Family Members of Hostages Anxiously Wait for Updates as 3 are Released on First Day of Ceasefire.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that his thoughts are with British-linked hostages Eli Sharabi, Oded Lifshitz, and Avinatan Or.
Families of the remaining Israeli hostages are anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones. Three women were successfully reunited with their families after being released by Hamas on the first day of a ceasefire deal.
One of the freed hostages, British Israeli Emily Damari, was held in captivity for over 15 months, enduring what was described as “ongoing torture” for her family. Her emotional reunion with loved ones in Israel was a moment of relief and joy.
Mandy Damari, Emily’s mother and a former resident of Beckenham, southeast London, expressed her gratitude to everyone who supported and fought for Emily during her distressing ordeal. She shared a photo on social media showing her and Emily reuniting with family, captioned, “Emily is home.”
Two other hostages, Romi Gonen, 24, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, were also freed and are now safe in Israel.
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