Families speak to yet-to-be-freed hostages by phone

Footage is emerging showing families speaking to hostages who have not yet been released, after they were able to make contact for the first time in two years.

In one video, Einav Zangauker, the mother of Matan Zangauker, can be seen speaking with her son, who is still being held in an undisclosed location in Gaza.

“You’re coming home — you’re all coming home,” she tells him through tears. “There’s no more war.”

Hebrew media also publishes still images showing other captives, including brothers David and Ariel Cunio and Nimrod Cohen, on video calls with family members.

Mother Silvia Cunio says she managed to have a brief video call with her children.

“I could not hear anything, but I saw them, and this is enough,” she tells Channel 12 news through tears.

In the footage, the Cunios appeared to be wearing fake military uniforms, similar to those worn by hostages released during January-February 2025.

“They are ok,” she says.

Yotam Cohen says he told his brother Nimrod he is “as good looking as ever, and he said he’s fine and loves us and just wanted to see us. And we’ll hug him in a moment.”

Silvia Cohen reportedly almost didn’t answer the phone because she didn’t recognize the phone number.

Yesterday, the IDF warned it was preparing for possible Hamas “provocations,” including the possibility that the terror group would allow families to speak with their loved ones for the first time since their abduction.

Zangauker, the Cunio brothers, and Cohen are slated to be released in the coming hour.