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From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
Freed hostage Omri Miran speaks with his young daughters for first time in two years
Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter.
Released hostage Omri Miran (C) reunites with his wife Lishay Miran-Lavi (R) and father Dani (L) and speaks to his two young daughters after over two years in Hamas captivity at the Re'im base on October 13, 2025. (Courtesy)
Omri Miran, who was released from Hamas captivity this morning, speaks with his daughters Roni, 4, and Alma, 2, on a tablet while at the Re’im base, as he sits with his father Dani and his wife Lishay Miran-Lavi, after two years of captivity, in a picture released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
The girls are waiting for their father with other family members at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
According to a Channel 12 report, Lavi told his wife that he would soon find out how Alma, who was only six months old when he was taken hostage, had learned how to say “Abba” (“Daddy” in Hebrew).
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