Moment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video

After 482 days successful Hamas captivity, Agam Berger, 1 of the IDF soldiers kidnapped from an reflection basal during the Oct. 7 attacks, was reunited with her household in Israel. Berger was the past of the soldiers kidnapped from Nahal Oz basal to stay successful Hamas captivity.

In a video released by the IDF, Berger’s parents were seen rejoicing arsenic they watched their girl being greeted by Israeli forces anterior to their ain reunion with her.

Berger’s affectional reunion with her parents was besides captured connected video and released by the IDF.

"We’re here, and we volition not permission you ever again," Berger’s parent said, hugging her daughter. "It’s a mother’s promise."

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Upon her return, Berger’s household celebrated the instrumentality of their "strong, faithful and brave" daughter, saying that they "can statesman the healing process, but the betterment volition not beryllium implicit until each the hostages instrumentality home."

The soldiers who were kidnapped alongside Berger, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Daniela Gilboa and Karina Ariev watched from Rabin Medical Center arsenic Berger was released. The 5 of them were taken hostage together, and Hamas released the different 4 were released past Saturday arsenic portion of Israel and Hamas’ ceasefire deal.

Berger was 1 of 7 hostages released connected Thursday, including Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Moses, Thenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat, and Rumnao Surasak.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum celebrated their merchandise successful a statement, saying it brought "hope" and showed "the triumph of the quality spirit," portion noting that "there are inactive 82 hostages held successful Gaza that request to beryllium saved." The enactment besides thanked President Donald Trump, saying his "instrumental efforts made this woody possible."

Additionally, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum besides expressed interest implicit the "harrowing images" of the hostages’ transfers to the Red Cross.

"After 482 days of unimaginable panic and suffering, these individuals—who person already endured the unthinkable—must not beryllium subjected to further danger," the connection read. "This process, marked by cruelty and disregard for quality dignity, indispensable beryllium unequivocally condemned. In these captious moments, each effort indispensable beryllium made to guarantee their extortion and contiguous reunification with their loved ones."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu besides issued a connection astir the "shocking scenes during the merchandise of the hostages."

"I spot with large severity the shocking scenes during the merchandise of our hostages," Netanyahu said successful a statement. "This is different impervious of the unimaginable cruelty of the violent enactment Hamas. I request from the mediators to marque definite that specified threats volition not hap again, and to warrant the information of our hostages. Whoever dares to harm our hostages - humor connected his head."

Hostages released successful the latest ceasefire woody person been seen surrounded by terrorists and ample crowds arsenic they marque their mode to the Red Cross to beryllium taken backmost location to Israel.

After the videos and images of the chaotic scenes became public, Netanyahu demanded that hostages beryllium guaranteed a harmless exit successful the aboriginal and delayed the merchandise of Palestinian prisoners until his request was met. Mediators yet made a committedness to guarantee the harmless transportation of hostages successful aboriginal releases.

On Monday, Israel began allowing Palestinians to instrumentality to bluish Gaza, the astir heavy destroyed portion of the territory, and hundreds of thousands streamed back. Many recovered lone mounds of rubble wherever their homes had been.

In the archetypal signifier of the ceasefire, Hamas is acceptable to merchandise a full of 33 Israeli hostages, including women, children, older adults and sick oregon wounded men, successful speech for astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israel says Hamas has confirmed that 8 of the hostages to beryllium released successful this signifier are dead.