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Cunio brothers discharged from hospital, six days after being freed from Gaza
Reporter at The Times of Israel

Freed hostages David (left) and Ariel Cunio in a helicopter on the way to the Sheba Medical Center after being released from Gaza on October 13, 2025. The writing on the whiteboard reads: "Thank you, the people of Israel, for fighting for us." Sylvia Cunio is at right. (IDF)
Freed hostages David Cunio and Ariel Cunio have been discharged from Sheba Medical Center, the hospital says.
The brothers were released from Hamas captivity last Monday.
In a statement, the hospital says they will continue their outpatient treatment at the Returning to Life Clinic, designed for hostages and their immediate families.
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