The Palestinian paramilitary organization that controls the Gaza Strip (Palestine), Hamasfreed Shani Goren Horovitz, the young Israeli-Uruguayan whom he had held hostage in the context of the war that the group maintains with the State of Israel.
The 29-year-old woman was held in Loop and was on the list of people who were going to be released this Thursday. Finally, Hamas He released her along with 7 other civilians during the day, according to the Israeli media The Times of Israel.
The Chancellery Uruguay expressed through a statement its “satisfaction” for the release of the compatriot and reported that it “has been part of an agreement reached between the government of Israel and Hamas“.
Likewise, he publicly thanked “the government of State of Qatarto the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt Yet the International Red Cross for the outstanding and very active role they have played as facilitators to achieve the release of Shani during this first week of humanitarian truce”.
“As has been happening with previous releases, Shani During these first hours, you will be under strict medical and psychological evaluation protocols established by the Israel Ministry of Health“concluded the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE).
Shani Goren’s family had information that she was alive
Last Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry announced that it would reiterate efforts to Hamas free the young woman, who had been held hostage since the armed invasion of the group in Israel during last October 7, which left hundreds dead and injured.
In recent days, since the humanitarian truce Israel and Hamas of four days, which lasted another 48 hours, and the release of some hostages, several with Argentine nationality, speculation grew about the immediate future of Shani Goren.
One of the freed hostages had recently notified the family of the young Uruguayan granddaughter that she was “alive” and “safe”, and that many of the kidnapped women remained together, carrying out some recreational activities that were allowed to them, such as listening Radio.
During his kidnapping, Goren took charge of the care of Eitan Yahami, a 12-year-old boy who remained hostage and was also recently released. The young woman met Yahami in it Kibbutz Nir Ozwhere she was an instructor at a children’s home.
Source: Ambito
