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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang despatched a letter to the chip big’s employees on Monday expressing gratitude for the discharge of Avinatan Or, an Israeli worker of the corporate who was launched from Hamas captivity after two years.
Or was attending the Nova music competition together with his companion, Noa Argamani, close to Kibbutz Reim when Hamas performed a terror assault towards communities close to the Gaza border on October 7, 2023. Or and Argamani have been each taken captive and held individually. Argamani was rescued in June 2024 throughout an Israeli army operation and was a distinguished advocate for the discharge of Or and different hostages after she was freed.
After the U.S. brokered a ceasefire and hostage launch deal between Israel and Hamas, Or was launched on Monday together with different surviving hostages after greater than two years in captivity.
“I’m profoundly moved and deeply grateful to share that, simply moments in the past, our colleague, Avinatan Or, was launched to the Purple Cross in Gaza,” Huang wrote. “After two unimaginable years in Hamas captivity, Avinatan has come dwelling.”
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Launched Israeli hostage Avinatan Or greets well-wishers after arriving at a hospital. (Menahem Kahana/AFP by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Calcalist reported that Or began working for Nvidia in 2022 after he acquired {an electrical} engineering diploma from Ben-Gurion College. He labored as an engineer in Nvidia’s VLSI group, which is a part of the corporate’s networking division and performs a key function in Nvidia’s semiconductor design operations in Israel.
Huang wrote that Or’s mom, Ditza, “impressed us all” via her “power, braveness, and unwavering hope.”
He additionally stated that Nvidia’s workers in Israel “stood along with her in vigil, united in dedication that Avinatan would return dwelling safely. That unity mirrored the easiest of who we’re.”
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Or’s companion Noa Argamani was a vocal advocate for hostages after she was freed, and addressed the UN Safety Council. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)
“Hundreds of Nvidia workers have served with extraordinary bravery in protection of their communities through the warfare,” Huang continued. “Many have confronted immense ache, loss, and uncertainty. Some have misplaced relations or family members.”
The Nvidia co-founder’s letter referenced a number of private losses that hit Nvidia’s workforce in Israel, together with the demise of worker Amit Chayut in addition to the killing of Danielle Waldman and her companion.
Waldman is the daughter of Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman, whose firm was acquired by Nvidia.
Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s letter expressed gratitude for Avinatan Or’s freedom and mourned the losses suffered by Nvidia’s Israeli division following Hamas’ assault. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Photographs for Hill & Valley Discussion board / Getty Photographs)
“The losses to our Jewish, Druze, and Arab households alike have been immense. Grief is aware of no borders, no faiths, no divisions. We mourn collectively, and we hope collectively — for peace, understanding, and a future with out worry,” Huang wrote.
“Avinatan — welcome dwelling. Your protected return brings profound reduction and pleasure to your entire Nvidia household. Could this second mark step one towards restoration, renewal, and lasting peace — for all who’ve been touched by this warfare.”
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A Nvidia spokesperson declined to remark concerning the letter.
