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Hostage Updates
**How does Netanyahu dare to stay in Washington while the abductees return in a shocking condition?**
It was clear that the next phase of releases would be agonizing and grim—and if the Prime Minister doesn’t understand that his place is now in Israel, then it’s almost a waste to use the cliché “out of sight, out of mind” on him: it’s a bit hard to be distant from something you don’t have.
Above the horrifying images of the three abductees returning from the hell of Gaza, not without one final humiliation, hover like dark clouds the sharp, painful, and obvious words Yoav Gallant said to Nadav Eyal in *Yedioth Ahronoth*: “The Israeli government did not do everything to bring back the hostages... We could have gotten the same deal with more hostages, at a lower cost... In practice, what you see today and what happened in July is the same thing.”
The mere thought that so much physical and mental suffering could have been spared for the hostages and their families—and they are the lucky ones who get to reunite—should have made the Prime Minister, his inner circle, and anyone who still cares about this battered institution understand that this is not the time for a weekend at a luxury hotel in Washington. The important political meetings are over, and Netanyahu has received enough gifts from the U.S. president to make Arnon Milchan look like Molière’s miser. Now it’s time to face, up close, the consequences of the fateful decisions he has made. A bowed head and an apology are no longer expected, we get it, but perhaps something a little less insulting than the hollow statements about “we won’t move on” in light of the horrifying images. Everyone remembers Netanyahu rushing out on Shabbat to meet Noa Argamani after the brilliant “Operation Arnon.” Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levi, and Eli Sharabi he sees from the American capital, and one wonders if even that is accurate.
And it was clear that the next phase would be agonizing and grim. Midweek, after Trump invented a “plan” that outflanked MK Limor Son Har Melech from the right, fears also grew that the release process of the hostages wouldn’t pass without a message. The appearance, an element that tends to distinguish between a leader whom part of the public disagrees with and a person who is simply unbearable, went from important to essential. But Netanyahu and the Byzantine court he has built around him aren’t bothered by such trivialities. The Prime Minister’s spokesperson, for example, is someone who posts stories about the golden shower in his hotel room (and one can only hope he resisted taking a robe as a souvenir): not exactly someone who will stand on his hind legs to prevent the boss from racking up more points for insensitivity and detachment. It seems that for Netanyahu’s wife and son, the fact that Netanyahu is even choosing to return is considered another noble act by the family for the Jewish people.
Along with the pictures of the release of the hostages, you should also remember the story from this week of Omar Dostri, the Prime Minister's spokesman, from Switzerland in the golden shower at his luxury hotel in Washington
Except that even this rotten conduct, it seems, is already considered a dog biting a man (or the self-important “I instructed” statements of the self-assured Defense Minister, Israel Katz, of roughly the same significance). After his son was seen celebrating Trump’s transfer festivities, Netanyahu didn’t even bother to brief the journalists in the delegation, let alone give a normal interview, with all due respect to the twisted dates with his chief of staff on Channel 14. The fact that he has already traveled to the U.S. three times since October 7 but is still “preparing” to visit Kibbutz Nir Oz is almost no longer mentioned. But if, at the end of such a week, the Prime Minister of Israel doesn’t understand that his place is, well, in Israel, then it’s almost a waste to use the cliché “out of sight, out of mind” on him: it’s a bit hard to be distant from something you don’t have. link
Defense sources say hostages’ dire condition should come as no surprise to Netanyahu
Senior officials in the defense establishment reportedly denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he expressed outrage and threatened Hamas over the emaciated condition of the three hostages freed today.
“What did he expect?” Channel 12 quotes one source saying. “It should have come as no surprise to him. The prime minister is familiar with the intelligence material and the medical opinions. The more time that passes, the more the releases are going to become difficult in terms of the hostages’ appearance. [His comments] are aimed at his political base, because these are pictures [of the gaunt, weak hostages] that harm him politically, but there’s nothing substantive behind them.”
In response, an unnamed source close to Netanyahu says Israel was not previously aware that Hamas was deliberately starving the hostages.
Channel 12 news also quotes a senior Israeli source saying that the delegation Netanyahu is sending to hostage talks in Qatar “has no real mandate. [Trump’s envoy Steve] Witkoff asked that a delegation be sent and Netanyahu is doing so, in part to avoid giving Hamas reasons to blow up the deal.” The source stressed that “because of the condition of the hostages, there is not a second to waste.”
Senior figures in the defense establishment have for months criticized Netanyahu for ostensibly slowing and complicating efforts to free the hostages because he fears far-right elements in his coalition will bring it down. LinkIf nothing else, Netanyahu and his cronies are his damned liars they have know very well for a very long time how Hamas has been treating our hostages. Every hostage released underwent consider medical tests and evaluations. And Netanyahu has been made fully aware of it all, from the torture, beatings, rapes, starvation, sanitary and hygiene, killings, all if it. He makes it a habit of saying he doesn’t know or wasn’t told he’s the dammed prime minister yet the buck never stops with him
‘I need to know what happened that day’: Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami reunites with his family
Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami arrives at Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv, as he reunites with his daughters after 491 days in Hamas captivity, February 8, 2025. (Haim Tsach/GPO)
Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami reunites with his daughters at a hospital in central Israel after 491 days in captivity in Gaza, footage shows.
In the video, his three daughters, Yuli, Ella, and Natalie Ben Ami, are seen running into their father’s arms, squealing with joy.
His mother, Esther, joins the embrace, followed by his wife Raz Ben Ami, also a former Hamas captive, as the just-released hostage smiles and strokes their heads lovingly.
The family is seen happily chatting and catching up, in the halls of Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital.
“Dad, we love you! We missed you so much,” the young women can be heard saying.
One of his daughters tells her father that she began her IDF service while he was in captivity. “I’ve been in the army for eight months,” she says, kneeling at her father’s feet.
“I’m proud of you,” he says.
Ohad tells his family that he wants to hear about what happened on October 7, 2023, when he and his wife were kidnapped from their home on Kibbutz Be’eri during Hamas’s brutal onslaught that sparked the war in Gaza. Raz was released in November 2023 during a week-long truce.
“I need to know what happened that day,” he says.
Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami reunites with his family at Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv after 491 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, February 8, 2025. (Haim Tsach/GPO)
Hostages Forum urges Netanyahu to convene security cabinet ASAP to push 2nd stage of Gaza deal
Protesters in Rehovot call for the return of all the hostages still held by Hamas, holding a banner that reads, "Until the last hostage," February 8, 2025. (Gilad Furst/Pro-Democracy Movement)
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene the security cabinet immediately to push forward talks on the second phase of the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas, after reports that the meeting will only take place on Monday.
“How, after the shocking photos of Eli, Ohad and Or this morning, is the cabinet not meeting immediately? What more proof do the decision-makers need to understand the urgency of returning the 76 hostages?” the Hostages Forum says in a statement.
Three hostages released by Hamas this morning after 491 days in captivity — Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, — all appeared extremely thin and frail. While they were able to walk, they seemed to be unsteady on their feet as they were paraded by terrorists across a stage before being handed to the Red Cross.
The Hostages Forum statement comes a short while after an Israeli official said that the delegation Netanyahu dispatched to Doha today would only be discussing technical matters of the Gaza deal with negotiators, rather than advancing its second phase.
“Prime minister, send a negotiating team to Qatar with a clear and complete mandate — to complete the agreement urgently, until the last hostage, in a manner and on a date agreed upon in advance,” the families urge.
Meanwhile, protesters are gathering at multiple locations around the country, calling for the government to secure the release of the remaining 73 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 who remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF.
Protesters outside President Isaac Herzog’s residence in Tsahala in North Tel Aviv call on the government to seal a deal for the release of all the hostages still held by Hamas, February 8, 2025. (Hila Cohen/Pro-Democracy Movement)
PM okays delegation to Doha, but officials say talks on 2nd phase of Gaza deal won’t start until security cabinet meets
Demonstrators raise placards during a protest calling for the release of hostages held captive in Gaza, in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on February 1, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the dispatch of a delegation to Doha to address technical details of the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to an unnamed Israeli official.
The source says the approval was given after the terror group released three hostages from Gaza this morning and Israel released 183 Palestinian security prisoners under the terms of the first stage of the accord.
The prime minister will hold a security cabinet meeting upon his return to Israel this evening regarding negotiations for the second stage of the hostage-ceasefire deal, the official says.
Senior Israeli officials cited by the Walla news site similarly say that this is only a “symbolic warm-up trip,” which is not expected to advance negotiations on the second phase of the deal.
Netanyahu is currently in Washington, DC, after a six-day trip during which he met with US President Donald Trump and senior American officials. He is due to fly back to Israel this evening. Walla reports that the security cabinet will meet on Monday.
The officials cited in the Walla report stress that the delegation has not received a mandate from the political echelon to conduct talks on the second phase, and it appears that the trip is intended primarily to demonstrate goodwill toward the Trump administration.
The Israeli delegation to Doha is said to include the government’s hostage point man Brigadier General (ret.) Gal Hirsch, along with a senior Shin Bet official and representatives form the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the IDF.
Report: Security cabinet won’t discuss 2nd stage of deal until later in week
The security cabinet will only begin discussions on a potential second stage of the hostage-ceasefire deal on Tuesday or Thursday, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
It is unclear what is causing a delay to the start of the deliberations, the outlet reports. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s return flight from the United States is expected to land back in Israel later today.
Initially, Israel said that the negotiations for the second stage would only resume after Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. That meeting took place last week.
Kan reports that it was later said that the discussions would only be held after the security cabinet had discussed the matter after Netanyahu’s return to Israel.
Though talks for the second phase were supposed to commence on February 3, Netanyahu pushed off sending a negotiating team, in what is apparently a violation of the deal’s terms.
A working-level negotiating team, led by the outgoing Shin Bet deputy director — known by his Hebrew initial “Mem” — has arrived in Doha, but is reportedly empowered to discuss only the first phase, not the second.
The delay in talks on the second phase has deeply worried the families of male hostages and those who have been killed, and are not set to be released until phases two and three. linkThere is no low too low for Netanyahu, therefore we are no longer surprised by how low he can get. While he and his vile wife and son were enjoying a 5 star hotel in Washington over the weekend, which they chose to enjoy on our taxpayer money (all of his meetings had been completed), 3 emaciated hostages who suffered in Hamas tortuous captivity for 491 days and literally look like holocaust survivors, finally came home. Not only was Netanyahu not here in the country for this bittersweet release (Or Levi did not know that his wife had been murdered on October 7 and Eli Sharabi thought that his wife and 2 daughters survived the Hamas massacre on their kibbutz, only to learn of their deaths upon his release yesterday), he isn't moved at all by their misery, their suffering, their losses. Anyone with a soul and a heart would say that we have to get the rest of the hostages home immediately and make the phase 2 deal happen right away to bring them home and end the war. But Netanyahu lacks both a soul and a heart and is not moved at all by everything that everyone in Israel watched over Saturday glued to their televisions.
Health Ministry says released hostages suffering severe malnutrition, lost significant weight in Hamas captivity The Health Ministry says that the three hostages who were freed from Gaza this morning are suffering from severe malnutrition and lost significant body weight during their 491 days in captivity, after initial medical checks in the hours following their release. “These are difficult scenes,” Health Ministry representative Dr. Hagar Mizrahi says in a press conference from Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, where two of the released hostages are beginning their recovery. The three hostages freed by Hamas this morning — Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56 — looked gaunt and unsteady on their feet as they were released by the terror group, 16 months after they were kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri and the Nova music festival. But doctors were also “excited to see them walking on their own two feet, upright and proud,” the Health Ministry representative adds. Mizrahi says that staff is also treating the families of released hostages, many of whom were so busy fighting for their loved ones’ release that they didn’t have time to care for themselves over the past 15 months. The returned hostages and their families will receive a wide range of therapies, designed to address both their physical and emotional needs, says Mizrahi, the head of the General Medicine Division at the Health Ministry.
Hamas official claims Israel’s ‘lack of commitment’ is putting hostage-ceasefire deal at risk of collapse
A senior Hamas official tells AFP that Israel’s “lack of commitment” to the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal has put it in danger of collapse.
Israel’s “procrastination and lack of commitment in implementing the first phase… certainly exposes this agreement to danger and thus it may stop or collapse,” says Basem Naim, a member of Hamas’s political bureau.
The comment comes after Hamas this morning released three civilian hostages held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, in exchange for Israel’s release of 183 Palestinian security prisoners, as part of the ongoing deal that came into effect in January.
Gallant: Israel has known about some hostages’ deteriorating health conditions for some time Former defense minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has known about the deteriorating condition of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for “some time” after the three Israeli men kidnapped on October 7, 2023, were released this morning looking pale and gaunt.
“The shocking images to which the world was exposed today illustrate the difficult and worrying situation of some of the hostages and the deterioration in their health that Israel has known about for some time,” he writes in a post on X.
“This is another call to action for the path we must take – returning the hostages… it is the right Jewish, humane and moral act.”
The three former hostages — Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56 — were released this morning as part of an ongoing deal with Hamas.
In Hamas propaganda show, Eli Sharabi says he’s ‘very happy to return’ to wife and daughters, before learning they were killed on Oct. 7
Palestinian Hamas fighters flank Israeli hostages (L-R) Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy on a stage before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Footage of the Hamas propaganda ceremony in Gaza this morning at which three Israeli hostages were released shows Eli Sharabi being forced to speak on the stage, before he returned to Israel and learned that his wife and three daughters were killed in the terror group’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
After being asked in Hebrew how he is feeling by a masked Hamas gunman running the show, Sharabi says into the microphone, “I feel very, very happy today to return to my family and friends, to my wife and my daughters.”
Sharabi was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri in the Hamas massacre, while his wife Lianne, and their daughters, Noiya, 16, and Yahel 13, were murdered in their safe room.
The other two hostages released today as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy, were also made to speak while on stage, carrying the now ubiquitous certificates of their release before they were handed over to the Red Cross.
Considered to be propaganda by the Hamas terror group, most Israeli outlets have not reported what the men were made to say. Video
Parents of slain hostage Goldberg-Polin urge Trump: ‘Let’s think bigger and faster. All 76 hostages out this week’
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza after being kidnapped on October 7, 2023, address a rally calling for the release of Israelis still held by Hamas, Tel Aviv, November 23, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
The parents of murdered Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin make a plea for US President Donald Trump to speed up the release of the remaining hostages held by terror groups in Gaza, after three Israeli men kidnapped were freed from the Palestinian enclave under the first phase of a truce deal.
In a video statement, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin say they felt a particular connection to Or Levy, who was kidnapped from the same bomb shelter as their son on October 7, 2023, as they ran from terrorists who raided the Supernova rave near Kibbutz Re’im.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin says that when Levy was released from captivity in Gaza this morning, one of the first things he asked was if Hersh was okay, “because he had assumed that Hersh had been released long ago, and his brother had to explain to him that Hersh had been murdered five months ago.”
“Seeing the condition of these three hostages, hearing that Or had no idea what happened to Hersh, that Eli was unaware of the fate of his wife and his daughters, is just a gut punch to all of us that we need to do more,” Polin says.
He directly addresses Trump and his Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, urging them, “Let’s not think about phase one and phase two and phase three and many months. Let’s think bigger and faster. 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,” he adds.
Goldberg-Polin and five other hostages were executed by their Hamas captors in August. Their bodies were recovered and brought back to Israel by the IDF.
Freed hostage Gadi Mozes goes home from hospital and wants to rebuild Kibbutz Nir Oz
80-year-old man freed from Hamas captivity after 482 days left Ichilov hospital for home, saying 'I hope to contribute soon to the rebuilding of Nir Oz'; he said his 'path to rehabilitation and rebirth is the return of all the hostages, down to the last one' A week after his release from Hamas captivity, 80-year-old Gadi Mozes is no longer in the hospital. The hostage, who was held captive in Gaza for 482 days and was released in the third round of the first phase of the deal, left Ichilov Hospital Thursday, accompanied by his family. As he said immediately after his release from the hell of Gaza, he again stated that he "hopes to return soon to work the fields and contribute to the rebuilding of Nir Oz."
In his first public statement since his release, Gadi Mozes said: "I thank my family; the IDF soldiers and security forces, everyone who assisted in my release; Ichilov Hospital, which treated me with dedication over the past week; and the entire people of Israel; The path to the rehabilitation and rebirth of all of us requires the return of all the hostages, down to the last one'
Gadi Mozes, pictured with his children, has left the hospital
(Photo: Courtesy of the family)
Mozes and his family members thanked the IDF soldiers and security forces "who work day and night for the security of the country and the recovery of the hostages, wishing a full recovery to the soldiers who were injured in body and mind, and embracing the bereaved families whose loved ones will be in our hearts forever. We are full of appreciation for those who gave their lives in the war that was forced upon us."
Gadi Mozes reunited with his chidren after his release from Gaza
(Photo: Ma'ayan Toaf/ GPO)
"I am moved and amazed by the immense solidarity and warm embrace of the citizens of the country," Mozes added. "At this point, I ask to respect my need for privacy as I return to a routine of life with my family and hope to return very soon to work the fields and contribute to the rebuilding of Kibbutz Nir Oz."
His family also thanked the team at Ichilov and wanted to convey a message to U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public after the revelation of Trump's plan to transfer Gazans to other countries and take over of Gaza, which Netanyahu expressed his support for. "The return of the kidnapped men and women comes first," the family said. "No goal or plan can come first. There are 79 more families who deserve to have their loved ones back, alive or dead. Only in this way can we close the circle, heal the wounds and rebuild, as individuals and as a society."
Ichilov said that Gadi Mozes was released from the hospital after completing his stay and the required tests: "We will continue to accompany him and his family and carry out medical monitoring and further tests as necessary."
The hunger, the fear and the fight to stay alive: Freed hostages reveal Gaza’s hell
Held for over 15 months in tunnels, safe houses and UNRWA facilities—some in isolation—hostages endured starvation, injuries and psychological terror; some were locked in cages, others forced to work; many learned Arabic, some managed to read, write and observe Shabbat
Gadi Mozes, 80, maintained a morning walking routine and kept a journal, while the IDF lookouts refrained from eating leavened food on Passover and fasted on Yom Kippur. Keith Siegel, a vegetarian, was forced to eat meat due to food shortages. Yarden Bibas and Ofer Calderon were held in cages during their first days in captivity, while Emily Damari, after being shot twice, was transferred to a UNRWA facility without medical care.
These are some of the first testimonies emerging after the release of 13 Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals, who spent over 15 months in Hamas captivity.
Siegel was held in Gaza City for 484 days, frequently moved between safe houses and tunnels. Terrorists locked him in separate rooms to prevent him from being found if anyone entered. According to reports by public broadcaster Kan, Siegel initially believed his son, Shai, had been killed, until he heard his voice on the radio and realized he had survived. He described the severe food shortages, recounting that he had to eat meat despite being vegetarian and that his last meal was a full day before his release.
Bibas and Calderon, who were violently abducted, were reportedly held in cages together in their first days in captivity. Terrorists mistakenly assumed Calderon was an IDF reservist, which is why he was released in a military uniform.
Both men were kept in tunnels and various buildings alongside other hostages, enduring psychological terror. One of the most harrowing moments was the brutal video in which Bibas was filmed after being falsely told that his wife, Shiri, and their sons, Ariel and Kfir, had died—an assertion that Israeli authorities have been unable to confirm or refute.
Eyal Calderon, who has yet to reunite with his cousin Ofer, said he learned from Ofer’s children that, until a few weeks ago, Ofer did not know his son Rotem was alive. "He was in a state of complete uncertainty, and then he found out through a media interview that his son had survived," he said. "What he endured is unimaginable. There’s still a long road ahead—his recovery will be long, with ups and downs."
Jimmy Pacheco, the caregiver of Amitai Ben-Tzvi, who was murdered on October 7, was kidnapped and later released in a previous deal. He had previously recounted being held in tunnels with Bibas and Calderon, developing a close bond with them. "When I cried, they comforted me and assured me that the Israeli government was helping. We sang together, we laughed and I even taught Yarden my language," he told Army Radio.
Isolation, faith and forced labor
Newly released hostages are sharing harrowing accounts of their time in Hamas captivity, detailing extreme isolation, forced labor and the small routines that helped them survive.
These are some of the first testimonies emerging after the release of 13 Israeli ostages and five Thai nationals, who spent over 15 months in Hamas captivity.
Keith Siegel reunites with his family at the hospital
(Photo: GPO)
Gadi Mozes
Gadi Mozes, 80, structured his days in captivity to maintain both his physical and mental well-being. He walked in circles, counting tiles to track his distance, and solved math problems to stay mentally sharp. For most of his 484 days in captivity, he was alone. The first hostage he met was 29-year-old Arbel Yehoud, just before her release.
Mozes, who speaks Arabic, used his language skills to communicate with his captors, who eventually provided him with English books. He kept a daily journal, writing a few lines each day, though it was confiscated before his release. He had limited access to outside information, but glimpses of his family on TV reassured him that they were fighting for his freedom. When asked what kept him going, he said the thought of reuniting with his loved ones was his main motivation, though he also experienced moments of betrayal, wondering why he and the others were still in captivity.
Mozes and Arbel Yehoud reunite in Gaza captivity
(Photo: Islamic Jihad Armed Wing, Reuters)
Arbel Yehud spent nearly 16 months in total isolation, unaware of the full extent of the October 7 attack on her kibbutz, Nir Oz, where one in four residents was either killed or kidnapped. Mozes was the first Israeli she encountered in captivity, meeting him just hours before she was freed. After her release, her father, Yechiel, said, "She returned in relatively good health, considering the hell she endured. She survived heroically until the very last moment."
The IDF lookouts who were taken hostage on October 7 spent their 477 days in captivity in both apartments and tunnels, some held together, others alone. Naama Levy was kept in isolation for a long period before being reunited with fellow captives Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev, who had known each other from their service on base. Despite strict prohibitions against physical contact or crying, they found ways to support each other, exercised despite the extreme conditions and food shortages, and were often forced to cook, clean and care for the children of their captors.
The hostages tried to preserve their identities and faith even under duress. They refused to eat leavened bread during Passover, attempted to fast on Yom Kippur, and Agam Berger, the last lookout to be released, even observed the Sabbath.
Liri Albag, another captive, relied on her charisma to navigate captivity and managed to avoid being held in tunnels for most of her time in Gaza. The two were separated shortly before their release, with Albag taken to film a propaganda video while Berger remained alone. As she was freed, Berger said, "I chose the path of faith, and in faith, I returned."
Naama Levy, who was freed in an earlier exchange, was initially held alone for a long time before being reunited with her fellow hostages. When they finally met, she asked if the moment was real and whether they were still alive. Many of the lookouts recounted being forced to perform household chores for their captors.
In an interview with Kol BaRama radio, Yafa Deri, who met with the released soldiers, said they had fasted on Yom Kippur and observed Passover customs, with Daniella even requesting traditional sfenj (North African doughnuts) for Mimouna at the end of the holiday. "There were bombings, and they had to move from place to place, so there were no sfenj, but they are so sweet and knew their role, which is incredible," she said.
She added that Agam Berger refused to accept a Quran from her captors and instead prayed from a Hebrew prayer book she found, possibly left behind by Israeli soldiers.
Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari
(Photo: IDF)
Mandy Damari, mother of Emily Damari, who was freed after 471 days in Hamas captivity, revealed that her daughter was held in facilities operated by UNRWA.
"Hamas held Emily in UNRWA facilities and denied her access to medical treatment after she was shot twice," she said. "It’s a miracle she’s alive."
Emily was released during the first phase of the current hostage deal alongside Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher. She was seen pushing a Hamas terrorist out of the vehicle that brought her to the Red Cross transfer point. Due to her injuries, two of her fingers had to be amputated.
Eitan Gonen, father of Romi, told Ynet that the freed hostages supported each other in captivity. "Romi needed permission from the terrorists for everything, even just to move right or left," he said.
He described the deep bond formed between Romi, Emily and Doron, who were held together. "They were each other’s entire world in captivity. They talked, helped and took care of one another—like a mother, a father, a sister. Now that they’re back, they do everything together. They go out to eat, visit each other’s rooms and are inseparable. I look at them and see three superheroes."
In a video message played at a rally for the hostages in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Doron said, "I’m okay. The moment I can, I’ll be out there holding a sign," signaling her commitment to continuing the fight to bring the remaining hostages home.
Thai hostages released from captivity
(Photo: GPO)
Over the weekend, five Thai nationals abducted by Hamas on October 7 were also released in Khan Younis as part of a separate deal brokered by the Thai government. It remains unclear whether any concessions were made for their release.
The freed hostages—Sathian Suwannakham, 34; Pongsak Thenna, 35; Bannawat Seathao, 27; Watchara Sriaoun, 32; and Surasak Lamnau, 30—spoke of prolonged periods of hunger, difficulty breathing in underground tunnels and being held in dark rooms. They were kept in two separate groups, with two in one location and three in another. During their captivity, they learned to communicate in Arabic with their captors.
Despite the harsh conditions, their medical condition was reported as stable upon release. One more Thai hostage remains in captivity, along with a Nepalese citizen. Two Thai nationals and one Tanzanian citizen are believed to have been killed in captivity. link
Health officials: 3 hostages freed yesterday have severe health conditions including malnutrition, heart disorders
Left to right: Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami seen on a stage set up by Hamas in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, before the terror group handed them over to the Red Cross, February 8, 2025 (Eyad Baba / AFP)
Health officials say that three hostages, Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, released from Gaza after 491 days of captivity, suffer from severe physical and mental deterioration, including malnutrition, decreased muscle mass, heart disorders, and prolonged infection, according to the Ynet news site.
The officials say some injuries after prolonged exposure to harsh conditions are not immediately visible.
Levy and Sharabi are being treated at Sheba Medical Center, and Ben Ami is at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Sheba Medical Center director Yael Nir-Frankel says the consequences of “491 long days in captivity are evident on the two returnees.”
“To hold people in captivity for so long means a deterioration of their condition,” she says.
Families of hostages Matan Zangauker, Nimrod Cohen petition High Court for full text of deal to be revealed
Einav Zangauker, the mother of Matan Zangauker, one of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian terrorists, speaks during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2025 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
The families of hostages Matan Zangauker and Nimrod Cohen petition the High Court, demanding the full details of the hostage-ceasefire deal be revealed to the public.
The petition says that the families of hostages, particularly those who are not slated to be released in the current first phase of the deal, “are entitled to know the details of the agreement, which directly affect the lives of their loved ones.”
Zangauker’s mother Einav, alongside Nimrod’s parents Vicky and Yehuda and his siblings, say the government additionally must not delay the implementation of the next stages of the agreement.
“The petitioners are in the dark and in great uncertainty regarding the details of the agreement,” the petition reads.
“In addition, the petitioners are in a state of great anxiety and concern regarding the possibility that the second phase of the agreement will not be implemented at all, or that its implementation will be postponed for an extremely long time, which could harm the well-being of their loved ones.”
“The passing time endangers the lives of the hostages,” the petition says.
Yehuda Cohen, father of Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen, during a rally calling for the release of hostages held captive since the October 7 onslaught, in Tel Aviv on December 28, 2024 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Hospital official: Ohad Ben Ami’s severe malnourishment ‘reminds us of the urgency’ of the quick return of rest of hostages
Ohad Ben Ami in (L) an undated photo and (R) upon his release by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on February 8, 2025 (Courtesy;Eyad Baba / AFP)
Former hostage Ohad Ben Ami, released after 491 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza is suffering severe malnourishment says Prof. Gil Fire, deputy director of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, where Ben Ami is being treated.
Ben Ami has lost a “significant amount of his body weight,” Fire says, “and we are prepared to address the additional health consequences of prolonged captivity under terrible conditions.”
The condition of Ben Ami and the two other freed hostages, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, “reminds us of the urgency” of the quick return of the other hostages still in Gaza, Fire says.
Freed hostage Or Levy’s mother-in-law, who helped raise his son: ‘Today I’m going back to being a grandma’
Released Hamas hostage Or Levy reunites with his three-year-old son Almog after 491 days in captivity in Gaza, at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, February 8, 2025. (Courtesy)
The mother-in-law of freed hostage Or Levy, who has helped to raise his son for the past 16 months, says she is now going back to being a grandmother.
Levy’s wifeEynav, the daughter of Pnina Elkayem, was killed on October 7, while he was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip.
The couple left their then-2-year-old Almog with Elkayem when they went to the Nova festival near the Gaza border.
Since that day, Elkayem and Levy’s family haveraisedthe boy.
“Today I’m going back to being a grandmother,” Elkayem tells the Kan public broadcaster.
“It was a difficult time, but now we see the light at the end of the tunnel. A different life lies ahead of us,” she says.
Or and Eynav arrived at the festival just before the deadly Hamas onslaught began. They headed for their car when the rockets started, then sought refuge in a roadside bomb shelter.
Several days later, the IDF informed the family that Eynav had been killed and her body had been found in the shelter, and that Or had been taken captive.
Since then, Almog had been told that people were searching for his father.
During a video call yesterday, Almog then told his father, “Dad, it took you a long time to come back.” Hours later, the two were reunited.
Or (left) and Eynav Levy went to the Nova desert rave on October 7; Eynav was killed and Or was taken hostage (Michael Levy via AP
Gaza and the South
PA foreign ministry says planned displacement of Gazans proves there’s no ‘partner for peace’ on Israeli side
The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry says that Defense Minister Israel Katz’s comments on the IDF’s preparations for the exit of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is further proof that there is no “partner for peace” on the Israeli side.
Earlier today, Katz’s office said that the defense minister had ordered the IDF to prepare a plan to enable Gazans to leave the Strip voluntarily, after US President Donald Trump presented his vision for the relocation of the approximately 2 million residents of the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
Katz was quoted as welcoming Trump’s “courageous plan,” and speculated that Spain, Ireland, and Norway would be willing to host Gazans, due to the “false accusations” they have leveled against Israel throughout the war in the Palestinian enclave.
In its response, the PA foreign ministry says that it considers Katz’s comments to be “an extension of the war of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed by the occupying state [Israel] against our people.”
The planned displacement of Palestinians from Gaza highlights “the absence of an Israeli partner for peace,” the statement continues, “and the persistence in prolonging the occupation and conflict, and denying the just and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
It calls for the international community to “reject the crimes of displacement and annexation” and urges the advancement of a two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Katz meets with defense officials to discuss plans for Palestinians to ‘voluntarily’ leave Gaza
Defense Minister Israel Katz held an assessment this evening with defense officials regarding plans to allow Palestinians to “voluntarily” leave the Gaza Strip, as per recent statements by US President Donald Trump.
Katz met with outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, director general of the ministry and incoming chief of staff Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir, and several other top officers.
“I instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that would allow any resident in Gaza that would be interested, to leave for anywhere in the world that would agree to absorb them,” he says in a video statement.
“The plan will include options to leave through the land crossings and special arrangements for exit through the sea and the air,” Katz adds.
A small number of Palestinians are currently able to leave the Strip via the Rafah Crossing with Egypt amid the ongoing ceasefire. During the fighting, Israel facilitated the exit of dozens of sick Palestinians via the Kerem Shalom Crossing and enabled them to reach the United Arab Emirates for treatment. linkKatz is Netanyahu's yes man and only does what Netanyahu wants. He is playing directly into the arms of Trump and with him, Smotrich and Ben Gvir. Netanyahu views Trump's plan as a win-win for him. He was fearful that going to Washington and meeeting with Trump that he was going to be between a rock and hard place and have to decide between Trump and Smotrich. Trump's plan is Smotrich's and Ben Gvir's collective wet dream, so Netanyahu's fear turned to jubilation. It doesn't matter to him if the plan is doable and all international condemnation will be jointly directed at the US (Trump) and Israel and Netanyahu likes to be in the same boat as his buddy, Trump. This plan is illegal, ethnic cleansing, genocide, dangerous to the redemption of the rest of the hostages and dangerous to Israel, but none of these extremists give a damn. They are getting what they want.
Aid organization says ‘thousands’ in Gaza at risk from unexploded bombs
A Palestinian child stands inside a damaged car in front of a destroyed building in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on February 7, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
Unexploded bombs and shells buried in the ruins of Gaza could kill or injure thousands of people in the future, an aid organization warns.
The volume of ordnance dropped on Gaza during 15 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas is “mind-boggling,” says Simon Elmont, a demining expert with Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion. “The amount of ordnance that has been fired is an enormous quantity,” Elmont tells AFP, adding that between nine and 13 percent of munitions fail to explode on initial impact. “It is going to be tens of thousands of unexploded ordnance, that’s for sure,” he adds. He says that the contamination level in Gaza is massive, and much of the ordnance “lies mainly within the rubble and underneath the surface.” Hamas and Israel have agreed on a ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19 and ushered in a fragile calm. Elmont warns of the risk of multiple deaths and injuries as hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return home to recover their belongings and try to rebuild. Citing recent video footage, the expert says a Gazan child was hospitalized after another child threw a grenade at him, “believing it was a toy.”
Palestinians return to eastern part of Netzarim as IDF leaves the entire central Gaza corridor
Sources in the Strip confirm troops fully pull out of key buffer zone, though military does not immediately comment
Israeli forces withdrew from the entire Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip overnight Saturday-Sunday, in accordance with the ceasefire-hostage deal with the Hamas terror organization, sources in the enclave confirmed.
After the forces pulled out of the axis, which bisects the Strip south of Gaza City, Palestinians were seen returning to the areas that had been controlled by the Israel Defense Forces since the early days of the ground invasion of the enclave.
The IDF did not immediately comment on the withdrawal.
According to the outline of the agreement, on day 21 of the ceasefire, Israel was required to withdraw from the entire corridor and only maintain a presence in a buffer zone of up to around one kilometer along Gaza’s border with Israel.
Israeli forces are still deployed to the Philadelphi Corridor, the Egypt-Gaza border area. Under the deal, on day 50 of the ceasefire, Israel will need to complete its withdrawal from Philadelphi.
An official from Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry told AFP that “Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and military posts and completely withdrawn their tanks from the Netzarim Corridor on Salah a-Din Road, allowing vehicles to pass freely in both directions.” full article
Northern Israel - Lebanon/Hizbollah/Syria
IDF says it targeted Hezbollah operatives in Beqaa Valley airstrike; Lebanese media reports 6 dead
The IDF says it carried out an airstrike in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa Valley earlier today, targeting Hezbollah operatives.
“The strike was carried out after the terrorists were identified operating at a site for manufacturing and storing strategic weapons,” the military says.
Lebanon’s state news agency reports six dead and two wounded in the strike.
According to the IDF, activity at the Hezbollah site “is a blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
“The IDF continues to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel and will prevent any attempt by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to rebuild its forces, in accordance with the ceasefire understandings,” the military adds.
IDF: Fighter jets struck Hamas weapon depot near Syrian town of Deir Ali, south of Damascus
Israeli fighter jets struck a weapon depot belonging to the Hamas terror group near the Syrian town of Deir Ali, south of Damascus, a short while ago, the IDF says.
According to the military, the weapons stored at the site were going to be used in attacks on Israeli troops.
“The Palestinian terror organizations, chief among them Hamas, exploit Syria to establish terror activity under Iranian guidance,” the IDF says, adding that it will operate against Hamas anywhere it tries to establish itself.
West Bank and Jerusalem and Terror attacks within Israel
Settler charged with terror offenses over shooting attack on Palestinians in October Shmuel Zafran, 31, from the illegal Havat Gilad outpost, fired 18 rounds from an army-issued assault rifle at a family harvesting olives, wounding 2 The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Thursday against a 31-year-old Israeli settler for shooting at a Palestinian family in the northern West Bank, charging him with aggravated assault with a terrorist motive. According to the indictment, Shmuel Zafran fired 18 rounds from an assault rifle at the Palestinians on October 29, 2024, as they attempted to harvest olives in a grove in the northern West Bank between the Palestinian village of Immatin and the Havat Gilad illegal outpost, where Zafran lives. The attack left two people wounded, one of whom required multiple surgeries after a bullet broke his left leg. Zafran was charged in the Central District Court in Lod with two counts of an act of terrorism of deliberately causing injury with aggravated intent, punishable by up to 40 years in prison. He was released to house arrest during the investigation, but prosecutors requested that he be held in custody until the end of proceedings against him. “There is a reasonable basis for the fear that he will endanger the security of the Arab public, wherever they may be, and the public in general,” said the State Attorney’s Office in a statement. The indictment said Zafran saw the family harvesting olives — in an area where doing so was permitted — went home, put on his IDF uniform even though he was not on reserve duty at the time, took his army-issued M-4 assault rifle, got in a car with two other friends, and drove up to the Palestinians. He approached the family and at a distance of 15 to 20 meters began firing in the air with his rifle and shouting at them to leave, according to the indictment. One of the Palestinians, named only as N, began to flee, but Zafran fired shots at him as he fled, hitting him in the leg. N’s wife, named as R, threw herself over her husband to protect him, while Zafran continued shooting at the family members as they fled, taking the injured N with them. Another member of the family, Muhanad, was injured in the forehead by shrapnel as a result of Zafran’s shooting. The indictment accused Zafran of committing the attack as an act of terrorism and due to “racist motives against Arabs.” An attorney from the Honenu legal organization, which represents Israeli defendants accused of nationalistic crimes, claimed Zafran had “felt a danger to his life and the life of the residents of the settlement” from the presence of the family and that he fired in the air and into the ground in order to “distance” the Palestinians from the area. The Honenu attorney also claimed that the family went to the olive groves without coordinating with the local IDF brigade commander and that Zaafran had been subjected to “massive stone throwing” during the episode. The incident comes against the background of aseries of attacks perpetrated by Israeli extremists against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, including setting fire to homes and vehicles in a number of villages in recent weeks. Israeli authorities have been accused of turning a blind eye to claims of rampant settler violence, particularly since the start of the Gaza war, with many attributing the lack of response to the government’s far-right flank, including former national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who had previously been a lawyer known for defending settlers accused of violent attacks. There have been few arrests and even fewer convictions, according to observers. Police Commander Avishai Muallem is currently under investigation by the Department of Internal Police Investigations over allegations that he faked investigations into settler attacks to please Ben Gvir and earn a possible promotion. A number of Ben Gvir associates have been summoned for questioning in the probe, including his former chief of staff Chanamel Dorfman, and former Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot, who was questioned on Thursday. Israel’s failure to rein in settler violence led the Biden administration to begin issuing sanctions against violent extremists in the West Bank last year. That regime was ended last month by new US President Donald Trump, as part of a flurry of executive orders signed on his first day back in office. Link
IDF operating in West Bank to prevent celebrations for Palestinian prisoners being released today The IDF says troops are operating in the West Bank to prevent parades and celebrations for the Palestinian prisoners being released today in the hostage deal with Hamas.
A former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel waves to a cheering crowd as he steps out of a bus in the West Bank city of Ramallah on February 8, 2025, as part of the fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a Gaza truce deal. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
In recent days, the IDF and Shin Bet made calls to the families of the prisoners being released, warning them against celebrations. The Civil Administration also delivered messages to the Palestinian Authority, the military says. Soldiers also seized Hamas flags and other objects that would have been used in parades, the IDF adds. In exchange for the three Israeli hostages released earlier today, Israel is freeing 183 Palestinian security prisoners, including 18 serving life sentences. Many of the prisoners are being released to the West Bank.
PA officials say pregnant Palestinian woman shot, killed in West Bank; IDF looking into reports
Sundus Shalabi, an eight-month pregnant 23-year-old Palestinian woman, was shot and killed by IDF gunfire while trying to leave the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, reports the Palestinian Authority health ministry.
Her husband was severely injured.
The IDF says it is looking into the reports.
Politics and the War (general news)
Senior Hamas official urges Arab countries not to normalize relations with Israel: ‘Step back from this’
A senior Hamas official urges Arab countries not to recognize Israel, as Saudi Arabia is being courted by the United States to join a small group of its neighbors in normalizing ties.
“We call on them not to normalize,” Hamas political bureau member Basem Naim tells AFP. “We call on all Arab countries, both those currently normalizing and those considering normalization, to step back from this.”
Israel and Saudi Arabia appeared to be on the cusp of a US-brokered normalization deal in October 2023, which stalled after the terror group’s brutal onslaught, with Riyadh shelving the matter amid Arab anger over Israel’s subsequent military offensive in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has brought the issue back to the table since taking office last month.
Saudi Arabia this week reiterated its stance against normalizing relations with Israel before a two-state solution has been reached, though Trump said that Riyadh hadn’t made the establishment of a Palestinian state a condition for a peace deal.
The Region and the World
Arab League: Netanyahu remark on establishing Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia a ‘detachment from reality’
The Arab League says remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appearing to suggest the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi soil show “a complete detachment from reality.”
“The logic behind them is unacceptable and reflects a complete detachment from reality,” the regional bloc’s chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit says in a statement, adding that ideas like the one aired by Netanyahu during a recent media interview “are nothing more than mere fantasies or illusions.”
Netanyahu appeared to be joking on Thursday when he responded to an interviewer on pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 who mistakenly said “Saudi state” instead of “Palestinian state,” before correcting himself.
Netanyahu was also quick to correct anchor Yaakov Bardugo, but quipped back that “the Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot of land over there.”
Bardugo responded that it was an interesting idea that shouldn’t be “ruled out,” and Netanyahu repeated himself, saying Saudi Arabia does have “a lot of territory.”
Personal Stories
Daniel Aloni
45 years old, released with her six-year-old daughter, Emilia, after 49 days in Hamas captivity.
"They take you down into the tunnels... First of all, it's complete darkness... unbearably humid. The clothes are always damp, they stink, there's no air... When we entered the next tunnel, I saw the injuries—people so badly bruised, with open wounds, battered faces, limping, people who saw their loved ones murdered and ended up there. And my daughter saw all of this too."
Nili Margalit
Nurse at Soroka Hospital. Treated injured hostages.
Released after 55 days in captivity.
"I saw a jar of honey. I remembered that there's a type of dressing—honey dressing—that creates some kind of chemical process that pulls all the infection out of the wound. So I said, 'Okay, there's honey here, let's try. I don't know what will happen in the end, I have nothing else.' And it worked—it was like magic."
Hagar Brodetz
Released with her three children and her neighbors' three-year-old daughter, Avigail Idan, after 51 days in captivity.
"You don't feel anything—not even illness. The soul empties. No hunger, no sense of smell—you just survive for four little children. You don't even cry. How could I cry? I had to protect the children in this hell... We weren't allowed to speak loudly, we weren't allowed to cry, laugh, or scream. Ofri learned to cry silently. Liouvi had a really hard time crying quietly, but at some point, he managed."
Dark Legacy - The Abandonment of October 7th Hostages
“Dad, Go On!”
Eyal Eshel
Father of Lookout Sergeant Roni Eshel, who fell at the Nahal Oz outpost.
Sometimes, I wonder what my Roni would have thought about everything that has happened here since that black Sabbath.
How would she react? I was so close to Roni that I am sure that she would have said “Dad, go ahead, full steam ahead! We have to get the truth out,” or she would say, “Dad, I'm so glad you're fighting for us, and for the country and for those who continue to believe that there can still be good here,” or she would simply look at me with her amazing big eyes and that beautiful smile (which I miss so much) and just say “thank you.”
But what Roni wouldn't say is, “Dad, that's enough” or, “Dad, it's better to shut up.”
No. She wouldn't have said that!
Because my Roni knew, better than anyone else, better than the top echelons of our failed government, what really happens and what can happen. Yet my Roni, just like me, did not believe that at the moment of truth there would be no one to protect her, to protect us, all of us.
During our journey of bereavement since the 7th of October, we have discovered more and more facts about the incapacity of our beloved state. Incapacity and incredible failures that cost us human lives. That turned us into a bereaved family. That caused us to lose what was most precious to us.
During the difficult period in which we faced a significant national challenge, there was one factor that always seemed to be present: Fear. This fear paralyzed the families of the kidnapped and the murdered, preventing them from speaking and expressing their pain and their concerns. There was a constant feeling that the expression of this voice might lead to incapacity on the part of the state, that this would lead to Israel doing nothing to save their loved ones.
This fear was not unfounded. Over time we realized that, unfortunately, there was also a kernel of truth in it. The State of Israel was not always alert and did not always do what was necessary to bring about a quick and correct solution.
However, this fear also strengthened the fighting spirit and determination of the families and of society as a whole. The struggle to release the hostages never stopped and the families learned that it is precisely out of fear that one can find the strength to speak, to fight, and to influence. The voice of the families was, and still is, an extremely important voice in our national struggle.
In the end, we must remember that fear can be paralyzing, but also a trigger for action. Out of pain and fear, a new hope was born and a spirit of determination, which continues to guide us and ensure that we will never give up on our loved ones.
I stand here in front of you and I promise: I will not be silent until the whole truth comes out and until the last of those responsible (including the one who is primarily responsible) pay the price.
My Roni. I know you're listening to me up there.
I know you are looking at me with your big eyes, smiling that great smile of yours and silently telling me, “Thank you.”
Acronyms and Glossary
COGAT - Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories
ICC - International Criminal Court in the Hague
IJC - International Court of Justice in the Hague
IPS - Israel Prison System
MDA - Magen David Adom - Israel Ambulance Corp
PA - Palestinian Authority - President Mahmud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen
PMO- Prime Minister's Office
UAV - Unmanned Aerial vehicle, Drone. Could be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, or be weaponized with missiles or contain explosives for 'suicide' explosion mission
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🎗️Day 260 that 120 of our hostages in Hamas captivity **There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!** “I’ve never met them, But I miss them. I’ve never met them, but I think of them every second. I’ve never met them, but they are my family. BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!” There is no victory until all of the hostages are home! אין נצחון עד שכל החטופים בבית
🎗️Day 361 that 101 of our hostages in Hamas captivity **There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!** “I’ve never met them, But I miss them. I’ve never met them, but I think of them every second. I’ve never met them, but they are my family. BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!” We’re waiting for you, all of you. A deal is the only way to bring all the hostages home- the murdered for burial and the living for rehabilitation. #BringThemHomeNow #TurnTheHorrorIntoHope There is no victory until all of the hostages are home! אין נצחון עד שכל החטופים בבית
🎗️Day 239 that 125 of our hostages in Hamas captivity **There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!** “I’ve never met them, But I miss them. I’ve never met them, but I think of them every second. I’ve never met them, but they are my family. BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!” There is no victory until all of the hostages are home! אין נצחון עד שכל החטופים בבית
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