5:52 p.m. ET, November 24, 2023
Family member of 3 released hostages says return to normal life will be a delicate process
Eyal Mor speaks to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday.
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Eyal Mor, whose family members were among those hostages released by Hamas on Friday, said he has “mixed emotions” about the complicated homecoming.
The family – Ohad Munder, who turned 9 while in captivity, his mother, Keren Munder, 54, and grandmother, Ruth Munder, 78 — are in good shape “both physically and mentally.” But, added later: “Of course, we have to see, this is all initial reports.”
“The psychologist says it has to be very slowly, very progressive. The come back to normality has to be very controlled way so we will follow that advice,” Mor told CNN.
He said he and other family members know the transition back to life will be a delicate process. He said they have to tell Ohad, Keren and Ruth about other family members that have died while they were being held by Hamas.
From left, Ohad Munder, Keren Munder and Ruth Munder.
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“It puts us in a very conflicting situation because, on one hand, people would like to come and celebrate with them,” he said, referring to people supporting his family and the story of Ohad. But, “on the other hand, they just learned that they lost someone. So it’s a mixed emotions here.”
Mor said he saw a “very emotional” video taken at a hospital of the moment the three were reunited with other family members on Friday.
“People were crying out of joy, out of excitement,” he said. “It was really a scene that we’ve been imagining for the last 49 days and suddenly, it happens. So it’s really incredible.”
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