This unimaginable cruelty has to be punished and Hamas be held accountable. The best option is for Israel to kill each and every one. The second option is for a Islamic terrorist version of the Nuremberg trials, with these animals being exposed for what they really are, the way the Nazis were. Like the Nazis, Hamas is guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, and if their hateful collaborators in America still won't believe that, then they themselves should be designated as "Hamas supporters" so that every college and every potential employer will be aware of it.
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From The Times of Israel 2/8/25:
"Three hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, attack were released by Hamas on Saturday, with the men looking gaunt and unsteady on their feet as they were released by the terror group, 16 months after they were kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri and the Nova music festival.
"Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, all appeared extremely thin and frail, and while they were able to walk, seemed to be unsteady on their feet.
"Sharabi and Levy were coming home to a tragic new reality — Sharabi’s wife and two teenage daughters were murdered on October 7, and Levy’s wife was also killed that day.
"According to reports, Sharabi did not know that his wife and daughters had been killed. His mother and sister, who reunited with him on his arrival back in Israel, told him the terrible news, having prepared ahead of time for how to break it to him, the report says.
"It was unclear if Levy had known about his wife.
"Their relatives have received guidance from professionals on how to deal with the situation.
"Michal Cohen, the mother of Ben Ami, said she was devastated to see her son look so thin and unwell.
“He looks terrible. He is 57, but he looks ten years older. It is so sad for me to see him like this,” she said. “He looked like a skeleton.”
"Tal Levy, brother of Or Levy, told Channel 12 that his brother “looks very, very thin, and it’s indeed very difficult to see him,” but “he’s coming back and he’ll recover.”
"He stressed that “today more than ever: all the hostages need to come back…we must see this deal through.”
"Sharabi and Ben Ami wore brown outfits declaring them to be “prisoners” while Levy was dressed in an approximation of an Israel Defense Forces uniform — even though he is a civilian. Hamas considers all Israeli men under the age of 50 to be soldiers.
"Hamas set up a stage for the handover to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, decorated with a sign declaring “total victory,” the catchphrase used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout the war.
"Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, is one of the few areas in the Strip where the IDF had not intensively operated with ground forces. Unlike other areas of Gaza, most of the buildings in Deir al-Balah are standing. Deir al-Balah was also part of the Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone,” where most aid was directed.
"As has now become a regular part of the proceedings, representatives of the International Red Cross sat at desks on the stages to sign the so-called handover documents produced by the terror group.
"The three men were made to speak while on stage, carrying the now ubiquitous certificates of their release before they were handed over to the Red Cross. None of the hostages has been visited by the humanitarian organization while held captive.
"Considered to be propaganda by the Hamas terror group, Israeli outlets have not reported what the men were made to say.
"The Red Cross transported the freed hostages to IDF and Shin Bet forces inside Gaza, after which they were escorted out of the Strip to a military facility near the border to reunite with family members and undergo initial assessments by doctors and mental health officers.
"Supporters of the three men lined the route near the base close to Re’im, waving flags and holding placards welcoming their return.
"Crowds also gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to watch the release of the hostages on a big screen set up at the location that has become a focus point for the fight to secure the release of the captives.
"Sharabi was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri when Hamas terrorists rampaged through southern Is"rael on October 7, 2023. His wife Lianne and their daughters, Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, all dual British-Israeli citizens, were murdered in their home’s safe room, and he and his brother Yossi were taken captive.
"Yossi Sharabi has since been confirmed dead and Hamas is holding his body. The IDF has said he was likely killed as a result of an Israeli military strike.
"Levy, 34, was kidnapped from the Supernova rave near Kibbutz Re’im on October 7.
"He and his wife Eynav arrived at the festival just before the deadly Hamas onslaught began. They headed for their car when the rockets started, then sought refuge in a roadside bomb shelter.
"Several days later, the IDF informed the family that Eynav had been killed and her body had been found in the shelter and that Or had been taken captive.
"Since then, the couple’s now three-year-old son Almog has been raised by his grandparents.
"He had been told for the past 16 months that his father was missing and being searched for — Levy’s brother Michael wrote on Facebook on Friday: “Mogi, we found your dad.”
"Levy’s mother Geula, who met him at Re’im, said ahead of the release that it was not clear if he knew that his wife Eynav was killed on October 7, 2023.
“We don’t know if Or knows that his wife was murdered, but from what we have heard the terrorists very much enjoyed telling the hostages that their loved ones had been killed and causing them pain and suffering,” she told Army Radio.
"Dual Israeli-German national Ben Ami was kidnapped from Be’eri. His wife Raz Ben Ami was also abducted, and released as part of a week-long ceasefire in November 2023. Their daughters campaigned hard for their freedom.
"On October 7, 2023, one of the first images to emerge from Gaza of a hostage taken there was of Ohad Ben Ami being dragged through a street.
"The Hostages and Missing Families Forum urged the immediate release of the remainder of Israeli hostages after images emerged of the three men looking severely malnourished and frail.
“The horrifying images of Ohad, Eli, and Or reveal the devastating toll of 491 days in Hamas captivity,” the forum said. “These are men who have endured hell itself. This is a crime against humanity.
“These disturbing images show the entire world the desperate reality facing every hostage still held in Gaza. These images evoke the horrifying pictures from the liberation of the camps in 1945, the darkest chapter of our history. We have to get ALL OF THE HOSTAGES out of hell,” the forum statement said. “There can be no more delays – a second stage of the hostage deal must be implemented immediately.”
"The Hamas prisoners’ media office said Israel was expected to free 183 Palestinians in exchange for the release of three hostages, including 18 who have been serving life sentences, 54 serving long sentences and 111 who were detained in the Gaza Strip during the war.
"Uncertainty around the ceasefire has mounted following US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement this week that he wants Gaza to be taken over by the United States.
"Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to move the population of Gaza to a third country like Egypt or Jordan and place the small coastal enclave under US control to be developed into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” On Friday he said there was “no rush” to implement the plan.
"Netanyahu endorsed Trump’s vision for Gaza as a “remarkable” plan, but it was immediately rejected by Arab countries, Palestinian groups including Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, and many Gazans, who said they would rebuild their homes themselves.
"So far, 16 Israeli hostages of the 33 children, women and older men set to be released in the first, 42-day phase of the agreement have come home, along with five Thai hostages. Hundreds of Palestinian terror convicts have been released under the deal.
"Work on the potential second stage of the multi-phase agreement, aimed at securing the release of around 60 male hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, has begun and an Israeli negotiating team was expected to fly on Saturday to Doha, Hebrew media reported on Friday.
"In total, Israel has said it would release up to 1,904 Palestinian prisoners — including 737 serving life terms for dozens of murders — in return for 33 Israeli hostages during the deal’s first phase.
"Though talks for the second phase were supposed to commence Monday, Netanyahu has pushed off sending a negotiating team, reportedly until he returns from Washington next week, in what would apparently be a violation of the deal’s terms.
"A working-level negotiating team, led by the outgoing Shin Bet deputy director — known by his Hebrew initial “Mem” — is expected in Doha over the weekend, but is empowered to discuss only the first phase, not the second, according to Channel 12.
"The delay in talks on the second phase has deeply worried the families of male hostages and those who have been killed, and are not set to be released until phases two and three.
"Seventy-three of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF. Hamas is also holding two Israeli civilians who entered the Strip in 2014 and 2015, as well as the body of an IDF soldier who was killed in 2014."
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