{"id":118975,"date":"2025-02-06T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=118975"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:25:41","slug":"06-00-112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=118975","title":{"rendered":"Liri Albag Celebrates 20th Birthday at Hospital With Other Hostages Released From Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Liri Albag Celebrates 20th Birthday at Hospital With Other Hostages Released From Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Liri Albag, center, standing from a balcony inside Israel\u2019s Rabin Medical Center and watching an orchestra performance for her birthday alongside Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, and Naama Levy. Photo:<\/em><\/span>
\nAmerican Friends of Rabin Medical Center<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Liri Albag, who was\u00a0recently released from captivity in Gaza<\/a>\u00a0as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, celebrated her 20th birthday on Tuesday with other former hostages at Rabin Medical Center\u2019s Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, Israel, where she is recovering after returning home 10 days earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

An orchestra came to the hospital to perform a small concert for Albag, who celebrated her previous birthday in Hamas captivity. The songs included Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah\u201d and \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d She watched from a balcony on one of the upper floors of the hospital alongside other freed hostages Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, and Naama Levy. All five women were serving as surveillance soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces\u00a0when they were kidnapped<\/a>\u00a0from an IDF base in Nahal Oz by Hamas-led terrorists during their deadly rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Albag, Gilboa, Ariev, and Levy returned together after 15 months in Hamas captivity as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Five days later, Berger was also released as part of the ceasefire deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Albag uploaded a post on Instagram about her birthday and\u00a0wrote<\/a>: \u201cToday I get to celebrate my 20th birthday with my loved ones. The only wish I asked for \u2014 is for all the hostages to return.\u201d<\/span>
\nHer older sister, Roni Albag, shared a photo from the birthday celebrations on Instagram and wrote in the caption: \u201cOur Lirosh, our number 1. I dreamed of this moment countless times and here you are. Today you celebrate your 20th birthday at home!!! Today you celebrate the life that was given to you again. You are our victory, our heart and the light of our home. I love you and am here for you forever and ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Liri posted on social media on Friday for the first time since returning from captivity. In an Instagram post, she thanked the people of Israel for their \u201csupport, love, and help.\u201d She said, \u201cTogether, we are strength.\u201d She also thanked the IDF and members of Israel\u2019s security forces \u201cwho sacrificed their souls and fought for us and our country! There isn\u2019t a morning that I don\u2019t pray for their safety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFinally got to reunite with my family! But our fight isn\u2019t over and I won\u2019t stop fighting until everyone is home!\u201d she added. \u201cI want us to continue to stay united, because together nothing can break us. The unity and hope we have in us scares all our enemies, amazes all our lovers, and comforts the people among us. A sentence that used to accompany me was \u2018at the end of every night, darkness disappears.\u2019 And I wish that everyone can see the light.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven surveillance soldiers were abducted from the Nahal Oz base on Oct. 7, 2023, including Noa Marciano, who was killed in Hamas captivity, and Ori Megidish, who was rescued by the IDF in October 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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