Hila Rotem Shoshani, a released hostage, hugs her uncle, who she was reunited with.
Hila Rotem Shoshani, a released hostage, was reunited with her uncle.
  • Hostages were scared they'd be killed when they were moved from the tunnels they were being held in.
  • One hostage told her family they only realized they were being freed when they saw Red Cross buses.
  • She said she knew there'd been a change in the war when the sound of Israel's bombardment stopped.

A grandmother told her family that the Israelis being held hostage by Hamas thought they were about to be executed the night of their released, The Times of London reported.