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Liri Albag, the IDF reconnaissance soldier who spent 477 days in Hamas captivity and returned four months ago, now wants to rejoin the Israel Defense Forces. Her father, Eli Albag, shared the news this morning (Wednesday) in an interview with Ynet.<\/p>\n

“Taking on the world again”<\/strong>
\nAccording to Eli, Liri made the decision two or three weeks ago: \u201cWhatever\u2019s good for her is good for us. She wants to experience the army again, to feel connected to it. In a way, she also wants to settle the score with those who held her captive. She\u2019s aiming for a very special role.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that she has already reached out to the military about returning to service: \u201cPart of her way of coping is taking on the world again. They took her freedom for 477 days in the lowest place on earth\u2014and now she wants to take it back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Liri Albag with her parents | Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“600 days too many”<\/strong>
\nSix hundred days since the start of the Swords of Iron war, the Albag family is still counting. \u201cWe\u2019re still marking the days, because for us Liri was reborn. And we keep counting for the other 58 hostages too. We continue the fight, in one way or another, for them,\u201d Eli said. \u201cEvery time I speak, I go back to that moment when Liri was taken. I feel what it\u2019s like to be the family of a hostage. To understand what a family goes through over these 600 days? It\u2019s too much. 600 days too many.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life after captivity hasn\u2019t been easy for the family. \u201cIt\u2019s not simple,\u201d Eli said. \u201cOn the one hand, we had to abandon our work for 477 days\u2014we still haven\u2019t fully returned, and it\u2019s very hard. On the other hand, we have a family to piece back together. We went through a trauma\u2014us and Liri\u2014and families don\u2019t go back to what they were before. We have to start repairing what was broken\u2014our mental and physical health. And still, we have to keep fighting for the release of the remaining hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rally for the hostages | Photo: Chaim Goldberg\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The families are in a state of madness”<\/strong>
\nEli also commented on remarks made earlier this week by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who said, \u201cWe hope to bring news about the hostages, if not today then tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eli emphasized how statements like these affect the families: \u201cPeople don\u2019t realize\u2014the families live on medication, with psychologists and psychiatrists. You have to be very careful with what you say to us. Especially the decision-makers and the Prime Minister. They need to be extremely cautious, because the families are in a state of madness. I\u2019m not ashamed to say it\u2014I\u2019ve been in that state for a long time, and I still am. This isn\u2019t something where you say \u2018Oops, it\u2019s fixed and everything\u2019s fine.\u2019 It\u2019s not. Far from it. We want to put an end to this, to see the hostages released, and for the families to return to normal as soon as possible. It\u2019s not easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 477 days in captivity, Liri Albag is aiming to return to service in the IDF. 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