From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
WATCH: Emilia Aloni, 5, returns to kindergarten after being held hostage in Gaza for 7 weeks
A heartwarming video shows the return of five-year-old Emilia Aloni — freed from Gaza on November 24 along with her mother after being held there by terrorists for seven weeks — returning to her kindergarten for the first time.
מרגש: אמיליה אלוני חוזרת לגן אחרי שנחטפה לפני חודשיים על ידי מחבלי חמאס pic.twitter.com/KWXQaVIFmG
— יוסף חדאד – Yoseph Haddad (@YosephHaddad) December 5, 2023
Accompanied by her grandfather and by an unidentified woman filming the scene, the girl is embraced enthusiastically by the kindergarten teacher who says she wants to start singing in celebration.
The girl is then welcomed and hugged by fellow children.
“I missed you,” say some.
“I haven’t seen you for a very long time,” says a girl.
“I saw you on television,” a boy remarks.
The Times of Israel Community.