Brother of Tal Shoham begs for deal that will ‘bring fathers home to their children’

By Jessica Steinberg

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23 February 2025, 10:27 pm

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Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center

Mor Korngold, the brother of freed hostage Tal Shoham, speaks at a press conference at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva on February 23, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Mor Korngold, the brother of freed hostage Tal Shoham, says it is hard to find the right words, beyond the term, “thank you.”

Speaking during a press conference at the Rabin Medical Center, Korngold thanks the country and says, “We’re always in the same boat, and always strong,” and thanks the government for making the difficult decisions necessary.

Korngold also thanks the Austrian government and its ambassadors for its assistance, as Shoham is an Austrian citizen, as well as the US administration and President Donald Trump.

He says their family’s only request is to reach a deal that will “bring fathers to their children and children to their parents,” adding that “we have a window and we can’t lose this opportunity.”

Bringing them home, he says, “does not come at the cost of our security — the opposite, it is the basis on which our security lies.”