(8 Jun 2024)
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Tel Aviv, Israel – 08 June 2024
1. Mid of relatives of hostages
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shahar Mor Zahiro, nephew of hostage Avraham Munder:
"It is especially important to remember today that 120 hostages are still being tortured in the hell that is Gaza. They have been there for eight months, 246 days, and the only way to get them all back is through a hostage release deal."
3. Mor Zahiro speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shahar Mor Zahiro, nephew of hostage Avraham Munder:
"There are hostages and hostage families who did not get to have the joyous moments we see here today. It is important to note, especially today, that to date, seven hostages were extracted through heroic military operations. 105 were brought home during the previous hostage release deal. The only way to bring them all home is through a hostage release deal, and the time was up long ago."
5. Mor Zahiro speaking
STORYLINE:
The nephew of a 78-year-old Israeli hostage still held in Gaza demanded on Saturday that the Israeli government strike a hostage release deal with Hamas.
"The only way to bring them all home is through a hostage release deal, and the time was up long ago," said Shahar Mor Zahiro, whose uncle Avraham Munder remains in captivity.
His remarks come after Israel earlier in the day carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military’s heavy air and ground assault.
At least 94 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals, a health official said.
Israel’s army said it freed Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40, in a daytime operation in the heart of Nuseirat, raiding two locations at once while under fire.
All were well, the military said.
They were taken by helicopter for medical checks and tearful reunions with loved ones after 246 days held.
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