New Delhi:
After spending 491 days in Hamas imprisonment, Eli Sharbi was finally released on Saturday morning, but Israel returned with an unimaginable heart. He had no idea that his wife and two daughters were killed during the Hamas attack on October 7 in 2023.
Mr. Sharbi was filmed, saying, “I am very happy to return to my wife and daughters today,” BBC – Fully unaware that his wife, lean, and daughters, Novia (16) and Yahl (13), were killed in his house in Kobits Bei. Since he was released, he was also told that his brother, UC Sharbi, died in prison – his body is still kept in Gaza.
Eli Sharbi was among the three hostages liberated by Hamas as part of Hamas as part of an independent prisoner exchange agreement, which saw Israel detained 183 Palestinian prisoners under an internationally dismissed ceasefire agreement. What The other two hostages, Ohd Ben Amy and Levi, were handed over to the Red Cross before meeting their family in Israel.
Mr Sharbi’s UK -based family described his shock after his release and his shock after his release.
His brother, Sharon, who launched a tireless campaign for his release, told Jerusalem Post“Eli is the last remnants of the family who are still living in Gaza. We have lost four members of the family. The Shabbat is missing around the table, five of them are missing. Four of them will never sit. “
Mr. Sharbi’s sister -in -law, Steve Bresley, told the BBC that his “gut” appearance was very disturbing. “It is incredibly difficult to see it so thin and amazing. But for me, the thing that fell into the house was the light that has gone through his eyes.”
At the same time, Palestinian prisoners were welcomed in Ramullah and other parts of the occupied West Bank. Representatives claimed that they needed medical care, though no details were given.
In addition, former Israeli Defense Minister Yuva Gallant confirmed Saturday that he had taken a controversial Hanbal Directive during the October 7 attack. The military protocol allows for the use of force – even in danger of killing hostages – so that they can avoid being occupied by enemy forces. Since then, at least 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations in Gaza, with some estimates more than 2 million.
Ever since the ceasefire agreement began on January 19, a total of 21 hostages and 566 Palestinian prisoners have been released. By the end of the first phase of the Seas fire, which is expected for three weeks, a total of 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners will be released.
