75-Year-Old Mother of British-Israeli Man Freed From Hamas Captivity

Published on November 29, 2023

The 75-year-old woman Ada Sagi, who was taken hostage by Hamas, has been freed from captivity, her British-Israeli son has said. Noam Sagi’s mother was taken from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, after Hamas launched an attack on Israel. Having spent 53 days in captivity, what the elderly woman “went through physically and emotionally was extraordinary,” her son said in a BBC interview. Ms. Sagi was among the 12 hostages, released by Hamas on Tuesday in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. This marked the fifth day of the fragile ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas, which is expected to expire after one more exchange on Wednesday night....

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