Doron Steinbrecher
Emily Damari walks in to meet her family members at the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, January 19, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
January 23, 2025, 11:50 am
From hell to safety
And they were not merely standing and walking but also, incredibly, in some of the very first clips and pictures, smiling.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Doron Steinbrecher (in black) reunites with her family at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, January 19, 2025. (The Time of Israel: Maayan Toaf/GPO)
January 22, 2025, 10:02 am
First testimonies from freed hostages released
Former captives quoted saying they ‘were scared to death’ during Hamas transfer in Gaza City; some hardly saw daylight in 471 days; all of them knew what happened on October 7.
By TOI STAFF and JESSICA STEINBERG
Doron Steinbrecher is reunited with her family. Photo: IDF
January 20, 2025, 3:10 pm
Australian leaders react to release of hostages
Watching the women finally be embraced by their mums, "was an overwhelming and emotional moment across Israel and the Jewish world".
By AJN STAFF
Emily Damari walks in to meet her family members at the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, January 19, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
January 20, 2025, 10:02 am
Romi, Emily and Doron home at last after 471 days
Masked Hamas gunmen hand women over to Red Cross in midst of raucous crowds in Gaza City; women meet their mothers at IDF facility near Gaza, before transfer to hospital.
By Emanuel Fabian and TOI Staff and Agencies
From left: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher (Courtesy)
January 19, 2025, 11:30 pm
Ceasefire takes effect after Hamas names the three women hostages to be freed Sunday
Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher to be freed on first day of truce after Hamas delayed list of names; will be met by IDF representatives, doctors, psychologists.
By Emanuel Fabian, TOI Staff and Agencies and AMY SPIRO
From left: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher (Courtesy)
January 19, 2025, 7:57 pm
Hamas says will release hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher today
The three civilian women were taken hostage on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas onslaught in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped to Gaza.
By Emanuel Fabian
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