Emilia Aloni spent 49 days in the hands of Hamas. The five-year-old girl, kidnapped with her mother during the October 7 attacks in Israel, was released on November 24. On Tuesday, she was able to find her way back to school. A first step towards a normal life. The Israeli Minister of Education welcomed the child’s reunion with his friends from nursery school. In the video, we can see the little blonde hugging several of her classmates and smiling at the camera.
“There is nothing more exciting than this,” added the ministry’s account on the social network secure room) in the home of Danielle’s sister, Sharon Aloni Cunio. To dislodge them, armed Hamas men set fire to the house.
138 hostages still held in Gaza
Their family was the one with the most hostages (nine). Danielle and her daughter were captured with Sharon (34 years old), her husband David Cunio (33 years old), their 3-year-old twin daughters, David’s brother, Ariel (26 years old), his partner, Arbel Yehoud ( 28 years old), and his sister, Dolev Yehud (35 years old). After their release, Danielle Aloni, 45, said her daughter had seen “things that children of this age, or any age, should not see”.
The Israeli army demanded this Wednesday that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) be able to have access to the 138 hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas and affiliated groups. “The Israeli army will do everything in its power to rescue our hostages (…) We call on others to do the same,” declared its spokesperson, Daniel Hagari.