Former hostage Liri Albag thanked the Israeli public and security forces in a post on social media on Friday, her first such post since her release from Hamas captivity last Saturday.
“I want to thank you all for your support, love, and help,” wrote Albag, who was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip from the Nahal Oz base during the Hamas-led massacres on October 7, 2023.
“I want to thank the IDF soldiers and security forces, who risked their lives and fought for us and for our country. There wasn’t a morning when I didn’t pray for their safety,” she added.
“To the families of the fallen and the murdered, I feel your pain, and my heart is with you. Thanks to the heroes who fell in battle, my nightmare has ended. Finally, I have been reunited with my family.”
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She stated that she “will not stop fighting” until all the hostages have returned home.
“I want us to continue staying united because together, nothing can break us,” she noted, adding that “the unity and hope within us frightens all our enemies, amazes all our supporters.”
'At the end of the night, darkness disappears'
She concluded, “A quote that has accompanied me is: ‘At the end of every night, the darkness disappears.’ And I hope everyone will get to see the light.”
Albag was released last Saturday along with fellow IDF surveillance soldiers Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, and Naama Levy as part of a hostage-ceasefire deal signed between Israel and Hamas.