Eight Israelis kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack were released yesterday. Six people were released in the evening — five women and a teenager — while earlier a 21-year-old and a 40-year-old were released.
Specifically, the 8 that were released are the following:
- Shani Goren, 29
- Nili Margalit, 41
- Ilana Gritzewsky, 30
- Sapir Cohen, 29
- Bilal Zyadna, 18
- Aisha Zyadna, 16
- Mia Shem, 21
- Amit Soussana, 40
21-year-old Mia Sem is the French-Israeli which on October 16 appeared in a Hamas video to receive treatment in her hand. Mia Sem had been kidnapped from the Supernova music festival.
Hamas releases its first footage of a hostage. The group says it is providing medical treatment to her. Although I think this is a poor attempt to show they are treating the hostages well. The hostage appears to be Israeli. pic.twitter.com/JDATGYenCr
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 16, 2023
Hours after their release, Hamas released a video of the Israeli woman, in which she can be heard saying in English that her captors treated her kindly.
🇵🇸🇮🇱 Mia Shem, who was held hostage by Hamas, said this about her experience:
“People were very good.
Very kind, to me.
Food good and the kindness and everything good” pic.twitter.com/GzvKPDSnw5
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) November 30, 2023
It is noted that since Friday, every afternoon at least 10 Israeli hostages – women and children – have been released in exchange for the release of three times the number of Palestinian prisoners.
Source: News Beast

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