hostages — Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv.

Argamani’s case drew global attention after footage of her abduction from the Nova music festival circulated worldwide, showing her being dragged away on a motorcycle while crying out for help.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 29: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image contains partial nudity.) Sydney Sweeney attends Variety’s 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)

Her boyfriend, Or,  was released in October 2025 after nearly two years in Hamas captivity in Gaza. His release came as part of the latest hostage deal reached amid the ongoing war. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Nova Music Festival Survivor Shares Her Story, Calls Out Music Artists For Political Messaging)

They’ve since both advocated for the release of the remaining hostages while sharing the horrors of what they endured while in captivity.