IDF soldier Itamar, critically wounded in Gaza after October 7, turned a long road of recovery—supported every step of the way by volunteer Maya—into a full-circle moment by proposing to her at the very place their journey began.
IDF soldier Itamar was severely injured in Gaza while defending Israel after October 7.
At Sheba Medical Center, he met Maya, a volunteer who never gave up on him throughout his long recovery.
Finally, at the place their story began, Itamar proprosed. Love always finds a way💗… pic.twitter.com/KDuADCWS6g
— Israel in New York (@IsraelinNewYork) January 18, 2026