"I still can't process that I'm here and there are still people who haven't returned," former hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov said.
Source: 'When Steve Witkoff arrives, things may happen' • Netanyahu-led discussion on hostage deal talks concluded after approximately four hours
The video shows the Horn brothers hugging and saying their goodbyes a day before Iair's release, in Hamas's underground tunnels.
"It's sad that even after they were kidnapped, and the whole world has seen their situation, we still have to fight for the obvious," Romi Gonen said.
Einav Zangauker has stormed a torrent of hate, threats and arguments with Israeli leadership - all to see her son Matan return home from captivity.
The terorr group's spokesman, Hazem Qassem, made this statement after Hamas dismissed Israel's attempts of extending the hostage deal's first phase.
While speaking out without strategic consideration may satisfy public demands, it can ultimately cost lives by jeopardizing access to those in need.
Strength is not merely in the sword but in the endurance of our people who, time and again, have turned destruction into rebirth.
"This path in all its layers, is my life and freedom,” Wenkert wrote.
Zangauker's name was not among the 33 hostages released as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. The terms for a second phase have not yet been agreed upon.
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