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Acknowledgment of Receipt of Israeli Prisoners.” ... I, the representative of the International Red Cross, acknowledge that I have received from the Izz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, a total of three prisoners,”
During the handover, a Red Cross representative was asked to sign an Arabic-language document that read ... The document stated Only if we bring everyone back will we know that this is our country, that this is the country I at least dreamed of, leaving no one behind,
The feelings are mixed because all of the people of Israel and myself have gone through a very difficult time, and our heart still cries out for all the wounded and martyrs who lost their lives for the sake of the return of the hostages, for the sake of the existence of the country, perhaps,
said Tel Aviv resident Ora Golan Great pride, great joy, alongside pain and hope that this is a start to bring everyone back, leaving no one behind,
said Yafa Twito, another Tel Aviv resident We assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost. That is a recipe for an enduring insurgency and perpetual war,
[T ... T]oday the guns in Gaza are silent" and this deal was "one of the toughest negotiations I have been a part of."
President Joe Biden spoke late on Sunday morning, praising the deal There's this double feeling we're living in, on the one hand, this feeling of freedom, that we thank everyone for, and on the other hand, this pain, of losing so many Palestinian martyrs
Khalida Jarrar, a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who was arrested in late 2023 and is the most prominent of the Palestinian detainees freed, told The Associated Press I came back to life".
Emily earlier posted a heartfelt message to her Instagram account, in which she said I left hell and now I’m in heaven, we are out of hell,
Romi, Doron and Emily - an entire nation embraces you, with congratulations on your homecoming. This moment was achieved thanks to the sacrifice and fighting of our heroic fighters - the heroes of Israel. I promise: We will bring everyone home!"
Netanyahu said in his X post I'm hiding under the bed and I hear them trying to enter my apartment,
her brother Dor recalled her as saying They've got me! They've got me! They've got me!"
And in the moments of her abduction, she yelled If you have that amount of power to survive another day and another day, then you must be the strongest person,
Yanai, 41, told NBC News at a rally in Tel Aviv yesterday, You literally get to feel all the amount of feelings out there,
I know how to be the one that will be left behind watching other hostages bring relief to their families. My partner, Avinatan Or, and many other hostages are in hell, and they wait for the second that you will be released, too.”
Former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani said at a rally for the hostages in Washington Their return today represents a beacon of light in the darkness, a moment of hope and triumph of the human spirit,
I cannot describe my feelings.”
Knowing her sister will be released today, she said I think it’s beyond words, and I cannot really describe it.”
But the psychological toll of the experience has left her more shaken than anything else We know the parents of the three women that are being freed today. We love them; we admire them,
Omer Neutra's father, Ronen Neutra, told NBC News at a rally for hostage families in Washington Emily, Doron and Romi arrived at Sheba and met with their families and began to go through medical examinations,
Sheba medical staff members said in a statement
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