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Liri Albag
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IDF chief apologizes to freed surveillance soldiers for failing them on and before Oct. 7
By
Emanuel Fabian
Agam Berger, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev tell Halevi of attack on Nahal Oz post, 15 months of captivity; chief of staff: ‘It was wrong to have not taken [your warnings] seriously’
Released hostage Karina Ariev’s sister says ex-soldier focused on Oct. 7 failure
By
Jessica Steinberg
February 14, 2025, 3:49 pm
IDF chief apologizes to freed surveillance soldiers for failing them on and before Oct. 7
Agam Berger, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev tell Halevi of attack on Nahal Oz post, 15 months of captivity; chief of staff: ‘It was wrong to have not taken [your warnings] seriously’
By
Emanuel Fabian
February 14, 2025, 12:51 pm
Hamas made surveillance troops watch torture videos of male hostages, says mother
Freed hostages’ mothers say daughters kept diaries during 477 days in captivity; one says she would’ve looked like emaciated captives released last week had she been set free earlier
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ToI Staff
February 13, 2025, 8:05 pm
Released hostage Karina Ariev’s sister says ex-soldier focused on Oct. 7 failure
Sasha Ariev talks about Karina’s desire to commemorate her friends killed at Nahal Oz, as Shlomi Berger, father of released hostage Agam talks about the desire for normalcy
By
Jessica Steinberg
February 5, 2025, 4:49 pm
Freed IDF soldiers celebrate release from hospital with singer Elai Botner
Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag and Agam Berger sing and dance onstage before four of them head home for first time since returning from Hamas captivity
By
Jessica Steinberg
February 3, 2025, 1:47 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 3: Day 486 – Sadism, cages, starvation: Released hostages speak
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren on US envoy Steve Witkoff’s take-charge attitude ahead of a crucial meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and released hostage testimonies
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
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Biranit Goren
February 2, 2025, 8:25 pm
Witkoff to freed IDF soldiers: We have a common goal to bring everybody home
US Mideast envoy tells released hostages: Trump ‘could not be more happy’ you are home; Israel grants permanent residency status to 5 Thai hostages freed last week
By
ToI Staff
February 1, 2025, 12:32 am
Arbel Yehoud’s father to PM: Go through with the deal, free the hostages, end the war
Yehiel Yehud hails Trump, Witkoff for helping seal agreement: ‘Knew how to speak Trumpish in the Mideast’; ex-captive Liri Albag vows to ‘not stop fighting until everyone is home’
By
ToI Staff
January 30, 2025, 9:11 pm
Surveillance soldiers all finally home: Agam Berger’s return closes one horrific Oct. 7 chapter
Berger’s freed comrades embrace her at hospital, elect to stay with her; release offers closure for families whose daughters did not survive, as sister of slain commander writes: ‘It’s over. You can rest in peace’
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ToI Staff
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Amy Spiro
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Leon Kraiem
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Diana Bletter
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Emanuel Fabian
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