Siblings envelop freed soldier in tearful hospital reunion

Photos and video show an emotional reunion between released hostage Agam Berger and her siblings in Rabin Medical Center.

Carrying an Israeli flag, Berger is engulfed by her two sisters and her brother as they all embrace and sob, reuniting following her 482 days in captivity in Gaza.

“How are you so tall!” she exclaims to her younger brother. “You’re as tall as Dad.”

Released hostage Agam Berger is reunited with her siblings at Rabin Medical Center on January 30, 2025. (Itai Biton/ GPO)

The Health Ministry says the seven other hostages are set to be received at other hospitals around the Tel Aviv area: The five Thai hostages will be treated at Shamir Medical Center; Gadi Mozes will be treated at Ichilov hospital, and Arbel Yehoud will be treated at Sheba Medical Center.

The ministry reminds the public that these are “sensitive times” for the returned captives and their families and urges respect for their privacy, which is “essential for their transition from captivity toward recovery and rehabilitation.”