00:00The families of the three released Israeli hostages delivered a joint statement expressing
00:06their gratitude to all parties involved in securing their return.
00:11Romy Gonen, Emily Damari and Dorange Timebreaker were the first three hostages released by
00:16Hamas after a ceasefire deal with Israel went into effect on Sunday.
00:21Today, Dorange is with us at home.
00:23Dorange is here.
00:24We are still recovering.
00:26We are trying to cope.
00:28I am delighted to be able to tell you that Emily is in high spirits and on the road to
00:33recovery.
00:34We are happy to finally say that Romy is a refugee.
00:39The three women, ranging between 24 and 31 years of age, spent 15 months under Hamas
00:44captivity in Gaza.
00:46After being captured in the group's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.
00:52The family members thanked their government for finally moving forward with a deal that
00:56facilitates the release of hostages, as well as mediators Qatar and Egypt.
01:01They also had lots of gratitude to U.S. presidents involved in the deal, Joe Biden and Donald
01:07Trump, particularly the latter.
01:10We arrived at this moment after too long, and without Trump's involvement, this would
01:15not have happened.
01:16We also wanted to thank the U.S. President, Mr. Donald Trump, who, thanks to his brave
01:22stand on Israel's side, through the strength of human kindness.
01:27The families say the young women are doing well, noting that it will be a long road to
01:32recovery.
01:33They've urged the families of all hostages still under captivity to continue protesting
01:38to ensure the government fully implements the deal and all hostages are released.
