In the Gaza conflict, the guns will be silent from Sunday and the first hostages will soon be released. Among them would be the Austrian Tal Shoham. His family said in a statement: “While media reports indicate that Tal is part of the proposed deal, we are awaiting official confirmation from Hamas.”
“Until we get such confirmation, we will remain up in the air. Tal has been held captive for more than 460 days. “Our lives therefore remain in an emotional state of flux between hope, fear and torment – a state that will only be resolved when we can finally embrace Tal again,” the family said.
Tal and his family were abducted by terrorists from Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel to Gaza on October 7, 2023. The two children and their mother were released after 50 days. Now the family hopes for the release of the 39-year-old father and husband.
Austria has worked hard to ensure that the 39-year-old father can be released early due to his health problems – i.e. with the first 33 hostages. A total of 94 people are still believed to be in the hands of Hamas.
Israel and the radical Islamic group Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in the 15-month conflict that has left more than 40,000 people dead. This was announced by the mediators Qatar, the US and Egypt.
News of the agreement not only led to celebrations in the Gaza Strip. People danced, hugged each other and took photos of themselves to capture the special moment.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Thursday, last-minute demands from Hamas were successfully rejected by the Israeli head of government. US President Joe Biden was happy with the success, but his successor Donald Trump is claiming the laurels for himself.
Source: Krone
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