{"id":51114,"date":"2025-07-26T06:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/formerly-kidnapped-idf-observers-urge-public-to-do-everything-for-the-hostagess-release\/26\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T06:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:17:46","slug":"formerly-kidnapped-idf-observers-urge-public-to-do-everything-for-the-hostagess-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/formerly-kidnapped-idf-observers-urge-public-to-do-everything-for-the-hostagess-release\/26\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Formerly kidnapped IDF observers urge public to &#8216;do everything&#8217; for the hostages&#8217;s release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The formerly kidnapped IDF observers pushed for a deal to bring the remaining captives home after ceasefire talks ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After ceasefire and hostage negotiations with Hamas stalled once more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/hostage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:former captives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">former captives<\/a> called on the Israeli government to bring the rest of the hostages home in a Friday statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israeli and US negotiators left Doha on Thursday after US Special Envoy to the Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-raising-demands-failing-respond-165255265.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steve Witkoff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Steve Witkoff<\/a> accused Hamas of not wanting to reach a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former Hamas hostages spoke about the developments on Friday in a statement, and pushed for the talks to resume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s already been six months since I came home. Do you know how much you can do in six months?\u201d said former hostage Daniella Gilboa. \u201cI never imagined how much life you could live in half a year. But I also know what it feels like to sit for six months and have it feel like a thousand lifetimes &#8211; to not know what you\u2019re doing with your life, to wonder if anyone remembers you, or if anyone is doing anything to get you out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s heartbreaking to say this again, but they must be brought home. I know exactly what it feels like to be there. Every day feels three times longer. It\u2019s unbearable. They need to come home now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with released IDF observers Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Liri Albag, and Karina Ariev on February 14, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Kidnapped IDF observers push for hostage deal<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former hostage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/former-hostage-liri-albag-return-163556286.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liri Albag;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Liri Albag<\/a> said that she prays for those \u201cstill waiting to come home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c182 days have passed since I came home. Half a year since the last deal, and still, 50 hostages are waiting, just like I once waited, for that deal to come through,\u201d said Albag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am begging you \u2014 now that there are rumors and reports the deal has fallen apart, I am begging: Do everything. Fight. We, the hostages, cannot return to normal life until everyone comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former hostage Karina Ariev pushed for the public to continue fighting for the release of the remaining hostages.<br \/>\u201cToday marks six months since I came home and I still can\u2019t fully grasp where I am, and where the other hostages still are. They are still there. Soldiers are still fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am asking \u2014 please, let us not forget. Let us keep fighting until every single one of them is home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former hostage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-855284\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Naama Levy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Naama Levy<\/a> said that all of the hostages deserve their chance to reunite with their families, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cToday marks six months since I came home. It\u2019s unbelievable that it\u2019s already been half a year since the happiest day of my life, and my family\u2019s, after 477 days in Hamas captivity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd now, once again, we\u2019re hearing that the deal is collapsing. It is simply inconceivable that 50 hostages are still in Gaza, still waiting to reunite with their families. Still underground. With no rights. With no freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Everything must be done to bring them home. They deserve their day too. They must come home now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/formerly-kidnapped-idf-observers-urge-090749843.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The formerly kidnapped IDF observers pushed for a deal to bring the remaining captives home after ceasefire talks ended. 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