{"id":2139,"date":"2025-01-26T04:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-to-know-about-the-4-newly-released-israeli-hostages\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T04:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:45:14","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-4-newly-released-israeli-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-to-know-about-the-4-newly-released-israeli-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the 4 Newly Released Israeli Hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hamas released four female Israeli army soldiers on Saturday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after the women were taken captive during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that started the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a choreographed release, the four hostages wore military-style fatigues as they walked onto a stage in Gaza City. They waved and smiled at a cheering crowd, grinning at one another as Hamas fighters in balaclavas surrounded them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The hostage release is part of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/17\/world\/middleeast\/israel-cabinet-ceasefire-gaza.html\" title=\"\">a 42-day cease-fire deal<\/a> that went into effect on Sunday, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Hamas agreed to incrementally release 33 of the nearly 100 remaining hostages in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinians jailed by Israel and a partial Israeli withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The hostages had been recent recruits, working as \u201cspotters\u201d for Israel\u2019s army, reporting on suspicious activity across the border. During the Hamas-led attack, militants stormed the Nahal Oz military base in Israel, killing more than 50 soldiers and abducting the women, who were teenagers at the time, and three other female soldiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In May, the Israel military released a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/22\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-hostage-video.html\" title=\"\">three-minute edited collection of videos<\/a>, verified by The New York Times, showing Palestinian fighters, some wearing Hamas headbands, binding the hands of five women, including the four who were released on Saturday. The footage was recorded by body cameras worn by the Hamas militants who abducted them, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of many of the captives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here is what else we know about the four released hostages.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1d67e063\">Liri Albag<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Liri Albag, a soldier who was seized from her army base in southern Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, in a photograph released by Bring Them Home Now.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">via Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Albag, who has dreamed of becoming an architect and interior designer, joined the Israeli military soon after graduating from high school, according to a statement by the Hostage Families Forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her family expressed relief and joy at seeing her being released. \u201cFar from what I expected, she looks vibrant,\u201d Ruhama Albag, her aunt, said on live television. \u201cShe is cheerful, waving her hand, her spirit unbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In January, Hamas\u2019s military wing <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/04\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-israel-gaza-hostage.html\" title=\"\">released an edited video<\/a> of Ms. Albag, now 19, speaking for three and a half minutes, in which she said she had been held for more than 450 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a statement at the time, Ms. Albag\u2019s family said that \u201cher severe psychological distress\u201d was evident in the video and asked Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other leaders to \u201cmake decisions as if your own children were there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cShe is just dozens of kilometers away from us, yet for 456 days we have been unable to bring her home,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-68577222\">Karina Ariev<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Karina Ariev, a soldier who turned 20 in captivity, in a photograph released by Bring Them Home Now.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">via Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Ariev, 20, is the daughter of immigrants from Ukraine, and her family described her as \u201cthe connecting force\u201d among friends and family, the families forum said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She called her parents during the attack, describing militants firing guns and rockets, and told them she loved them, according to the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/taken-captive-karina-ariev-told-parents-continue-your-lives\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli news media<\/a>. Her family later that day found a Hamas video posted on social media that showed Ms. Ariev and two other women in a jeep, her face bleeding, they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In August, Ms. Ariev\u2019s older sister, Sasha Ariev, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/sister-of-captive-idf-soldier-says-she-wants-iran-to-get-it-over-with-already-so-hostage-deal-can-move-forward\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said at an event in Jerusalem<\/a> spoke of moving home after the Oct. 7 attack to help her struggling parents who were feeling increasingly helpless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Ariev\u2019s sister said the hostage crisis was consuming her. \u201cHow can I sleep when we haven\u2019t succeeded in bringing Karina and all the other hostages home?\u201d she said. \u201cHow can I sleep when I\u2019m in my bed and she\u2019s a hostage?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-41990fe2\">Daniella Gilboa<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">A photo released by Hostages Family Forum showing Daniella Gilboa.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">via Associated Press<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Daniella Gilboa, 20, is from Petah Tikva, in central Israel. At the time of her abduction, Ms. Gilboa had been studying piano and hoped to perform professionally one day, the forum said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In July, Ms. Gilboa\u2019s family released a video made by Hamas that they had received months earlier, which <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/proof-of-life-video-of-captive-idf-field-observer-released-to-public\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">showed her and Ms. Ariev in captivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview with Maariv, an Israeli newspaper, the father of Ms. Gilboa\u2019s boyfriend said the family was feeling mixed emotions over the video. \u201cIn her family, there is a feeling of relief alongside a feeling of disappointment,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-271839b0\">Naama Levy<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Naama Levy, a soldier who was seized from her army base in southern Israel, in a photograph released by Bring Them Home Now.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">via Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Naama Levy, who is also now 20, is a triathlete who grew up in Raanana, a leafy town north of Tel Aviv, the forum said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She texted her mother from a safe room on the day of the attack, according to a website focused on campaigning for her release. \u201cI\u2019ve never heard anything like this,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bring-naama-levy-home.org\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">she wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A Hamas video of her being taken to Gaza circulated on social media shortly after the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview for a documentary about sexual violence during the attack, Ayelet Levy Sachar, Naama\u2019s mother, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/30\/opinion\/screams-before-silence-sheryl-sandberg.html\" title=\"\">spoke of her daughter\u2019s kidnapping<\/a>. She was seen in a Hamas video in pajama bottoms, drenched in blood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey\u2019re grabbing her by the hair, and she\u2019s all, like, messed up,\u201d she said, adding: \u201cWe would like to think that this couldn\u2019t be possible, that nobody would harm a young girl. 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