The release of one of three Hamas hostages freed Saturday was cruelly spoiled when he was told his brother was killed in Gaza — and then learned his wife and children were slain in the Oct.

Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy – all taken hostage during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel – were handed to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after 491 days of captivity. The three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage sparking concerns about the condition of hostages under Hamas captivity.