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Wife, daughters of hostage Omri Miran blow out his birthday candle without him

11 April 2025, 8:31 pm 1 Edit
Lishay Miran Lavi blows out a candle on a birthday cupcake for her hostage husband Omri, along with her two daughers Roni and Alma at Channel 12's studio on April 11, 2025. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
Lishay Miran Lavi blows out a candle on a birthday cupcake for her hostage husband Omri, along with her two daughers Roni and Alma at Channel 12's studio on April 11, 2025. (Screen capture/Channel 12)

Lishay Miran Lavi marks the 48th birthday of her husband, Omri, who is one of the 59 hostages still being held in Gaza.

Channel 12 opens its Friday night news broadcast with a monologue from Lishay, who symbolically opens the “present” she got her husband — a box filled with nothing but air.

She says air is something that Omri doesn’t have at all in the tunnel where he is being held in Gaza.

She begs the government to act to secure his release before time runs out.

With help from her two young daughters, Roni and Alma, she blows out a candle on a cupcake and wishes her husband a happy birthday, urging him to be strong.

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