(23 Feb 2025)
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Tel Aviv, Israel – 23 February 2025
1. Clock showing days hostages in Gaza have been held in captivity at Hostages square
2. Posters of hostages hanging on tree
3. Close of poster of hostages Eitan and Iair Horn
4. Mid of Dalia Cusnir, sister-in-law of Eitan and Iair Horn, standing with her son
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Cusnir, sister-in-law of Eitan and Iair Horn:
"Iair is doing okay. He was released from the hospital, and he’s starting now the rehabilitation. His main concern since Saturday, when he was released, a week ago, is what about Eitan, his brother and the rest of the hostages. He is not willing to start the rehabilitation because he understands that he needs the other people back home as well. He knows how much they’re suffering. He talks about the fact that they have no time, and this is why he might be physically okay but it’s very hard for us to to deal with the rest, and to start rehabilitation because he just wants to join the effort to free all the rest."
6. Posters of hostages on tree
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Cusnir, sister-in-law of Eitan and Iair Horn:
"Iair and Eitan were together for the past few months. That means that when Iair was released, when he was taken out of the tunnels, he left his brother there. That means that for us, it’s a good thing that we know that Eitan is alive, and at the same time, we know that he’s struggling and suffering. Eitan has a chronic skin disease since ten years ago, and we know that his condition is severe and is very dangerous and this is why we’re trying to talk all around the world to make people understand that we need to bring an end to this nightmare and just take everyone out."
8. Cusnir with her son looking at posters of Eitan and Iair Horn
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Cusnir, sister-in-law of Eitan and Iair Horn:
"We hope and need and pray and beg to continue this dynamic of releasing more and more and more hostages. If it can be in one time, all the hostages, it will be amazing, but whatever is needed to just release all of them."
10. Various of tunnel at Hostages square with messages written on it
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Cusnir, sister-in-law of Eitan and Iair Horn:
"We’re horrified, and yet we’re holding on to hope. And we know that (Israeli) Prime Minister Bibi (Benjamin) Netanyahu has done the right decision once – twice, actually, the agreement a year ago – and he can do it again. And we beg the Israeli government to keep on doing the most moral, sacred, the most important thing, the only way for the Israeli society to start healing and to start rehabilitation and maybe even to bring back the security we have. Security is not only weapons and a strong army. Security is knowing that if, God forbid, something happened to you, everyone around Israel and the world is going to save you. So we thank (US) President (Donald) Trump, Steve Witkoff (Trump’s special Mideast envoy), Prime Minister Netanyahu, all the government, especially we thank the Israeli society for being with us and not leaving us alone. And, and if I may, just one last message in case they hear me in the tunnels. Just stay strong. We’re with you. We’re fighting. We’ll take all of you out back home."
12. Various of memorial for Bibas family whose bodies were released by Hamas
13. Pan on Hostages square
STORYLINE:
The sister in law of an Israeli hostage still being held by Hamas in Gaza urged the Israeli government on Sunday to negotiate the release of all the remaining captives.
Talks on the ceasefire’s second phase are yet to start.
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