Israeli hostage vowed to return to his family - only to find they had been killed

<p>Eli Sharabi learned his wife and daughters had been killed after his release from captivity in Gaza but is ‘mentally strong’, says British brother-in-law</p><p>“Don’t worry, I will be back. Whatever they do to me, I will be back,” was one of the last things Eli Sharabi told his wife and daughters before he was abducted by Hamas.</p><p>And when the 52-year-old was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/08/british-family-of-israeli-hostage-speak-of-bittersweet-emotions-at-his-release">freed after 16 months in captivity</a> in Gaza, he was desperate to know if his family were waiting for him.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/freed-israeli-hostage-eli-sharabi-british-family">Continue reading...</a>