Family of freed hostage say he is frail and ‘the spark was gone from his eyes’ The British family of released hostage Eli Sharabi have spoken of their relief that he has been freed, but say he looks “incredibly frail” and “the spark was gone from his eyes”.
It is not known if Mr Sharabi is aware that his loved ones were killed but “we know that some of the terrorists did kill family members in front of the people they’ve taken hostage, purely for the psychological terror of it,” Mr Brisley said.
After watching the televised ceremony from his home in Britain, Mr Brisley said he did not recognise Mr Sharabi at first, as he looked “incredibly frail, incredibly pale and it’s clear that he’s not seen daylight for some time”.
Mr Sharabi and Mr Ben Ami were both seized from kibbutz Beeri, and Mr Levy was captured at the Nova music festival.
As with other released hostages, Mr Sharabi’s relatives expect he will stay at a medical centre in central Tel Aviv, where the hospitals have essentially set up special wings for the former hostages so they and their families can have some privacy.
