Hamas released three additional Israeli prisoners to the Red Cross on Saturday, after nearly 500 days in captivity. The three captives, Eli Sharabi, Or Levi, and Ohad Ben Ami, were released as part of the ongoing cease-fire agreement with Israel.
However, their weak and malnourished state received great attention from the international world.
Following their release, the world media highlighted the pale and frail images of the Israeli nationals, who were apparently in worse condition than the 18 hostages freed last month.
In response to the images of starving Israeli hostages being paraded on a platform in Gaza, an enraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “We will not gloss over the shocking scenes that we saw today.”
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Sharabi’s family in Tel Aviv watched with bated breath as the live broadcast of his release from prison aired today, according to the Associated Press.
“He looked like a skeleton, and it was awful to see,” Ohad Ben Ami’s mother-in-law, Michal Cohen, told Channel 13 News.
On October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas captured Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi from the Nova music festival. Eli Sharabi’s wife and children were both slain during the tragic October 7 incident.
