{"id":13233,"date":"2025-01-19T00:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=13233"},"modified":"2025-01-19T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T08:12:13","slug":"call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Her address came amidst the Israeli government\u2019s approval of a deal to release 33 hostages in an initial phase as part of a ceasefire agreement. Earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his commitment to securing the return of all hostages, stating, \u201cI promise you \u2013 we will achieve all the goals of this war. We will bring everyone home.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYour Support Gave Us Strength\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In her speech, Soussana emphasized the significance of the agreement that led to her release and expressed hope for the return of all captives: \u201cThis is finally happening! They\u2019re coming back to us! Your support gave the families the strength to keep fighting,\u201d she said. Soussanna urged the nation to build on this momentum, stressing the need to ensure the release of all hostages: \u201cWe cannot afford to miss this opportunity, one that might not come again. We will never forgive ourselves if it does.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cLife Triumphs Over Everything\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflecting on her time in captivity, Soussana shared the personal anguish of watching hostage releases on television in Gaza, unsure when her own freedom would come: \u201cWhen I was released, I left behind people I love. I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the moment they realized the fighting resumed, and their hope of coming home vanished,\u201d she said. While acknowledging the high cost of the deal, she underscored the ultimate value of life: <\/p>\n

Unity for the Hostages and Their Families<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
A crowd awaiting the hostages\u2019 release | Photo: Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soussana called for national unity in support of the hostages and their families, delivering an encouraging message to those awaiting their loved ones\u2019 return: \u201cWe must not let them come back to a fractured and divided society. They need to feel the embrace of all of us, of the entire nation of Israel.\u201d She concluded with a heartfelt appeal: \u201cThe knowledge that you wouldn\u2019t give up on me gave me the strength to endure. Please, don\u2019t give up on them.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amit Soussana, who was abducted by Hamas militants on October 7 and freed after 55 days in captivity, delivered a stirring speech tonight (Saturday) at the central rally in Hostages Square.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":13234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,8,6],"tags":[2673,1477,1482,1809],"class_list":["post-13233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-politics","category-security","tag-amit-sousanna","tag-hamas","tag-hostages","tag-oct-7"],"yoast_head":"\nCall for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amit Soussana, who was abducted by Hamas militants on October 7 and freed after 55 days in captivity, delivered a stirring speech tonight (Saturday) at the central rally in Hostages Square.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Eden Jan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Eden Jan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Eden Jan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/5d074985fa1732cea539a50eb38750b0\"},\"headline\":\"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\"},\"wordCount\":341,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"amit sousanna\",\"Hamas\",\"Hostages\",\"Oct 7\"],\"articleSection\":[\"PEOPLE\",\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\",\"name\":\"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square - REGA news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366,\"caption\":\"Amit Soussana speaking at Hostages Square | Photo: Alon Gilboa\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"description\":\"Get used to hearing well\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"width\":228.4,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"REGA news\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/5d074985fa1732cea539a50eb38750b0\",\"name\":\"By Eden Jan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c638ff498d7d3712770246c07c3de8998c817931230dc0763d31615c79ddd10?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c638ff498d7d3712770246c07c3de8998c817931230dc0763d31615c79ddd10?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"By Eden Jan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/edengan93\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square - REGA news","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square","og_description":"Amit Soussana, who was abducted by Hamas militants on October 7 and freed after 55 days in captivity, delivered a stirring speech tonight (Saturday) at the central rally in Hostages Square.","og_url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/","og_site_name":"REGA news","article_published_time":"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1366,"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"By Eden Jan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"By Eden Jan","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/"},"author":{"name":"By Eden Jan","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/5d074985fa1732cea539a50eb38750b0"},"headline":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square","datePublished":"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/"},"wordCount":341,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg","keywords":["amit sousanna","Hamas","Hostages","Oct 7"],"articleSection":["PEOPLE","POLITICS","SECURITY"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/","name":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square - REGA news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-01-18T22:07:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-19T08:12:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ddf91bb8-c918-4ce0-b33e-f14f90b2eabc.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1366,"caption":"Amit Soussana speaking at Hostages Square | Photo: Alon Gilboa"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/call-for-unity-hamas-hostage-survivor-at-hostages-square\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Call for Unity: Hamas Hostage Survivor at Hostages Square"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","name":"REGA news","description":"Get used to hearing well","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization","name":"REGA news","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","width":228.4,"height":96,"caption":"REGA news"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/5d074985fa1732cea539a50eb38750b0","name":"By Eden Jan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c638ff498d7d3712770246c07c3de8998c817931230dc0763d31615c79ddd10?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c638ff498d7d3712770246c07c3de8998c817931230dc0763d31615c79ddd10?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"By Eden Jan"},"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/edengan93\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13257,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233\/revisions\/13257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}