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Sat, January 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM UTC
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Four Israeli hostages, (center: L-R) Naama Levy, Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev, wave to the crowds on a stage before being handed over to a team from the Red Cross, ending more than 15 months of captivity under a truce deal in the Gaza war. Hadi Daoud Apaimages/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
The family of Liri Albag, one of the four hostages released by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday, have expressed their joy at being reunited with the 19-year-old soldier.
"A sense of relief and happiness envelops us after 477 long and unbearable days of nerve-racking waiting. We were finally able to see Liri, hug her and know that she is with us, in her safe place, surrounded by the love of her family," the family said in a statement.
"Liri showed superpowers and survived hell," it said.
The Albag family thanked everyone who had shown support since Liri was abducted on October 7, 2023.
It also shared its sympathy with the families who were still waiting for the release of their relatives from Gaza: "Our thoughts are with them, even in these moments of joy, and we are determined to fight until the last of the hostages returns home."
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