Grandmother of Omer Shem Tov prepares food he loves for hospital

Returning hostage Omer Shem Tov’s grandmother Sara tells the Kan public broadcaster she has prepared stuffed vine leaves to take to the hospital where he will be treated.

Shem Tov was snatched from the Re’im-area Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, along with two friends, Itai and Mia Regev, who were released in the November 2023 truce-hostage deal. Itai Regev reported that Shem Tov said he missed his grandmother’s stuffed vine leaves, says Sara, at a gathering of Shem Tov’s family at his home in Herzliya.

Speaking to Channel 13, she says: “Praise God forever that we got Omer and will get him [back].”

“The suspense is huge,” she says.

She calls for all hostages to be released so their families “have the same joy we’re experiencing here.”

Shem Tov’s second grandmother Jacqueline tells the network she hopes he is healthy, “and we’ll receive him and be happy with him.”

“The thing I’m waiting most for is a big hug and kisses,” she says. “I’ve been waiting the whole time with prayers and faith.”