Eli Sharabi, an Israeli hostage held for 491 days, was released on Saturday. He tragically learned that his wife, Lianne, and their two British-Israeli daughters, Noiya and Yahel, were killed in the 7 October Hamas attack.
Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/APPhotograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/APAn Israeli soldier broke the news to Eli Sharabi on Saturday, after almost 500 days in captivityThe freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi did not know his wife and two teenage daughters were killed in the 7 October attack until after his release, his British family have confirmed.
They expressed joy and relief at his release and were preparing to fly out to see him soon, after enduring a “very emotional morning” watching his release on livestream on Saturday, they told the BBC. “Seeing Eli come out now, it brought everything back. sat and bawled our eyes out,” said Gill, Lianne’s mother.
Brisley described his joy and relief at seeing Sharabi alive “because, up until yesterday afternoon, we didn’t even know whether he was alive or dead”. He said this was “very much tempered by the distress of seeing the state that he’s in”.
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