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DUBLIN: A nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas fighters on...
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DUBLIN: A nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas fighters on...
While many families were reunited in the earliest hours of Sunday morning, others shared a sense of excitement and grief simultaneously.
Nine-year-old Emily Hand’s father sobbed as the pair reunited after she was released by Hamas on Saturday, 25 November. The Irish-Israeli girl was among the hostages who were freed under a four-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and the militant group. She had been held captive since Hamas’s brutal incursion on 7 October. Her father Thomas Hand, who was originally told Emily had been killed, can be seen hugging his daughter tightly in footage of their reunion. “We are overjoyed to embrace Emily again,” her family said in a statement.
Emily Hand, 9, was released with the second batch of hostages to Israel on Saturday after 50 days of captivity in Gaza.
Israel said a second batch of 39 Palestinians have been released after the 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners were released by Hamas from Gaza. | World News