Celebrations in Hostages Square – but for many the wait continuespublished at 13:27 Greenwich Mean Time
Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Tel Aviv
Israelis anxiously watching the hostage release earlier today in Hostage Square
Things are quietening down at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, following the confirmation that the hostages are back in Israel.
People cheered, hugged and cried as they watched the news on the big screen here. Cheers broke out among the remaining crowd each time one of the Israeli hostages’ names was mentioned.
While today’s releases have been met with celebration, for Israeli families whose loved ones – both alive and dead – remain in Gaza, the painful wait continues.
“We will keep going with this deal until the end. There’s no political statement here. There are no camps. There are no forums. There are families concerned for their loved ones’ fates,” Roei Baruch, whose brother Uriel was killed in Gaza after being taken hostage on 7 October 2023, told people here.
“The nation of Israel, the government and all of us are obliged until the last hostage.”
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