Minutes before she was bound and bundled into the back of a jeep bound for Gaza, Agam Berger borrowed a phone from her friend, Cpl Shirat Yam Amar.

Agam Berger, an IDF soldier who was taken hostage during Hamas' attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, is reunited with her family after spending 482 days in captivity.

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Former hostage Amit Soussana, who was the first Israeli woman to speak about being sexual assaulted while in Hamas captivity, says kidnapped IDF soldier Liri Albag saved her life.

Israeli hostage Agam Berger reunited with some colleagues from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after her release on Thursday, January 30.Berger was the first among eight hostages set to be freed by Hamas in Gaza on Thursday.

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Three Israeli hostages will be freed from Hamas captivity on Thursday, including IDF soldier Agam Berger and civilians Gadi Moses and Arbel Yehud — as well as five Thai nationals, officials said.

There is currently no indication of the presence of the hostages. Hamas is expected to release Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20; Naama Levy, 20; and Liri Albag, 19. In exchange, Israel will release 200 Palestinians being held in prisons.

Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday in a stunning announcement as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

The government of Lebanon, the government of Israel and the government of the United States will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023,” the

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