The three Israeli hostages, released on January 19 after 470 days in the Gaza Strip, received packages with “gifts and souvenirs” from the radicals of the Palestinian Hamas movement, the Ynet portal reported.
The paper bags with the symbols of Hamas's military wing contained “gifts and souvenirs”, including postcards with a view of Gaza. The women were also given “liberation certificates“.
Ynet illustrated this message with video footage from Palestinian sources that captured the moment the freed hostages boarded a car to leave the Gaza Strip. The video shows the women being handed souvenirs and certificates with text in Arabic and Hebrew, politely accepting them, posing briefly with a smile for the camera.
The women's names are Romy Gonen (24 years old), Emily Damari (28 years old) and Doron Steinbrecher (31 years old). They were met by the Israeli military and accompanied by them to Israel, where they were greeted by their mothers and doctors. The women are then directed to hospitals where they receive the necessary medical care.