‘We don’t know how much time they will be able to hold on for,’ says relative of one elderly captiveIsrael-Hamas war: live updatesFor a handful there is relief. A nine-year-old boy, Ohad Munder, is filmed running to meet his father for the first time after being held for 49 days in Gaza. But for the majority of families – now Israel’s most potent social force – there remains anxiety and a desperate hope that the truce and hostage releases can continue.In some cases the two stories come together. Noam Peiri, a daughter of 79-year-old peace activist Haim Peri, who lived on the Nir Oz kibbutz, learned overnight of a “sign of life” of her father from some of the first group released on Friday, other members of the same kibbutz who were kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October. Continue reading…
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Author : Dan Sabbagh in Tel Aviv
Publish date : 2023-11-25 20:58:47
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Hope for some families of freed Israeli hostages, while harrowing uncertainty continues for others
