Gal Gilboa-Dalal, whose brother Guy is still held by Hamas, shares hope and fear as hostage negotiations move to the next phase.
Like the incredible women who came before her (Neta Barzilai, Noa Kirel, and so on.), she will deal with just a little bit of the punches headed her way, her head still held high.
"I can't explain how excited and ready I am!! Thank you for giving me the huge privilege and trusting me to represent my people," Raphael said.
The relatives of the three released hostages issued their first public statements on Monday evening from the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv.
Eliya Cohen was shot in the leg by invading terrorists on October 7 then dragged to Gaza. He is expected to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
Romi Gonen was abducted as she tried to flee the Nova Music Festival. Terrorists shot her in her hand before dragging her to Gaza.
Or Levy's wife Eynav was murdered before he was abducted to Gaza. Now, he may finally be returning from captivity to his three-year-old son Almog.
Omer suffers from an autoimmune disease and his family said on his website they fear his terrorist captors are not providing him the medication he needs.
"I loved traveling the world, celebrating life, and going to parties — and then I was kidnapped from a party," the 27-year-old released hostage told crowds at a Nova Music Festival Exhibition event.
A year after the Nova massacre, the global electronic music scene oscillates between silence and celebration