An Israeli soldier, captured on October 7 and rescued by the army three weeks later, expressed her joy on Monday that The Islamist movement Hamas has released part of the hostages, in its first public comments since their release.
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Ori Megidish, 19, was guarding the heavily militarized border between Israel and the Gaza Strip when she was captured during the unprecedented and bloody Hamas attack.
The Israeli army confirmed at the end of October that it had freed her, but He did not offer details about his captivity or the operation that led to his rescue..
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Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, has always denied having detained the soldier.
I hope that all the families who are still waiting (…) are reunited and can rejoice as I did.
In a video recorded at his home and posted on his TikTok account, Megidish says he is “happy to see the moving images of the hostages being reunited with their families”.
“I hope that all the families who are still waiting (…) are reunited and can rejoice as I did,” he declared.
(Also: New releases mark possible extension of Israel-Hamas truce)
Another Palestinian Islamist group, Islamic Jihad, said it participated in the Oct. 7 attack and also captured hostages. Additionally, Israeli experts say it is likely that some hostages are being held by mafia groups.
Ori Megidish, the 19-year-old girl who was rescued from Gaza, in a heartwarming TikTok video about being free and her message to the families waiting for their loved ones ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/U2Ptv9gwbS
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Truce will extend
The truce agreement and exchange of hostages for prisoners between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, which began this Friday and expired today, will be extended for two more days, as announced by the Palestinian Islamist group and the government of Qatar.
(You can read: Netanyahu enters Gaza for the first time since the war with Hamas broke out)
“The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces that it has been agreed with the brothers in Qatar and Egypt to extend the temporary humanitarian truce for two more days under the same conditions as the previous truce,” the group reported in a statement released via Telegram.
The spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Department, Majed al Ansari, wrote on his X social network account that “the State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for two more days in the Gaza Strip.”
In statements to the Qatari state news agency, QNA, before the announcement of the extension of the truce, Al Ansari expressed Qatar’s desire that this serve to “reach a permanent ceasefire in the Strip and avoid bloodshed.” of civilians”.
(Continue reading: Photos: Who are the 13 Israeli hostages freed by Hamas on Saturday?)
So far, the Israeli Government has not commented on the extension of the truce.
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*With information from AFP and EFE
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