After 491 days in captivity, Israeli man comes home to find his family dead

Eli Sharabi, freed after 491 days in Hamas captivity, faced devastating news upon his return to Israel about his family’s deaths in an October 7 attack. Freed as part of a prisoner exchange, his release brought mixed emotions for his in-laws in South Wales. The exchange also saw the release of Palestinian prisoners requiring medical care.

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