After nearly seven weeks in captivity, 13 Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and other groups during attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 were released Friday as part of a deal to end fighting in the Gaza Strip.
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The 13, all women and children, were returned to Israel. Five other hostages had already been freed or rescued at the start of the fighting.
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Twelve of the newly released were among approximately 75 people abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th.
Keren Munder and her son Ohad Munder Zichri, residents of Kfar Saba in central Israel, were visiting their parents Ruti and Abraham Munder at Kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border when the attack occurred on October 7.
Ruti and Abraham’s son Roee, 50, were killed in the attack. Ohad celebrated his ninth birthday in captivity on October 23rd. Abraham, 78, is believed to still be detained in Gaza.
However, little Ohad was reunited with his father yesterday for the first time since his liberation from Gaza.
See their reunion in the video above.