Faces of freedom: from the Irish girl who celebrated her ninth birthday in Hamas terror tunnels (but was feared dead by her family) to the siblings who were taken hostage when their mother was murdered – meet the 13 people whose hell 50 days of captivity is finally over

Nine-year-old Irish girl Emily Hand and twelve other Hamas prisoners have finally been released after 50 days in a real hell.

Noam, 17, and Alma Or, 13, the siblings who were cruelly taken hostage after the group of terrorists killed their mother, Yonat, were also sent back.

Unfortunately, their father, who was also captured by Hamas on October 7, was not released with them.

The names of hostages revealed through the Hostage and Missing Persons Families Forum indicate that the terrorist group will free people from just one kibbutz, Be’eri.

Sharon Aviddori, 52, a drama therapist who works with people on the autism spectrum, and her daughter Noam Aviddori, 12, who was about to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. Both were captured from Kibbutz Be’eri.

Hila Rotem, 13, who managed to escape from her home in Be’eri but was later found in the bushes and taken to Gaza, has also been released, but her mother remains in captivity.

The other hostages released Saturday evening are Maya Regev, 21, Noga Weiss, 53, Shiri Weiss, 18, Shoshan Haran, 67, Adi Shoham, 38, Yahel Shoham, three, Naveh Shoham, eight.

The release of hostages came as part of a temporary ceasefire brokered by Qatar and the United States between Hamas and Israel.

One released prisoner, Emily, was kidnapped during Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7, during which approximately 240 prisoners were returned to Gaza.

She was among at least 30 children believed to still be held in the besieged enclave.

Her father previously spoke of his fear that his daughter would not be released as part of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

“Until I see Emily’s blue eyes looking into mine, I won’t allow myself to believe anything,” the Dublin dad, 63, wrote in The Independent on Wednesday.

“The news that fifty Hamas hostages could soon be released as part of a four-day truce has given me a glimmer of hope,” he wrote, “but also a new sickness in the pit of my stomach. What if Emily isn’t among those who send her attackers home?’

Noam and Alma are two siblings from the Or family who have regained their freedom.

Their home was destroyed by the Hamas group when a group of fighters took the sibling, their father Dror and their cousin Liam, 18, hostage.

The couple’s older brother, Yahli, and their dog, Nella, fortunately survived, but the ruthless terrorists murdered their mother on the day they brutally invaded their kibbutz.

Yahli is now volunteering for a year’s national service in the north after escaping what could have been a fatal fate as he was not home on October 7.

Dror was a chef and cheesemaker at the Be’eri Dairy, and his wife, Yonat, successfully created her own furniture line.

Maya Regev, 21, who was kidnapped during the Supernova music festival, is also among the 13 to be released.

The free spirit is believed to have arrived at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba this evening in a stable condition.

She was the only hostage taken to the medical center and given immediate medical attention.

The music lover was kidnapped during the festival, along with her brother Itai, who remains in captivity.

The Ministry of Health says her family is waiting for her and they are calling on the public to respect her privacy at this time while she receives treatment and is reunited with family and friends. according to The Times Of Israel.

Shoshan Haran, a well-known agricultural expert, also regained her freedom after being declared missing following the October attacks.

Her family has remained strong and hopeful over the past few terrifying weeks.

Missing his sister greatly, Aviv Havron arrived at Shoshan’s house with 200 burgers and a ceramic pot.

He told the local newspaper: “This is all that’s left of Shoshan’s house.

“The terrorists detonated the house with explosives after kidnapping Shoshan and nine other members of her family.”

Shoshan founded Fair Planet, an internationally renowned agricultural project that has enabled thousands of previously impoverished farmers to earn a good living while providing a reliable food source to a million Africans.

After she, like her life, was taken hostage, the organization was in danger.

She studied plant biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Rutgers University in New Jersey and has since built an impressive career at Hazera Genetics.

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