'It was very tough but I love life' - ex-hostage whose family were killed on 7 October

Eli Sharabi reflects on finding out, after release, his wife and children had been killed in the attacks.

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In a rare interview, Eli Sharabi, who became one of the most high profile of those taken when gunmen stormed into Israel two years ago, was reflecting on discovering, after his release, that his family had been killed.

He also expressed concern that the latest peace plan to end fighting between Israel and Hamas could fall through and said the lives of the remaining 20 living hostages were being put at risk by the continued Israel-Gaza war..

Mr Sharabi told his former captors, Hamas, to sign the deal for "their people…and the Middle East... War is wrong and awful for both sides".

"We have to keep hope" that there will be an agreement, he added.