Hamas releases three Israeli hostages, including Eli Sharabi, to Red Cross in central Gaza

During his 491 days in the literal dark, a captive in a Gaza tunnel network hundreds of feet underground — Eli Sharabi had one hope keeping him going: being reunited with his wife, Lianne, and his daughters. When the business manager finally found out in February this year that he would be going home, he allowed himself to imagine the family starting over again in England, his wife’s birthplace, so his girls could live without fear. He didn’t know that Israel was at war or that 101 of his Be’eri neighbors had lost their lives in the October 7 attacks.