Hamas posted three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in a highly theater handover in which men were made to effectively maintain speeches.
The hostage edition of the fifth is in a tense string of exchange that are part of 42-day termination agreement This came into force last month, pausing the struggles between Israel and Hamas. Hamas agreed that he would gradually release 33 of almost 100 remaining hostages in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinians in the prison of Israel and partial Israeli withdrawal.
Here’s a more close view of Israeli posted on Saturday:
Ohad Ben Ami
“The only important thing is that Ohad returns,” said the New York Times in AugustAdding: “It’s still hard for me to imagine my life after this.”
Ella Ben Ami, one of the three daughters of a married couple, was a vocal advocate for the supporting contract. Was critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision Talking in a congress in July, saying that he should not travel abroad until there was an agreement on hostage release. Video posted on Social media in AugustThey showed Mrs. Ben Ami near the border with Gaza, as he called his father’s name with a microphone in his hand and saying that he missed him.
In December, on Mr. Ben Amy’s second birthday in captivity, his family marked the day with cycling and the ceremony, according to his brother Koba, who said Israeli newspaper media that about 200 people joined them while driving a bicycle path created in memory of 11 cyclists killed on October 7th and hostages, including Mr. Ben Ami. He said the family had not received signs that had been alive since he was captured.
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Mr. Levy was 33 years old when he took hostage. His wife Eynav Levy died on October 7th. Their son, who had only two at the time Nova Music FestivalThe event was held only a few kilometers from the border with Gaza, which was the key goal of the attack.
Mr. Levy Smst smirk your mother During the attack, including the shelter broken by militants. The Israeli army later informed the family that Mrs. Levy’s body was found in the shelter and that Mr. Levy was held in Gaza.
The couple worked in Tech -Ui lived near Tel Aviv. Mr. Levy’s older brother, Michael Levy, spoke about the painful situation of his younger brother in California event in MarchOne of the many trips he has made around the world to press a hostage job. At the time, he said he did not get indication that his brother was dead, but he was not very optimistic about the agreement.
Eli Sharabi
Mr. Sharabi is also abducted from Be’eri, and his wife and their two daughters were killed in the attack.
His brother Yossi was also taken as a hostage to Gaza, where he was killed Israeli air attackThe Israeli army later told her family.
His brother, Sharon, said in December that news of the progress in the fire agreed agreement prompted “new hope among the hostage families that they could see their loved ones again at the same time tension.”
“We lost four people,” he said. “We don’t intend to fill the fifth coffin.”
