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THE Hamas hostage who mislaid his British woman and teenage daughters successful the October 7 massacre is among the 3 Israelis to beryllium released today.
Eli Sharabi, 52, Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Or Levy, 34, are to beryllium handed implicit successful speech for 183 Palestinian prisoners successful the latest ceasefire swap deal.
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Eli and Ohad were some kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri, 1 of the hardest-hit communities successful the heinous October 7 attacks.
And 34-year-old Or's nightmare began astatine the Nova euphony festival, wherever Hamas terrorists stormed the site, sidesplitting hundreds.
Eli's British-born woman Lianne and 2 teenage daughters Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, were killed during the massacre.
His member Yossi was besides abducted but aboriginal died successful Hamas's wicked captivity.
Eli's brother-in-law Steve Brisley, from Bridgend, has waited with bated enactment for Eli's release, explaining that helium and the household had "started to suffer hope".
Steve told The Sun: "Its been a whirlwind fewer hours, it's been a hellhole of a day.
"We were hoping to spot Eli's sanction connected the database and arsenic Hamas delayed releasing the database we had started to suffer hope.
"I was astatine location and abruptly my telephone pinged that Hamas released the database and Eli's sanction was first.
"In immoderate mode it's a alleviation due to the fact that it means he's alive.
"Up until present we didn't cognize if helium would beryllium returned to america live oregon dormant truthful it closed that limbo if not knowing."
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But Steve maintains wary of what information Eli volition look from captivity successful - adding that "things tin inactive spell wrong" and they "don't cognize what authorities Eli is in".
He besides said that Eli's merchandise would beryllium the "greatest memorial" for Lianne and his teenage girls - but described the agony of Eli uncovering retired astir the decease of his family.
Steve added that Eli besides "doesn't cognize astir his member Yossi" who was killed and "his assemblage is inactive successful Gaza".
"Up until the past hostage is escaped it's not going to extremity for us," helium said.
Or's woman was besides killed during the horrific attack, and his present three-year-old lad has been looked aft by relatives for the past 16 months portion helium has been held by the terrorists.
The 3rd of the hostages being released contiguous Ohad, a begetter of three, was kidnapped alongside his woman Raz.
Raz was released during a week-long ceasefire successful November 2023 and hasn't seen oregon heard from her hubby since.
Fears are present increasing for Hamas' 2 youngest hostages - Kfir Bibas, two, and Ariel Bibas, 5 - who inactive haven't been named to beryllium freed since the fragile ceasefire woody began connected January 19.
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The boys were kidnapped alongside their parents from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 bloodbath.
Kfir was lone 9 months aged erstwhile helium was barbarically kidnapped and forced to walk the bulk of his beingness arsenic a hostage.
Their mum, Shiri Bibas, and the children were past seen live successful a video being marched done Gaza by gunmen.
In November, Hamas claimed Shiri and her sons had been killed successful an Israeli airstrike — a connection Israel’s subject said it could not verify astatine the time.
They are presently the lone known Israeli minors inactive unaccounted for successful Gaza.
Their dad, Yarden Bibas, was successful the latest radical of hostages to beryllium released a fewer days ago.
He was reportedly separated from his woman and sons and held successful a antithetic location.
Yarden, 34, was released alongside 2 others aft being held for 484 days - but his household is inactive "incomplete" with nary motion of his captured woman and young sons.
In their archetypal connection since the dad's release, the household said : “A 4th of our bosom has returned to america aft 15 agelong months.
"There are nary words to picture the alleviation of holding Yarden successful our hands, embracing him and proceeding his voice.
"Yarden has returned location but the location remains incomplete."
They added that contempt the father's harmless instrumentality helium has travel backmost to an "unbearable reality" without his sons.
Israeli subject spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari antecedently said that the IDF is “very acrophobic and worried” astir the information of the Bibas children and their mother.
Baby Kfir turned 2 successful captivity successful January.
Across Israel, posters of the red-haired toddler clutching his pinkish elephant person go a achy awesome of the hostage crisis.
What happened connected October 7?
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal astonishment onslaught connected Israel, marking 1 of the darkest days successful the nation’s history.
Terrorists stormed crossed the borderline from Gaza, sidesplitting implicit 1,200 radical — astir of them civilians — and kidnapping 250 others, including women, children, and the elderly.
The coordinated battle saw heavy equipped fighters infiltrate Israeli towns, kibbutzim, and subject bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence.
Innocent families were slaughtered successful their homes, and graphic footage of the atrocities dispersed crossed societal media, leaving the satellite successful shock.
And arsenic good arsenic attacking radical successful their homes, they stormed the Nova euphony bid festival - sidesplitting astatine slightest 364 radical determination alone.
The massacre triggered a swift and monolithic retaliatory effect from Israel, escalating into a full-scale war.
The onslaught not lone reignited long-standing tensions successful the portion but besides near heavy scars connected some sides of the conflict, mounting the signifier for the 15 months of devastation that followed.
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