Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 8, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Eli Sharabi greeted by friends, well-wishers as he arrives at the hospital
People wave Israeli flags as a military helicopter carrying Israeli hostages arrives at the Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Released hostage Eli Sharabi is greeted by a crowd of well-wishers and friends as he arrives at the Sheba Medical Center in central Israel after being flown in a helicopter.
Sharabi pulls aside the curtain of the van and waves at the crowd.
“His eyes looked sad, but also there was happiness,” one friend tells Channel 12.
Sharabi is draped in an Israeli flag.
His wife and two daughters were killed on October 7.
