Hostage twins Gali and Ziv Berman printed their first video assertion since their launch from terror captivity within the Gaza Strip shortly earlier than their launch from Sheba Medical Heart.
Freed hostages Gali and Ziv Berman posted a video message to their social media on Saturday night, making it their first public social media put up since their launch from Hamas captivity on Monday.
Within the video, which was recorded at Sheba Medical Heart, Tel Hashomer, simply earlier than the pair’s discharge from the hospital, the twins thanked most of the people for his or her assist, the medical authorities, and the IDF troopers who fought to convey them dwelling.
“To our superb folks, simply earlier than we’re launched from the hospital, we needed to cease for a second and say thanks to household, pals, and everybody who was there for us from afar and close to,” they stated within the video.
“A giant thanks for being there for our mom, for supporting her. We felt it each second, even within the tunnels, and it gave her and us the power to proceed.”
Gali and Ziv are twins from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. They have been each kidnapped from the kibbutz on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists killed 64 and took quite a few others hostage.
Household and pals of hostages Gali and Ziv Berman maintain an occasion calling for his or her launch in Tel Aviv, August 10, 2025. (credit score: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
They have been held hostage in Gaza individually for 738 days, and have been reunited following their launch from captivity.
‘We’re one folks’
Of their video, Gali and Ziv additionally honored the hostages who didn’t return alive and the households who misplaced their family members: “We won’t overlook the bereaved households, who misplaced essentially the most valuable factor to them on that damned day. We don’t overlook the abductees and the martyrs who haven’t but returned dwelling.”Till the final hostage, we won’t relaxation,” they stated.
Additionally they gave a particular point out to “the households of the fallen IDF troopers and the safety forces who gave what was dearest to them.”
“Due to your little children, we and all of the hostages dwelling at dwelling. To the wounded in physique and thoughts, and to our heroic troopers, thanks on your braveness, dedication and coronary heart. Thanks for preventing in order that we might be right here, in order that we may hug, breathe and stay once more. Thanks to our folks… for the assure and the love.”
“Remember, we’re one folks, and now we have nowhere to go,” they added.
The brothers additionally confirmed that their well being is secure. “We’re positive,” they assured. “A rehabilitation course of awaits us, however we efficiently handed the medical check at Sheba. An enormous thanks to all the workforce there for the devoted care, persistence and open hearts.”
On the finish of the video, they added with smiles, “And by the best way, we all know that you’ve confused us fairly a bit. I’m Ziv (pointing to himself), that is Gili (pointing to his twin brother), and the primary factor is that we’re each right here, at dwelling.”
“Quickly we are going to see the ocean once more, shout at Maccabi video games, perceive what this ChatGPT is that everybody is speaking about, and proceed our rehabilitation. So once more, thanks all. The folks of Israel are alive,” they concluded.
