There’s a lot of anxiety.”The Israeli government and Hamas announced Wednesday morning that they would uphold a brief cease-fire in Gaza to allow for the release of the hostages.
“I’m trying to take care not to be happy too quickly,” Ms. Zailer said on Tuesday.
His family in Israel still does not know where he and his brother are being held, whether they are with their parents — or even if they are still alive, Ms. Zailer said.
“We are being torn apart,” Ms. Zailer said, calling it an impossible situation.
At Kibbutz Nir Oz, 76 people were taken hostage on Oct. 7, according to Irit Lahav, a kibbutz spokeswoman.
Persons:
we’ve, ”, Roman, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Yifat Zailer —, Shiri Bibas, Nir Oz, Bibas’s, Yarden Bibas, Ariel, Kfir —, “ I’m, ” Ms, Zailer, —, Bibas, — Yarden, Irit, Sheffa Phillips, Yagil Yaakov, Yair Yaakov, Yagil, Israel, Phillips, Bahat, David Blumenfeld, Carmit Hoomash, Patrick Kingsley
Organizations:
Hamas, Palestinian
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, Be’eri