Sharabi, released from Hamas captivity after 491 days, lost his wife Lian and his two daughters, Noya and Yahel, may their memories be blessed, on October 7. In recent weeks, the body of Eli's brother, Yossi Sharabi, may his memory be blessed, was returned to Israel. He was brought to burial on Monday in Kibbutz Be'eri.

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Many, many people think about us there, across the sea. They want what's good for us and understand the depth of the crisis and the necessity to bring back the hostages immediately.

Everyone in one heartbeat – that's saving the lives of all those surviving in captivity for so long, with infinite courage and bravery, second after second. It's giving the final and necessary honor to those murdered in terrible ways, whose families are waiting for them so much.

Everyone in one heartbeat – that's bringing ourselves back to us, returning breath to the lungs, finally starting to treat wounds that still can't heal, and allowing families to begin rehabilitation from the abyss. These are masses of Israelis who know their country did the right thing. That's me, Yuval, Ofir, and Oren choosing what will be written on the tombstone of beloved Yossi Sharabi, the man with the biggest heart we knew, placing a flower and knowing we can start trying to get up.

My heart breaks again and again when I look at my daughters, who so need this closure after everything they went through, and our country doesn't allow it for them. I so want to see them on the day after, dealing with the loss alongside the return to life. Spending time, enjoying, making mistakes, learning, like girls who went through hell, and it's behind them.

But as long as our Yossi Sharabi is there – the hell is still here. I call from here to the government of Israel – let this nightmare end. Everyone in one heartbeat.

"They took my heart from me"

The daughter, Ofir Sharabi: When your life is on "hold," you feel like you keep waking up to the same reality every morning. A year and a half ago, I was in New York, on a mission of young people, with the goal of bringing back my dad. A year and a half passed, so much time, and here we returned again from a trip to New York. We marched, we shouted, we continued to explain and show our pain in order to bring back Dad and everyone. What else will I need to say for someone to listen? This is my dad, not some game. But they made decisions without thinking about us, and those decisions led to him losing his life, and us losing him.

They took my heart from me, the dad who protects his little girl, the back that stands behind me. The little that can be done for him, and that must be done, is to bring him back to us as quickly as possible without waiting, and without hearing about another hostage who is no longer with us. I see my country choosing death over life so many times. I lost my dad, but it could have been different. I could have been a 16-year-old girl whose dad returned from captivity. Now I'm a 16-year-old girl fighting so her dad will have a grave. In what world does this make sense?!

My life stopped on October 7, and since then, I'm no longer the same Ofir. I so want to wake up to a different, better reality. I won't stop fighting for this reality, for all of us.

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Israeli security forces have recovered the body of Itay Svirsky, 38, after 425 days in Gaza. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, the same day his parents were killed in the Hamas attack. The recovery comes after confirmation of his death in January alongside fellow hostage Yossi Sharabi after 99 days in Hamas captivity.

Svirsky, from Tel Aviv, had visited Kibbutz Be'eri, where he grew up, on October 7 to see his divorced parents, who lived separately in the kibbutz and were both killed. Svirsky was with his mother,r Orit, 70, when terrorists entered her room. Both were hiding under a blanket when the terrorists opened fire, killing his mother and reportedly wounding Svirsky. At the same time, in another house in the kibbutz, his father, Rafi Svirsky, was killed. His grandmother, Aviva Sela, 97, one of Be'eri's founders, survived miraculously, but her caregiver Grace, who protected her, was killed.

His body was recovered in a sensitive operation, with details of the location and recovery method withheld to preserve operational security for future missions. In January, Hamas released a video showing Svirsky and Sharabi – both later killed in captivity – along with Noa Argamani, who was rescued from Gaza in June during "Operation Arnon."

Noa Argamani paid tribute to Svirsky, who was with her during their difficult captivity, in an Instagram story posted in July. "You were by my side throughout the journey, and I by yours. You were my friend, my conversation partner, and the big brother I never had. You taught me about the complexity of the soul and how each of us deals with things differently, that there's no wrong way, each person has their path. I thank you for the days when I was terrified, and you always sai,d 'I'm here with you. It's hard, but I'm here with you,'" she wrote.

She continued: "It's been 191 days that you're not here with me, and it still hasn't sunk in that innocent people are being murdered. All I have left to say is thank you. Thank you for being by my side all this time, thank you for listening to my fears, thank you for simply being there. I promise you'll always be a part of me, that I'll never forget you, and that I'll do my very best to give you a proper burial. I wish you knew how much we all love you. May your memory be blessed."

This week, during a protest outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, marking one year since the hostage deal, Svirsky's sister, Meirav, shared her feelings: "In the week when 105 women, men and children returned, when I knew Itay wouldn't return since he was a 38-year-old man, I was surprised by the intensity of emotions I experienced. Then the stories and testimonies came, including about Itay. From that moment, with every bite, every shower, every time I laid my head on the pillow, thoughts of Itay came, and with them, feelings of guilt."

Following the recovery of Shvirsky's body, 100 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, now for 425 days.

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