Video: Kibbutz Be'eri members react excitedly to the arrival of the abductees at Rafah Crossing/Photo: Yinon Shalom-Itach
On the second day of the operation to return the hostages, another 13 Israelis returned to Israel on Saturday after being abducted to the Gaza Strip on October 7. They have undergone an initial medical evaluation and are accompanied to hospitals to meet with their families. Those released join the 13 abductees released last night.
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These are the Israelis released from captivity today:
Hila Rotem
13-year-old Hila Rotem Shoshani was abducted together with her mother, Raya, 54, from the safe room in a home in Kibbutz Be'eri. On the morning of Black Saturday, October 7, Raya managed to write to her brother that she and Hila had been kidnapped.
Hila Rotem with her mother, wife/documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
Emily Hand
9-year-old Emily Hand was abducted to Gaza by Hamas terrorists on the day of the October 7 attacks. At first, her family was notified that she had been murdered, and later it turned out that she had been kidnapped.
Emily Hand, who was kidnapped to Gaza/documentation on social networks under section 27A of the Copyright Law
Maya Regev
Mia was kidnapped with her brother, Itai, after they spent time at a nature party in Reim. They arrived at the party after returning from a three-week family vacation in Mexico that night. On the morning of October 7, Mia, 21, managed to call her father and tell him that she and her brother were being shot. Contact with them was cut off at 09:00 A.M. The family discovered that the two had been abducted to Gaza after a Hamas video was circulated showing the two on a pickup truck alongside terrorists.
Maya and Itay Regev who were kidnapped to Gaza/Courtesy of the family
Sharon and Noam Avigdori
Sharon Avigdori, 52, was abducted with her 12-year-old daughter, Noam, on October 7, while visiting Sharon's brother in Kibbutz Be'eri. The father, Chen Avigdori, is among the leaders of the struggle to free the abductees. In addition, seven other members of their family were abducted.
Sharon works as an emotional therapist, with most of her work being with children and parents of children on the autistic spectrum. Noam Avigdori is due to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah soon, a member of the Scout movement. The abductees' headquarters said she was "a smiling girl surrounded by lots of friends. A good friend for everyone and endowed with a very developed sense of humor."
Noam Avigdori/Courtesy of the family
Sharon Avigdori/Documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
Shoshan Haran, her daughter Adi Shoham and her children Neve Wihel
Shoshan Haran, 67, from Kibbutz Be'eri, was released alongside her daughter, Adi Shoham, and her grandchildren, Naveh, 8, and Yahel, 3. On October 7, Shoshan lost her husband, Absalom, sister and brother-in-law, who were murdered by terrorists. In addition, Adi's husband, Tal, was kidnapped with her and their children into captivity - but has not yet been released.
Shoshan Haran/Official website, Headquarters of the Families of the Abductees
Adi Shoham abducted by Hamas terrorists to the Gaza Strip/documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
Neve Wihel Shoham/Image processing, courtesy of the family
Noam and Alma Or
Noam, 17, and Alma, 13, were abducted on October 7 by Hamas terrorists along with their father Dror, from Kibbutz Be'eri. Their mother, Yonat, was murdered.
Noam and Alma and Noam's older brother, Yali Or, survived the inferno while in the north, as part of a year of service in which he took part.
Noam Or/documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
Alma Or/documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
Shiri Weiss and her daughter Noga
Shiri Weiss and her daughter Noga were abducted from their home in Kibbutz Be'eri on the Black Saturday of October 7. The father of the family, Ilan, is listed as missing after he went to fight the terrorists as part of the kibbutz's emergency team. The terrorists kidnapped Shiri while her daughter Noga witnessed the abduction and updated her on the family's WhatsApp group. The daughter escaped through the safe room window, and at 11:30 A.M. she sent a message that a terrorist was approaching her, and she has since been cut off from contact.
Shiri Weiss and her daughter Noga/documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law
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