Freed IDF soldier Liri Albag: ‘I was finally able to reunite with my family… but our struggle is not over’

Former hostage soldier Liri Albag, who was freed from Hamas captivity last week, calls for the release of the remaining abductees held by terror groups in Gaza since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.

“I was finally able to reunite with my family… but our struggle is not over and I will not stop fighting until everyone is home,” she writes in a post on Instagram.

“I want us to continue to stay united because together nothing can break us. Our unity and hope scare our enemies, amazes our loved ones and comforts those among us. I hope everyone will see the light.”

Albag was released on Saturday along with three other surveillance soldiers after 477 days in captivity, under a deal with the Hamas terror group that came into effect last week.

During the first phase of the accord, Hamas is set to free 33 hostages in exchange for Israel’s releasing up to 1,904 Palestinian security prisoners and detainees. Ten hostages have been released from captivity so far — five soldiers and five civilians — in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including dozens serving life sentences.

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"עם ישראל, אני רוצה שוב להודות לכם על כל התמיכה, האהבה והעזרה שלכם. ביחד אנחנו כוח. אני רוצה להודות לחיילי צה״ל ואנשי כוחות הביטחון, שחירפו את נפשם ונלחמו עבורנו… pic.twitter.com/Y8fuZOgwZw

— ארנולד נטייב (@ArnoldNataev) January 31, 2025