I was with a hostage family as the news came throughpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time
Lucy Manning
Special correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesSharone Lifschitz (left) and her mother Yocheved after she was released by Hamas in October 2023
We were with Sharone Lifschitz in east London as the news of a deal came through. Her dad, 84-year-old Oded, is still being held hostage. Her mum Yocheved was released in October 2023.
Sharone was tearful but realistic as she is aware that, although the next few weeks will be a time of joy for some families, other families are going to discover that their relatives are no longer alive.
“It feels like a bit of sanity,” she says, adding: “I know that the chances for my dad are very slim.
“He’s an elderly man, but miracles do happen. My mum did come back, and one way or another, we will know. We will know if he’s still with us, if we can look after him. We will know… my father didn’t deserve this.”
She adds: “There are more graves to come and traumatised people to come back but we will look after them and make them see light again…may this be the start of something better.
“It will be amazing to see the mothers hugging their children and the children hugging their fathers and we will know who we are grieving for.”
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