Statement on 2nd Hostage Release

Our hearts are full today as we welcome Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, and Daniella Gilboa home after an unimaginable 477 days held in Hamas captivity.

The four soldiers were taken hostage from a base near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, where they were serving as lookouts, and provided some of the earliest warnings of the October 7th attacks as they began.

This second release of hostages gives us hope that all 90 remaining hostages will soon be returned home to their families.