Freed Israeli hostage Rimon Kirsht, hailed for giving Hamas terrorists an “iconic” death stare, attempted to give her captors an ultimatum when they came to free her: telling them that they must also release her husband or she would stay. in Gaza.
“When they told her that they were going to release her, she didn’t want to go. She told them, ‘Either we leave together or I stay here and no one will be released,'” a relative of Kirsht told Israel Hayom on Wednesday, a day after the 36-year-old was freed on the fifth day of the deal. ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Kirsht had been detained in the Gaza Strip for 53 days with her husband, Yagev Buchshtab, the relative said.
“She was with Yagev throughout the captivity. “It was easier for them,” they said.
Their Hamas captors, however, refused to allow the couple to walk freely side by side.
RImon Kirsht and Yagev Buchshtav were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. Courtesy
“The Hamas terrorists told him: ‘You have two options: either release you voluntarily or we will drag you on the ground.’ They left him no choice,” lamented the beloved.
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Kirsht was later released along with 11 other hostages, including Merav Tal, whom she was seen putting her arm around moments after cocking her head and staring at one of the Hamas terrorists.
As of Thursday morning, Buchshtab, 34, remains in Hamas custody.
Rimon Kirsht was praised for staring down one of her Hamas captors during her release. The Kirsht military wing of Hamas was released on Tuesday along with 11 other hostages. Via REUTERS
“He wanted to tell us that he loves us,” a relative of the couple told Israel Hayom about the message Kirsht brought from her husband.
“She seems much thinner than before she was captured,” they added about Kirsht’s condition.
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“We are very happy and excited that our daughter-in-law is back. That she is finally home. We believe Yagev will also return soon. “Everyone will return to their homes,” they concluded.
Kirsht is “thinner” after her ordeal, a family member said. AP
Kirsht and Buchstab were kidnapped from Kibbutz Mirim during Hamas’ deadly surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7.
He later appeared in a video filmed by Hamas that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly denounced as “cruel psychological propaganda” by the terrorist group.
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