Correspondent in Jerusalem
The relief is equal to the expectation. After 52 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip, three French minors were freed Monday night by Hamas. Eitan Yahalomi, 12, was seen getting off a bus, his face frozen, hugging his mother for a long time. Sahar Kalderon, 16, and his younger brother Erez, 12, "landed on the roof of the hospital (Ichilov, Tel Aviv) aboard an army helicopter," their older cousin, Ido Dan, said. The three Franco-Israelis were part of a group of 11 captives freed during the fourth phase of the Hamas hostage exchange for Palestinian prisoners. "We're so happy to have them back home!" said Sahar and Erez's aunt, Sharon Kalderon, on Tuesday morning.
Five members of the Kalderon family were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 in Kibbutz Nir Oz, a few hundred meters from the Gaza border. Their grandmother, Carmela, 80, and their cousin...
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