Hamza was kidnapped along with his father Yosef and his two brothers, Bilal and Aisha from Kibbutz Hulit. Yosef has worked for the past 19 years in a dairy farm in Kibbutz Holit, together with his three children. Hamas channels showed pictures of Hamza and Bilal with an armed Hamas man above them. Yosef and Aisha were also photographed. Following the photographs, it is assumed that they were kidnapped. Aisha and Bilal were released on 30.11.23. Hamza and Yosef remained captives of Hamas.