Rescued hostage Emily Hand’s father thanks public for support
by Rebecca Black
Nov 26, 2023
3 minutes
The father of a young Irish-Israeli girl released by Hamas has said she is doing “better than expected”, and has thanked the public for their support.
Emily Hand was among a number of people to be freed by militants at the weekend in a deal which also saw Palestinians held in Israel released.
Video footage issued by the Israel Defence Forces has shown her running into her father Thomas’s arms at a location in Israel after 50 days in captivity
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