Freed Israeli hostage did not know of wife and daughters’ deaths, British family confirms An Israeli soldier broke the news to Eli Sharabi on Saturday, after almost 500 days in captivity.
An Israeli soldier broke the news about what had happened to his wife, Lianne, who grew up near Bristol, and their two British-Israeli children Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, after Sharabi and two other hostages were released by Hamas in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.
The freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi did not know his wife and two teenage daughters were killed in the 7 October attack until after his release, his British family have confirmed.
Sharabi had spent 491 days in captivity unaware that, after armed men entered his home and shot the family dog, they locked Lianne and the children in their safe room and set it on fire, Lianne’s parents told the BBC.
Shortly before he was handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday, Sharabi was escorted on to a stage by masked Hamas fighters, where he said: “I feel very, very happy today to return to my family and friends – to my wife and daughters.
