Supporters at Hostage Square braid their hair in tribute to released hostage Agam Berger

30 January 2025, 11:19 am 1 Edit

People react as they watch broadcast of the release of Israeli soldier Agam Berger, one of eight hostages set to be released today as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 30, 2025. A number of women braided their hair in a show of support for Berger (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Many gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to watch the release of the captives have braided their hair in a show of solidarity with Agam Berger, the hostage soldier set free by Hamas in Gaza a short time ago, Channel 12 news reports.

Berger braided the hair of fellow female hostages, including children released in a weeklong truce with Hamas in November 2023.

The 20-year-old was said to have created the elaborate hairstyles as a way of sending a message to her loved ones that she was alive.