Kidnapping of Liri Albag
| Kidnapping of Liri Albag | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Gaza war hostage crisis | |
| Location | Nahal Oz, Southern District, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°28′21″N 34°29′50″E / 31.47250°N 34.49722°E |
| Date | October 7, 2023 – January 25, 2025 |
Attack type | Kidnapping |
| Perpetrator |  Hamas |
Liri Albag (Hebrew: לירי אלבג) is an Israeli woman serving in Israel Defense Forces who was kidnapped in Nahal Oz during October 7 attacks by Hamas
Biography
She was born in Matan[1], she is 20 years old and is the daughter of Shira and Eli Elbag with three brothers, she participated in serving as an observer at the Nahal Oz outpost and two days after completing her course Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood[2]
Kidnapping
She served as a guard at the Nahal Oz base that was Attacked by Hamas starting a shootout and they took her and 16 other militants in a military jeep to Gaza Strip[3][4]
According to Amit Soussana, she saved his life by telling Hamas that Soussana does not belong to Israel Defense Forces[1][5]
Captivity in Gaza Strip
During his captivity she met with Naama Levy, she asked for candles and declared "that the only thing he did not lose was Judaism"[3]
The Al-Qassam Brigades published a video where Albag states that "the Israeli army's military operations will not succeed in rescuing the captives."[6]
Release
On 24 January 2025, Hamas announced that Albag and three other female IDF soldiers would be released the next day as part of the hostage exchange during the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire. For each female soldier released by Hamas, Israel agreed to release 50 Palestinian prisoners it held, of whom 30 were serving life sentences.[7][8]
On January 25, Albag and fellow IDF observers Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, and Daniella Gilboa were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Palestine Square in Gaza.[9][10][11]
After his release
She declared her intention to return to the Israel Defense Forces and to "Kill her kidnapper."[12]
During Operation True Promise III she stated that the Iranian intelligence only knows Israel from photos and that we should not publish photos of Israel[13]
References
- ^ a b "Freed Israeli Hostages: What They Endured in Captivity and How They Survived | AJC". www.ajc.org. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "לירי אלבג: הכירו את החיילת שחזרה מהשבי". Ice (in Hebrew). 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ a b נויבך, קרן. ""עמדנו בצפירה והדלקנו נרות": מסע ההישרדות של לירי אלבג בשבי". כאן | תאגיד השידור הישראלי (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "ההחלטה המצמררת של החטופה ששוחררה לירי אלבג". סרוגים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Grant, Ellie (2025-01-29). "Freed hostage credits Liri Albag with saving her life during brutal Hamas captivity". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "החטופה הישראלית: ההישרדות שלנו קשורה לנסיגה של צה"ל- חדשות פוליטי". Tasnim News Agency (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Mackenzie, James; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (2025-01-24). "Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal: What You Need to Know | AJC". www.ajc.org. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag freed by Hamas and handed over to the Red Cross". Archived from the original on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Footage shows the 4 released hostages handed over by Red Cross to IDF troops". Archived from the original on 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboay y Naama Levy, las cuatro mujeres soldado israelíes liberadas por Hamas". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ לוקש, אלכסנדרה (2025-05-28). "לירי אלבג רוצה לחזור לשרת בצה"ל: "לסגור חשבון עם מי שחטף אותה"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ ""בתור מישהי שמכירה את האויב": הבקשה של לירי אלבג | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-15.