Maayan Zin has been reunited with her two daughters, Dafna, 15, and Ela, 8, Elyakim, after they were held hostage in Gaza for 51 days.
The first photo of them following their release shows the three embracing emotionally.
The sisters’ father, Noam, was murdered on October 7, as they were kidnapped.
Zin campaigned vocally and publicly for their release, even penning an op-ed in the Washington Post saying that she wanted to enter Gaza to be with them.
In a statement, Zin says “after a long period in which I lived in terrible uncertainty, my daughters are finally with me… the girls are returning to a new and complex situation, and now we have a period of recovery that will take time.”
“It is a joy mixed with sadness. Joy for my daughters who are here and sadness for those who have not yet returned. My heart will not be whole again until everyone returns home safely.”
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