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World Service,6 mins

Son of freed Israeli hostage tells of family's 'amazing happiness'

Newsday

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The United Nations has warned of panic and an "even more hellish scenario" following Israel's fresh evacuation orders in Gaza. Fighting resumed on Friday when a truce collapse between Israel and Hamas - a group proscribed by many western governments including the UK. During the ceasefire, 110 hostages - abducted from Israel by Hamas on October 7 - were freed. More than 130 are thought to remain in Gaza. Among those families reunited was the Sagi family. Noam Sagi was reunited with his 75-year-old mum, Ada Sagi, after she was freed last Tuesday night. When Newsday spoke to Noam last month, he told us the family were worried sick and couldn't, eat or sleep. He spoke to us again shortly after arriving back in his home in the UK from Israel after seeing his mother for the first time in 53 days. "She's very happy just to be back. To see her with the grandchildren and to see the effect on [the] kids, it's absolutely amazing... the happiness of that moment." (Pic: Ada Sagi in an ambulance after her release; Credit: EPA)

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