After nearly 500 days in captivity in Gaza, with little access to media, recently freed hostages have many questions.
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Family of former hostage Keith Siegel, who was freed from Hamas captivity, wife Aviva Siegel, left, daughter Shir Siegel, center, and brother Lee Siegel, right, speak to journalists at the hospital where he is recovering, in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Hamas fighters deploy at the site of the hand over of American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Saturday Feb.1, 2025.
Friends and relatives of Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken from kibbutz Beeri on Oct.7, 2023 attack, react as they watch the live broadcast of their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at the Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. With minimal access to media, the dual American-Israeli citizen only learned months after he was captured that his son had survived the attack that launched. He had heard that his family and others' were advocating for hostages' freedom. But beyond that, he knew very little about life outside his confines in Gaza.“He really wanted to know everything as soon as possible, just to put all the question marks away and to know what happened,” said his daughter, Elan Siegel.
“For 491 days, he held onto hope that he would return to her,” his brother, Michael Levy, told reporters.
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