Prime Ministers Office 10 Downing Street
February 8
21:59
2025
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I shared the relief of so many at Eli Sharabis release earlier today but was dismayed to see his frail condition and the circumstances of his release. Having met his relatives I appreciate the deep pain they have endured and my thoughts are with them.
We must continue to see all the hostages freed these people were ripped away from their lives in the most brutal circumstances and held in appalling conditions. The ceasefire must hold and all efforts need to focus on full implementation of the remaining phases. This includes thereturn of further hostages, the continued increase of aid in