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Father of freed hostage reveals he received letter from son two months ago via Red Cross
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIlan Gilboa-Dalal, whose son Guy was released from captivity in Gaza yesterday, says that he can now reveal he received a letter from his son two months ago via the Red Cross.
“He wrote how much he misses us, and thoughts of us strengthen him in captivity,” he tells the Kan public broadcaster.
In the letter, he wrote that he only realized his brother, Gal, had survived the October 7, 2023, massacre when he recently watched television in Gaza and saw him being interviewed.
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