His mother in the first weeks of the war expressed his concern He said that Israel's military operations in Gaza could endanger the hostages.
Romi Gone's older sister, Yarden, He told “The New York Times”. In February, he regularly went to the square in Tel Aviv, where families of hostages stood guard.
“None of us do anything related to our past lives,” he said.
Emily Damari
Ms Damari, who was 27 at the time of her capture, is the only hostage still holding British citizenship. He was taken from his home Kibbutz Kfar Azza and was in the south of Israel saw a neighbor in his car, It was driven by a militant heading towards Gaza.
Ms. Damari grew up in Israel but made frequent trips to Britain, according to her British-born mother, Mandy Damari, who was in Israel in December to speak to officials and the news media and plead for bail and a cease-fire deal. She said her daughter had been shot and she feared for her life. He tells the BBC he said he welcomed President-elect Donald J. Trump's threats that there would be “all hell to pay” if no deal was reached by his inauguration.
A hostage released from Gaza in January last year, Daphne EliakimIsrael told news media that she and her younger sister were taken to Hamas underground tunnels, where they met with other female hostages, including Ms. Damari.
On the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Mandy Damari spoke An incident in Hyde Park In London, he described his daughter as a football fan who enjoyed a drink and had “a classic British sense of humor with a dash of Israeli chutzpah thrown in for good measure”.
Doron Steinbrecher
Ms. Steinbrecher, who was 30 years old when she was seized from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Azza, is a Romanian-Israeli veterinary nurse. according to Israeli mediahe was communicating with his family at the kibbutz when the gunmen attacked, and told his parents that they broke his windows and opened fire in his room.
“They're here, I've got them,” he said in a subsequent voicemail message to friends.
Last January, Hamas released a video clip of Ms. Steinbrecher and two other captives, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev, pleading for their release.
Last March, on his 31st birthday Jewish News Syndicate posted an interview with her mother, Simona Steinbrecher, who said she looked pale and thin in the video. He said he was concerned that Ms. Steinbrecher was not getting the daily medication she needed, although he did not specify what it was.
“She's a strong woman, but it's terrifying to be there,” Simona Steinbrecher said.