A FOUR-YEAR-OLD American hostage has been reunited with her family seven weeks after her parents were killed during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7.
The emotional reunion showed the moment Abigail Edan was embraced by her aunt and grandmother at the Hatzerim Air Force Base in Israel after two months in captivity by Hamas.
Doug SeeburgFour-year-old Abigail Edan reunited with her aunt and grandmother at the Hatzerim Air Force Base in Israel[/caption]
Tal Edan via AP:Associated PressAbigail Edan’s parents were killed during the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel[/caption]
ReutersAbigail Edan smiles on the lap of her aunt Liron[/caption]
Pictures show little Abigail hoisted in her aunt Liorn’s arms as her emotional grandmother, Shlomit, stands beside them.
Abigail, a dual Israeli-American citizen, celebrated her 4th birthday in captivity on Friday.
The four-year-old was released by Hamas on Sunday evening, nearly two months after both her parents, Roy Edan and Smadar Edan, were killed on October 7 when the militant group launched their attack against Israel.
President Joe Biden confirmed the four-year-old’s release Sunday afternoon, saying she was in the hands of Red Cross officials.
“She’s free, and she’s in Israel,” Biden said, adding: “What she endured was unthinkable.”
Abigail’s release, along with the release of 17 others, came during a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – where the parties agreed to exchange Israel civilian hostages for Palestinians kept in Israeli prisons.
In all, nine children ages 17 and younger were among those released, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
Meanwhile, Israel’s prison service confirmed the release of 39 Palestinian prisoners.
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