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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Former captive Emily Damari reunites with newly-freed hostages Gali and Ziv Berman
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer hostage Emily Damari is reunited with her close friends, newly-freed hostages Gali and Ziv Berman, after more than two years apart from one another.
Damari and the Berman twins were abducted from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023. Damari was released during a previous ceasefire and hostage release deal in January 2025, while the twins were freed just days ago, on Monday.
The three can be seen tightly embracing one another as they reunite at Sheba hospital, in a video aired by the Kan public broadcaster.
אמילי דמארי באיחוד מרגש עם שורדי השבי גלי וזיוי ברמן: "כמה הקלה ללב שלי. לנפש שלי. אין מילים שיכולות לתאר את מה שאני מרגישה"https://t.co/sqriSgk5i3@AnnaPines_ pic.twitter.com/qlfjvXSEgm
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 16, 2025
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