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Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. Menahem Kahana, AFP/File

Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. Three women hostages held by militants in the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months are on January 19 to become the first freed under a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738489243235AFP__20250119__36UP9TD__v1__Preview__IsraelPalestinianConflictCeasefire.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. Menahem Kahana, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. <em>Menahem Kahana, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>TEL AVIV, Israel -- An Israeli hostage freed in the first Gaza ceasefire swap last month vowed on Saturday to fight to secure the release of captives still held in Gaza, insisting that they were &quot;not alone&quot;.</p><p>Doron Steinbrecher, 31, was released on January 19 when the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect, along with two other women captives, Emily Damari and Romi Gonen.</p><p>In a video statement screened at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday and addressed to the families of hostages still in Gaza, Steinbrecher said she would fight to secure the release of their loved ones.</p><p>&quot;You are not alone. We continue to fight for you, and we will do everything,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I will do everything until everyone returns home and until you can close this circle, and we&#x27;re together, until the end.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/2/2/netanyahu-to-begin-talks-on-2nd-phase-of-gaza-truce-1716">READ: Netanyahu to begin talks on 2nd phase of Gaza truce</a></div><p>Steinbrecher said that sending the video message was important for her.</p><p>&quot;The last time I sat with a camera pointed at me was in captivity,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;And as difficult as this is, it was important for me to film this video to convey my message and my request, and to show that I&#x27;m okay.</p><p>&quot;It will take time and it&#x27;s a process -- it won&#x27;t end in a week or two, but I&#x27;m here thanks to you and I&#x27;m okay,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m no longer Hamas&#x27;s captive and I&#x27;m home.&quot;</p><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABT0N6CLWSlvI1MI&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div><p>Since Steinbrecher and the other two women were released on January 19, Israel and Hamas have carried out three more swaps, the latest of which was completed earlier on Saturday.</p><p>Israeli-French hostage Ofer Kalderon, Israeli Yarden Bibas, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel were freed on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners freed by Israel, all Palestinians except for one Egyptian.</p><p>So far, Hamas has freed 18 hostages as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in exchange for nearly 600 Palestinian prisoners.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>An Israeli hostage freed in the first Gaza ceasefire swap last month vowed on Saturday to fight to secure the release of captives still held in Gaza, insisting that they were "not alone".</p>

An Israeli hostage freed in the first Gaza ceasefire swap last month vowed on Saturday to fight to secure the release of captives still held in Gaza, insisting that they were "not alone".

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'You are not alone,' freed Israeli hostage tells families of captives still in Gaza

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Published Feb 02, 2025 06:28 PM PHT

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