Three Israeli and five Thai hostages freed in Gaza

Mixed in with the joy of the release of Agam Berger is the anguish of the families of the hostages who are still in Gaza, both alive and dead,

the Hostages Families Forum, a group representing the families of those held captive in the enclave, said in a statement this morning following Berger’s release

We’ve been waiting so long for this,

said Collins, 29, holding up a sign of his friend

I’m waiting to see the pictures of her hugging her parents because I love them,

Yoni Collins, a friend of Berger’s, told NBC News in Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square.”

The government, together with all security agencies, will accompany her and her family,

it said

We’re waiting for them to come home and we won’t stop until they all do,

he said