Released hostage Liri Albag wants to return to the IDF and complete her military service, her father Eli Albag tells several Hebrew media outlets.
Albag was abducted from the Nahal Oz military outpost, where she served as a surveillance soldier, during the Hamas-led invasion on October 7, 2023. She was released during a ceasefire and hostage release deal in January.
Speaking to Ynet, Eli Albag says his daughter decided “two or three weeks ago” that she wanted to return to the army in one way or another.
“What’s good for her is good for us,” he says. “She wants to experience the army, to feel the army, and to some extent, she wants to settle accounts with those who held her.”
He says she intends to serve “in a very special place,” and has already been in contact with relevant military officials about returning to serve.
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