elly sharabi was taken by hamas during the october the 7th daughters were killed. reporter fiona lamdin

three hostages, held for a90 days in gaza, this date was the one they'd been waiting for. carrying ellie sharabi or levy arrived at the handover point, watching from their tel aviv home, eli sharabi's family couldn't contain their excitement. but as the three emerged looking gaunt and weak, shadows of their former selves, celebration turned to shock. translation: it's mixed feelings. i i'm happy to see him standing on two feet, but he looks sad, he looks thin, he looks bad. at tel aviv�*s hostages square, the sight of what the men had been reduced to hit home. after seeing the conditions of the hostages released today, the release of all the captives from gaza as quickly as possible, and that means an extension of the ceasefire — something that is by no means guaranteed. more than 180 palestinians were simultaneously released today under the ceasefire agreement. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and were serving long sentences, but the majority were gazans detained during the war and held without charge. the palestinian red crescent said seven of those released after accusations they had b

and then there is the incredibly sad story of elli sharabi, 52 years of age.ghters were killed on october 7th. he was taken alongside his brother yossi into gaza. his brother was also killed in captivity. he is also being taken to sheba hospital. what we don't know about elli is whether or not he knew that his wife and children were killed before he was taken captive, and so likely he has now learned of their fate and incredibly likely emotional moment, but bittersweet. i think, for so many israelis, because guys, when they took to the stage after being alongside the islamic militants in central gaza, they had to make speeches and they looked incredibly emaciated. they did not look well. some of the other hostages that have been released have looked like they were in better shape. these three did not. and oftentimes when they're medical, when their health is assessed, they are then it's then decided as to whether or not they're going to be taken to critical care immediately on the other side of the border, or taken to these hospitals they've been assigned to.