Ofer Kalderon, a 54 -year -old French -Israeli citizen and father of four, has spent the last 15 months in Hamas captivity – after being removed from his family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside two of his children.
Now, after spending two birthdays in Gaza, Kalderon returned safely to Israel on Saturday as part of the first phase of a new hostage fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
The children of Orer Sahar, then-16, and Erez, then-12, were released as part of the November 2023 agreement with Hamas.
While Sahar was removed from him in the hours preceding his release, which fell to his 53rd anniversary, Ocier said to him: “Fight for me; I don’t want to die in the tunnels, ”according to Ynet.
His family, including his American cousins, has repeatedly called for his release, according to NBC News. Cousin Jason Greenberg said in October that the released hostages said that Oorser looked badly nourished and was injured in the arm.
Odern’s brother Nissan found the kidnapping of his brother particularly difficult and reported that he thought of suicide accordingly.
Freed hostage, Adina Moshe, reported having seen Bibas d’Or and Yarden confined behind bars in tunnels flowing under Gaza, according to Israel Hayom.
The Kalderon family warmly welcomes the house
Declaration of Ober Kalderon’s family: “OFER is at home! We are overwhelmed with joy, relief and emotion after 484 days long and difficult to wait unbearable.
“Today, we finally embrace Ofer, see and really understand that he is here with us. We have witnessed the way, thanks to an extraordinary mental force, he survived this hell. And keep the again the ‘Hope to kiss her children.
“A difficult period of rehabilitation awaits us, but we know that with our combined strength, our abundant love and a united and united family, we will do everything necessary to help him hold back.”
“We want to express our deepest gratitude to all those who supported us, helped, supported and encouraged us. In the midst of this emotional moment, we must remember all the hostages behind. We do not have the Right to stop before 79 the hostages go home – whether for rehabilitation or burial.
Who is OFER?
OFER, a carpenter by trade, was described by his loved ones as a father and a suitable father. When he is not at work or spending time with his family, the family forum hostage and disappeared said that he liked to cycle, hiking and flying model aircraft.
“OFER is a very warm and very warm type,” the Cousin d’Ofer, Eyal Kalderon, told YNET in November. “He is a very present father, and he is not a cliché. He has four incredible children and he is present in the life of each of them.”
Eyal added that the liberated hostage Shani Goren had seen OFER when he was detained in Gaza, and offered prepared him for food from the small rations he had at the time.
On October 7, when Hamas invaded southern Israel and massacred some 1,200 people, OCER was hiding in its refuge with Sahar and Erez. The three initially escaped the capture by climbing through the refuge window, although they were captured later.
Two Kalderon parents were killed that day, the Niece Noye Dan and the grandmother Camela Dan-although their bodies were not discovered for 12 days after the attack.
Noya Dan, a 12 -year -old girl on the spectrum of autism, has become extremely known for her love as Harry Potter. Its favorite author, JK Rowling, drew international attention to the girl when he was still believed that she was captive.
