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It is impossible to process the things we are about to reveal now.
Detailing the horrific abuse on Israeli channel Kan 11, journalists warned The occupation humiliated us for over a year,
We missed you so much,
the mother of Or Levy, Geula, said as she hugged her son He looked like a skeleton; it was awful to see,
Ohad Ben Ami's mother-in-law, Michal Cohen, told Channel 13 News as she watched the Hamas-directed handover ceremony, which included the hostages answering questions posed by a masked man as militants armed with automatic rifles stood on each side He came back in poor physical condition. Anyone who saw the pictures and videos couldn’t ignore it. For 16 months, he was hungry, barefoot and in constant fear that every day can be his last,
Michael said, according to the Hostages Families Forum Headquarters Every moment that passes, every second could save lives from Hamas tunnels, from this cruel enemy that has massacred us since October 7,
We have to keep going to Phase B, and have to bring everybody back,
she said referring to the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which is supposed to see the return of the remaining hostages and was expected to be discussed in a “a security-political cabinet meeting” held by Netanyahu this weekend The hardest blow was yesterday when Or discovered that Einav, the love of his life, was murdered on that terrible day. For 491 days, he held onto hope that he would return to her,
Or’s return is a miracle, but we can’t rest until every single one of them is back with their families.”
He went on to call for the immediate release of the remaining hostages, saying I had many pictures in my mind of my dad, but nothing prepared me for those pictures of him on that stage in Gaza. I was sure that I would be strong, but I fell on the floor and screamed, ‘I’m sorry,
Our plea to you (Trump and Witkoff) right now is, now that you’ve done the hard part of getting movement, getting a deal started, let’s not think about phase one and phase two and phase three and many months,
Jon Goldberg-Polin said in video He assumed that he had been released long ago,
Rachel Goldberg-Polin said He did not know. He assumed, and asked, and we told him,
she told Israel’s public broadcaster Kann 11 News Her loss has left an enormous void in all our hearts,
All 76 hostages out this week. End of war. Who benefits from dragging it out for so long? Not the people of this region. Let’s get it done right now,
I have a million things pending, and I need answers ... And yes, I need to know what happened that day,
said Ben Ami, referring to 7 October 2023, when Hamas militants attacked Israel In the initial medical assessment conducted, it is evident that Ohad returned in a severe nutritional state and had lost a significant amount of his body weight,
Gil Fire, deputy director at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv said, ... adding Ben Yes, I'm here,
Ben Ami replied, hugging his loved ones who had been waiting anxiously for his return at the hospital I left XXL and came back medium,
joked the 56-year-old, who, according to doctors at the hospital, had lost a significant amount of weight in captivity Dad, is it really you? I can't believe you're here,
said one of his daughters, her eyes wide with disbelief, as the freed Israeli-German hostage embraced her at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital, following his release by Hamas militants during the fifth hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday
