Video shows Ohad Munder, 9, running into father’s arms as total of 24 people freed by Hamas in prisoner exchange
The moment a Rubik’s-cube-loving boy who spent his ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza was freed from captivity on the first day of a four-day truce and prisoner exchange has been captured on video.
Footage released by the Schneider children’s medical centre showed Ohad Munder running through a hospital corridor into his father’s arms as the pair were reunited after almost 50 days without any contact.
He was among four children freed on Friday. Gilat Livni, the centre’s director of pediatrics, told reporters the children were all in a relatively good state. Some spoke of what they had been through, she said but declined to provide further details.
“They shared experiences. We were up with them until late at night and it was interesting, upsetting and moving,” said Livni.
