Romi Gonen, who was held captive by Hamas for more than a year, was released Thursday from Sheba Medical Center after five months of hospitalization and rehabilitation.
Gonen, 25, was seriously wounded during the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on Oct. 7 and abducted to Gaza, where she remained without proper medical treatment for over a year. Since her return to Israel as part of a hostage release deal in January, she has undergone two major surgeries at Sheba and is expected to return in the coming months for a third.
“I’ve been in Israel for almost six months now, and nearly five of them I spent in the hospital,” she wrote in a message posted on social media following her discharge. “Today I’m being released and taking another step toward my freedom.”
Marking the moment with what she called a “release party,” Gonen thanked the staff at Sheba and was joined by fellow patients from the rehabilitation ward, including soldiers wounded in the war in Gaza.
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