{"id":53594,"date":"2025-10-24T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/former-hostage-omri-miran-thanks-israeli-public-for-their-struggle-in-returning-him-home\/24\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:50:38","slug":"former-hostage-omri-miran-thanks-israeli-public-for-their-struggle-in-returning-him-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/former-hostage-omri-miran-thanks-israeli-public-for-their-struggle-in-returning-him-home\/24\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Former hostage Omri Miran thanks Israeli public for their &#8216;struggle&#8217; in returning him home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miran said that during his time in Gaza, he imagined spending time with his daughters. He reunited with his wife Lishay and daughters Roni and Alma after he was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hello everyone. I&#8217;m back in Israel, back to life, and I&#8217;ve discovered that everyone knows me,&#8221; freed hostage Omri Miran said in the first public statement made by him since his release from Gaza earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;While I may not know each and every one of you, I&#8217;ve seen you. I caught small glimpses of the struggle you led for me and for the other hostages,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I saw you standing week after week in the square, at intersections, all over the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Thank you so much. I have no words to describe how much I love and appreciate you for not giving up on us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miran said that during his time in Gaza, he imagined spending time with his daughters. He reunited with his wife Lishay and daughters Roni and Alma after he was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also thanked Israeli forces for their efforts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/gaza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaza war;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gaza war<\/a>.<\/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>Omri Miran. (credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I intend to do everything in my power, everything I can, to complete the mission until the last hostage is returned,&#8221; he added in his statement. &#8220;Simply from my experience, no family should continue living in such uncertainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Statements shared by Miran&#8217;s family<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Friday marked Miran&#8217;s first statements directly from him, his family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/former-hostage-omri-miran-recounts-030903612.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared details;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\">shared details<\/a> to <em>Israel Hayom<\/em> on his captivity shortly after his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt first, there were five hostages in a cage just 1.8 meters by 1.6 meters. You couldn\u2019t stand \u2013 you had to crouch,\u201d Miran&#8217;s brother, Boaz, said. His brother noted from Omri that &#8220;sometimes a terrorist would just go out and leave his gun beside him. He considered trying to escape, but he knew there was nowhere to run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Danny, Omri&#8217;s father, told N12 that his son&#8217;s treatment in captivity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/anyone-could-handle-captivity-him-014609661.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was marginally better;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\">was marginally better<\/a> than that of other hostages, despite the inhumane conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe knew how to keep himself busy. He was well-fed and never starved. He cooked for himself and even for the terrorists. He even decided which spices they should bring. Of course, there were worse days, like when they locked him in a cage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/omri-miran-hungarian-israeli-hostage-182003938.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miran;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\">Miran<\/a> lived on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, working as a shiatsu therapist and a gardener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Danielle Greyman-Kennard contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/former-hostage-omri-miran-thanks-203450031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miran said that during his time in Gaza, he imagined spending time with his daughters. 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