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‘Living through emotional and nerve-wracking days’: Arbel Yehoud’s family awaits her release
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A poster showing the portraits of Arbel Yehoud (C), her brother Dolev Yehoud (R), and her partner Ariel Cunio (L) at their father's home in Rishon LeZion in central Israel on December 8, 2023 (MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
Relatives of Arbel Yehoud say they are “living through complex, emotional, and nerve-wracking days” as they await her release from captivity in Gaza, where she is believed to be held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Israel announced last night that Yehoud, a civilian, will be released later this week, along with two other hostages, after Hamas failed to release her on Saturday in what Jerusalem said was a violation of the truce deal. The announcement came after a day of intense negotiations with mediating parties.
“We yearn for the moment when we can embrace our Arbel again, and desperately pray for the return of all the hostages,” her family says in a brief statement released via the Hostages Families Forum.
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