5-year-old Emilia, held in Gaza for 49 days, hugs her grandma in emotional reunion

Tal Schneider is a Political Correspondent at The Times of Israel

Emilia Alony, 5, is reunited with her grandmother after she was held hostage in Gaza, November 25, 2023. (Schneider Children's Hospital)
Emilia Alony, 5, is reunited with her grandmother after she was held hostage in Gaza, November 25, 2023. (Schneider Children's Hospital)

Emilia Alony, 5, who was released with her mother Danielle yesterday as part of a temporary cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel, is reunited with her grandma.

Danielle and Emilia were held hostage in the Gaza Strip for 49 days.

In photos released by the Schneider Children’s Hospital, Emilia can be seen in a tight embrace with her grandmother.

The two were visiting Danielle’s sister and her family at Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 when they were kidnapped during the onslaught by the Hamas terror group.

Sharon Alony Cunio, 33, and her husband David Cunio, 34, and their twin three-year-old daughters, Yuli and Emma, are still held hostage in Gaza.

Danielle Alony and daughter Emilia, 5, are reunited with family after their release from Gaza, November 25, 2023. (Schneider Children’s Hospital)

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