Israeli soldier Ori Megidish has been released after being abducted with more than 220 other hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a ceasefire in Gaza and hailed the rescue as evidence that Israel can simultaneously wage war and free hostages.
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Ori Megidish react to the news of her release, near her home in Kiryat Gat.Family and friends of Israeli soldier Ori Megidish react to the news of her release, near her home in Kiryat Gat.
Hamas’s military wing ratcheted up the pressure by releasing a video of three hostages, Danielle Aloni, Rimon Kirsht and Elena Trupanov, who were kidnapped on 7 October during a Hamas onslaught that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel. The 76-second clip showed the women seated together in plastic chairs in front of a tiled wall, facing the camera. They bore no visible signs of injury.
She said there was supposed to be a ceasefire. “We are innocent citizens. Citizens who pay taxes to the state of Israel. You want to kill us all. You want to kill us all using the IDF.”“Let their citizens go, let their prisoners go. Free us. Free all of us. Let us return to our families now!” At the end she screamed “now” several times. Trupanov and Kirsht remained silent and largely avoided looking at the camera.
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