Mother of Thai man held in Gaza pleads for his release

Now she is waiting for her father to come back,

Wiwwaeo added

Please let my son come home safely,

Wiwwaeo said

There is more hope for me now.”

But with Sunday’s release of hostages, she said

Give them the chance to return home as well. I’m worried about all the Thai hostages, that they might not return home,

she said

I worry about how they are living over there. I want to hear how things are over there, what their conditions are. We don’t even know if they are alive,

she said

It was great to see her and hear her voice again

Pal Guy Yakobi, 29, added

We were scared to death of the combination of the armed men and the Gazan crowd,

the women are quoted as saying

We couldn't believe it when they told us we would be home in a moment,

the women are quoted as saying

After October 7 is was very difficult to rebuild these feelings, so yesterday was a very emotional moment

Speaking to the Mail, Rotem Koren, a friend of Damari's said

Thank you to my family, to Orali, to the best friends I have in this world,

she said in a post on Instagram

I didn't think I would come back, I was sure I would die in Gaza,

she said

We also wanted to thank the incoming US President, Mr. Donald Trump, thanks to his brave stand with Israel and strengthening the human good in the world, has pushed for this moment,

noted Meirav Gonen

We are delighted to finally say that Romi is a former hostage. The reality we summoned and acted (hoped) for her has materialised and we became a family of returnees,

added Gonen

We’ve reached this moment after too much time and without (US President Donald) Trump’s involvement it wouldn’t happen,

said Yamit Ashkenazi, sister of released hostage Doron Steinbrecher

I open with thanks to the Israeli government and to the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu), with courage and values, a decision was taken to move forward an important process like no other, returning the sons and daughters to our borders,

said Meirav Leshem Gonen, mother of released hostage Romi Gonen

We hope that the agreement will be fully and continuously implemented, and that a comprehensive and permanent cease-fire in Gaza will be achieved,

she said

We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue to suffer. It is imperative that this cease-fire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid,

he said

We are in pain, deep pain and it is time to hug one another and cry,

he said

We are committed to dismantling Hamas and bringing every hostage home.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear this ceasefire is temporary, emphasising

Based on these two lists, the actual implementation will be carried out on Sunday,

Al-Fakhouri said