THE pain of captivity was forgotten as two former Gaza hostages, Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen, were married on Sunday.
Israel president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal blessed the couple under the chuppa.
"We prayed for your return and were moved to tears when you came back home," they said.
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