# For freed Israeli hostages, every moment is now precious

https://mins.news/en/item/85947

- Reuters, 2026-10-05 06:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/freed-israeli-hostages-every-moment-is-now-precious-2026-10-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac3406638d4b900014a04fc

> Israeli former hostages taken on October 7, either with their children or alone, were held for weeks, months or years in captors’ homes or Hamas tunnels as war raged above. Now free, they say they treasure even the smallest moments.

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