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00:00I'm standing here now with Ofer Shimon, a Tel Avivi whose nephew was killed in the attacks of October 7th
00:09and he says he's feeling mixed emotions, which I think is representative of so many people here
00:15and I will give him a word
00:18Yeah, I mean it's an historic moment for me and for the people of Israel
00:24but for me it's super private, we just had our memorial for my nephew last week
00:34so I'm super excited that our daughters are coming back
00:40which meant to be like months ago
00:45but I'm in mixed emotions
00:50It's an historic and exciting moment
00:54Thank you for speaking with us
00:56Thank you
00:57I think this sums up very much the feelings of joy and emotion and also deep sadness
01:04that we're feeling right now in this increasingly crowded hostages square in central Tel Aviv
01:11Yes, Noga, and a very emotional moment we can see
01:15Who else have you been meeting all through the day?
01:18I know you've been working very hard since this morning
01:22You know, everything from a father and daughter who were praying here to my right just a few minutes ago
01:29passers-by coming through, sometimes asking us what have you heard, what do you know
01:34family members, some of them really close to what feels like an emotional crisis
01:40and then really remarkably many members of the communities that were attacked
01:47standing in their own crowds, each representing their own kibbutzim, their own villages, their own towns
01:54and you have a feeling of sort of coming together
01:57These communities may be worth mentioning that have not been able to return home
02:01neither in Israel's south or in Israel's north
02:04they are still empty communities
02:06but here in downtown Tel Aviv today they are coming together
02:10and they are trying to speak as one
02:12trying to feel that the release of these three young women today
02:17represents also their own capacity to rebuild themselves as communities
02:22Two of these young women, of course, come from the same kibbutz in southern Israel
02:26and their fellow residents are all here waiting for them