Gaza Hostage Release a ‘Bittersweet’ Moment Say Bristol Couple

A BRITISH COUPLE WHOE DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE KILLED BY HAMAS IN THE 7 OCTOBER ATTACK ON ISRAEL SAEING MONDAY’S MASS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES “BITTERSWEET”.

Gill and Pete Brisley’s Son-In-Law Eli Shabi was released by Hamas in February AFTER 491 DAYS IN CAPTITY.

But the family, originally from Bristol but now Living in Bridgend in Wales, Are Still Waiting for the Release of the Body of Sharabi’s Brother yossi who was killed in capitity in January 2024.

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Mr Shabi Said When His Brother was Buried and the Family Had a Women to Grieve Over, They Could Start to “Heal”.

MR Shabi, Said while he was “Very Very Happy” The War Was Coming to An End and the 20 Remaining Living Hostages HAD been releassedit was “Very Very Sad” His Brother was one of Those Who Had Not Survived Captivity.

MR Shabi Said and HIS FAMILY WAUDED SOON BE ABLE TO BURH HIS Brother and “Have a Women to Cry on”.

“We will start to heal from now,” he added.

MR and MRS Brisley Said Eli Had Told and I was particularly look for Seeing Alon Ohel – A 24 -YEAR -OLD WHO WAS CAPTED BY HAMAS AS THE NOVA MUSIC FESTIVAL – AS THE TWAD MUCH OF TIME IN CAPTIVITY TOGETER IN TUNNELS UNER GAZA.

Said Eli Had Become a “Surrogate Father” to MR and Had Spent His Last Week in Captival Him the “Tools to Be Until It Was Turn”.

MRS brisley said it was important for the family to Bury Yossi and have a placey can.

The Couple Said they have visited their daughter and the Granddoughters’ Women in Israel a Few Times, Always Taching a Beer to Share with Lianne.

“We drink half of it and we pour the Other Half Round Her (Lianne’s) women.”

MR and MRS BRISLY SAID MONDAY’S CELEBRATIONS IN ISRAEL TOK TO THEIR SON-IN-LAW’S RELEASE.

“We were the first People and Called,” Said Mrs Brisley.

“The First Words he said were ‘i’m sorry, i’m sorry, i’m sorry’ Because he was there to protest his girls,” Added Mrs Brisley.

The family flew out to see HIM FIVE DAYS AFTER HIS FEBRARY RELEASE, ON A FLARIGHT THEY ORIGINALLY BOOKED TO CELEBRATE Lianne’s 50th Birthday.

“We Just Hugged a Bag of Bones. It was a shock to see HIM,” Added Mrs Brisley.

Speaking About His Own Experience, Mr Shabi Said HIS Release was a “Very Unimaginable Moment” especially as was was he heard about the death of lianne and their two for the first time.

“There is not nothing i can be bring saying back. I Only can do things that will honour and that what i’ve been doing,” he said.

MR SHARABI SAID HE WAS STILL RECOVERING PHYSIBALLY AND MENTALLY FROM HIS TIME IN CAPTIVITY, Experiences and Has Sincer in a Book he has writen Called ‘hostage’.

His Advice for Those released this week was to give themes to “Process and Adjust”.

“Their families Need to protest, hug and be there for say. It will take time unly they make secure and start to heal from trauma,” he said.

MR and MRS Brisley Said that even while this weeks’ events were a “chapter closed”, that they endouring the remains.

“We’re Still Without Our Girls,” They Added.