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Brother of Gaza hostage: So many things can make this deal fail, but Trump gives us hope
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Gal Gilboa-Dallal, brother of 23-year-old hostage Guy Gilboa-Dallal, who was taken captive from the Nova desert rave during the October 7 attack, has said that seeing hostages being released offers a sense of tremendous hope for his family.
In a conversation with journalists sponsored by Media Central and the Hostages Forum, Gilboa-Dallal adds that it also worries his family, knowing that the second stage of the deal — in which his brother would be released — is anything but assured.
“So many things can make this deal fail,” he says.
What also gives his family hope is the involvement of US President Donald Trump, says Gilboa-Dallal.
“We trust that Trump will use his strength and pressure to make sure the deal will be signed,” he says. “That’s the man we look up to, to bring my brother home.”
Gilboa-Dallal’s mother recently had open heart surgery, due to an affliction that began troubling her after his brother was taken hostage.
“We say that this affects the body,” says Gilboa-Dallal. “I’m tired of seeing [Guy’s] pictures, I want to see him.”
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