Israeli Man Missing for Nearly 2 Months Confirmed a Hostage

Ron Benjamin, who left early on Oct. 7 to go bicycling near the Gaza Strip, went missing. Two months later, his family finally learned that he is alive.

Ron Benjamin, 53, who disappeared on the morning of Oct. 7 after meeting bicycling companions near the Gaza Strip. Courtesy of Shuki Benjamin.

The last thing Shuki Benjamin could find out was where his younger brother Ron had been at 7 in the morning on Oct. 7.

Shuki, 62, whose business installs tracking devices and other electronic devices in new cars, found out through the one in Ron’s car where it was and that it hadn’t moved since 7 a.m. And that’s the last they'd know for almost two months.