Romi Gonen, 24, is one of the three Israeli women hostages who were released by Hamas on January 19 after 471 days of war.
In a post on Instagram, Romi's brother Shahaf Gonen said she is on the list of three hostages being released. "It's official. Good luck to us all," he said.
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Who is Romi Gonen?
“They shot me, Mom and I’m bleeding. Everyone in the car is bleeding.”
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) January 19, 2025
Romi Gonen's family has confirmed that she is on the list of hostages to be released today. Romi was 23 when she was abducted from the Nova Festival after being shot on October 7 2023.
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Romi Gonen was a former Scouts counsellor. She and her friends were attending the Supernova music rave in the desert when Hamas militants captured her.
After the militants attacked the music event at 6.30 am on October 7, Romi was in touch with her mother Meirav Gonen all morning.
Romi tried to escape with her friends in a car but at 10.15 am, she told her mother that they were shot and all the occupants of the car were bleeding.
The authorities later recovered the car but it was empty. Romi's phone location was later traced to Gaza.
The two other women released on Sunday were Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Emily Damari, 27.
The remaining seven women in Hamas custody will be released in the following weeks. They were identified as Shiri Silberman Bibas, 33, Arbel Yehud, 29, Agam Berger, 21, Danielle Giboa, 20, Karina Ariev, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19. Two children, Ariel Bibas, 5, and Kfir Bibas, 2, will also be released as part of the truce.
