Daughter of one of the oldest Gaza hostages calls for all kidnapped to be freed The British-based daughter of one of the oldest Gaza hostages has called the gradual release of prisoners “a reality show from hell”.
Dr Lifschitz says she was “not surprised” by the gaunt and frail state of the three Israeli hostages, including UK-linked Eli Sharabi, who were freed by Hamas-led militants on Saturday.
Dr Sharone Lifschitz, 53, said it is crucial that all hostages held in Gaza are freed and warned that lives are still at risk.
Dr Lifschitz, of Walthamstow, east London, says she still has hope her father Oded Lifshitz, who was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas October 7 2023 attack, is alive but she is “realistic” about his “slim” chances.
The ceasefire’s first phase calls for the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid to the devastated territory.
