{"id":15063,"date":"2025-02-13T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=15063"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:10:04","slug":"emotional-meeting-as-released-hostages-share-harrowing-stories-with-first-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/emotional-meeting-as-released-hostages-share-harrowing-stories-with-first-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Meeting as Released Hostages Share Harrowing Stories with First Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s First Lady, Michal Herzog, held an emotional meeting on Wednesday with freed Hamas hostages and their families, listening to their harrowing stories and ongoing struggles. Among those present were Keith Siegel and Doron Steinbacher, as well as the families of Romi Gonen, Agam Berger, and Emily Damari, all of whom were released in the first hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We Must Bring Them All Home&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the meeting, Herzog expressed deep emotion over the reunions and reaffirmed Israel\u2019s unwavering commitment to securing the release of all remaining hostages. \u201cHearing the testimonies of those who have returned home only reinforces the urgency of bringing back every last hostage,\u201d she stated, praising the relentless efforts of families fighting for their loved ones\u2019 release.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_15065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15065\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-2-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michal Herzog in an Emotional Meeting | Photo: Office of the President<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;I Had the Privilege of Returning\u2014Now We Must Fight for the Rest&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nAviva Siegel, wife of freed hostage Keith Siegel, who was herself kidnapped and later released, shared her perspective: \u201cHearing from Keith about what he endured, thinking about those still trapped\u2014it\u2019s unbearable. We must get them all out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doron Steinbacher reflected on her return home and the need to keep advocating for the others still in captivity: \u201cI wanted to share my own story, to say that I\u2019m okay\u2014but more than that, to emphasize the fight must continue. I had the privilege of coming home, and just as people fought for me, we must keep fighting until everyone is home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15066\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/michal-herzog-3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michal Herzog in an Emotional Meeting | Photo: Office of the President<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michal Herzog holds emotional meeting with freed Hamas hostages and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,88],"tags":[2896,2631,2753],"class_list":["post-15063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-will-remember","tag-hamas-hostages","tag-hostage-release","tag-michal-herzog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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