The family of Omri Miran, one of seven Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Monday, issued a statement after he was handed over to IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.
“After more than 700 long, painful and agonizing days, Omri will finally receive a healing hug from Roni and Alma,” Miran’s family said. “We want to thank the people of Israel from the bottom of our hearts for being by our side in the darkest hours and in the days when this moment seemed like a distant and impossible wish. This moment, today, is not a personal victory but a victory for an entire people.”
Relatives of Israeli hostage Omri Miran, kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, watch broadcasts related to his release as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange and ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Hamas and Israel.
Courtesy of Sourasky Medical Center via Reuters
“We also want to express our deep gratitude to the security forces and the heroic soldiers of the IDF. We are at the beginning of a complex and challenging, but moving recovery journey,” the statement continued. “We remain committed to the fight, until the last hostage returns and until the complete recovery of our beloved country. May the return of Omri mark the beginning of this recovery and the unity of our people.”
