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Uncle of Eliya Cohen: ‘Thank God, he looks much better than I had hoped’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleReturning hostage Eliya Cohen’s uncle Kobi tells Channel 12, “Thank God, he looks much better than I had hoped.”
“On the face of it he seems to be in pretty good spirits,” says the uncle, as the family gathers in Modiin. “I want to hug him and kiss him and start the rehabilitation process already.”
Asked what the first thing he will say to Eliya is, he responds: “Blessed be the Creator who helped us, and welcome back to life.”
“We have to bring everyone back,” he says. “Everyone needs to feel what we are feeling.”
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