Israeli celebrate the return of 3 hostages after 470 days in Gaza

Von WOM

in Tel Aviv, Israel, a mother with her little daughter experienced an emotional moment at the Sheba Medical Center. On Sunday the first three former hostages, as part of a Waffenhilfstauss W about welcomed with Hamas, welcomed near the helipad. "How nice that you came home," the young daughter held up on a sign in Hebrew.

Welcome of the hostage

The helicopters, which flown from South Israel near the gazag race, transported Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari - the first of a total of 33 hostages that should be released as part of the agreement from Sunday morning. The three women were kidnapped during the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, in which more than 1,200 people died and over 250 were taken hostage.

emotional reunification

DIATHING THE VIDES DISTRESS by the Israeli government, the three women can be seen as they are wrapped in Israeli flags wrapped in the hospital and hug their families. In return, Israel is expected to leave 90 Palestinian prisoners and imprisoned people, including 69 women and nine minors, the youngest of whom is only 15 years old.

celebrations in front of the hospital

near the Sheba hospital, Israelis played music on Sunday evening and sang patriotic songs. While medical vehicles transported the hostages from the helicopters to the hospital, dozens pursued the vans and called their names. "Thank you, thank you," called a woman when she was hugged by another.

emotional reactions

Before the so -called Hostage Square in the center of Tel Aviv, a waves of applause broke out as soon as the message about the hostages in the hands of the Red Cross became known. People hugged each other, swiveled flags and cried in the preservation of this message. For many Israelis it was the moment they had dreamed of during the 15 months of the war in Gaza. "Romi comes back! Emily comes back! Doron is coming back!", Called a group on the place.

expectations and hopes

among the waiting was Shay Dickman, 29 years old, who was banners in the middle of the Banner place with the names of the three women. She is a cousin by Carmel Gat, which was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023 and killed in captivity. "The three hostages are about to return to our safe hands shortly before they return," she said a few minutes before the announcement of her release.

a slow return to normality

Tania Coen-Uziali, director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, observed every day from her museum how the Israelis gathered in the square to show her solidarity with the hostages. Before that, she had sometimes thought that the return of the hostages was "wishful thinking". The release brings "incredible" emotions with it.

future developments

The first phase of the agreement is to take six weeks in which 30 more hostages are gradually released. The war had devastating effects on the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the Israeli military offensive, which was launched in response to Hamas' attacks on October 7, cost almost 47,000 Palestinians and injured 110,750 more.

prospects for peace

Although Israel has not yet agreed to end the war, it said that they wanted to take part in negotiations for the next phases of the ceasefire. Mediators in Cairo, including Egypt, Qatar and the United States, will monitor the implementation of the agreement. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar emphasized that the agreed ceasefire was temporary and that "after a little more than two weeks of the first phase with the negotiations on the second phase", added that "it does not automatically go from one phase to the other".

Hope for a peaceful solution

Coen-Uziali expressed hope that the remaining hostages would be freed and the war finally came to an end. "I really hope that an international force will have the decisive influence on the final decision to continue the release of hostages and end this tragic war," she said.