Emotional reunion
Ex-Hamas hostage wants to rebuild hometown
On Thursday, eight more released Hamas hostages returned to Israel (see video above). Israel's government distributed footage showing the former hostages in tearful reunions with their families.
Among them is 80-year-old German-Israeli Gadi Moses, who said that he would do everything he could to rebuild his home town. Terrorists had devastated Niz Or on October 7, 2023. The Israeli government also published photos of 29-year-old German-Israeli Arbel Yehud and images of young soldier Agam Berger.
Berger jokingly expresses her horror at how much her younger brother has grown. The teenager is now as tall as her father. The 20-year-old was held hostage for almost 16 months. She had already met the four female soldiers released by Hamas last Saturday. They were kidnapped together.
Several female soldiers were also killed in the attack on October 7, 2023. It caused particular horror in Israel. Hamas footage showed some of the young Israeli women still dressed in pyjamas and covered in blood.
Crowd jostled
The former hostage and civilian Arbel Yehud had already met her parents, her brother and her sister-in-law. Five Thai workers were released with her. Hamas fighters, dressed from head to toe in black and hooded, pushed the hostages through a screaming and threatening crowd to the Red Cross vehicles in the south of the Gaza Strip. Moses was pushed back and forth, Yehud looked frightened.
Certificate and souvenirs presented
Agam Berger was handed over to the Red Cross in the north of the Gaza Strip. She was dressed in a combat suit and presented on a stage. She was presented with a bag containing "souvenirs" of her hostage situation and a gold-framed "certificate of release".
In return for the hostages, the Israeli authorities released 110 Palestinian prisoners. Among them are 30 minors, who left the West Bank on Thursday afternoon. Because there had been threatening scenes in the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had briefly suspended the release of the prisoners.
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