Two years have passed since Hamas took Gali and Ziv Berman hostage during the terrorist attack of October 7, 2023 against Israel. His brother, Liran Berman, has been fighting every day to take them home.
Forty -eight hostages, including 26 confirmed public dead, remain in Gaza. Both Gali and Ziv Berman are among the hostages that can still be alive. Twenty hostages are thought To remain alive, according to the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, but the names of two hostages that are believed to be dead have not yet been announced.
As the conversations between Hamas and Israel continue on the potential launch of the remaining hostages and a high fire, Liran Berman expressed optimism in an interview at ABC News Live on Tuesday.
“We have more hopes than for a long time … so that we can reach an agreement,” he said Of the latest peace conversations, currently in progress in Egypt.
The conversations occur after Hamas responded positively to the proposal of President Donald Trump in La Paz in Gaza, although he said that more negotiations will be needed before signing a complete agreement.
Liran Berman said he has not received any confirmation that his 28 -year -old brothers have been living since February, but has hope.
“They are alive, they are strong, they are surviving,” he said. “They are survivors.”
“I want to tell you that I am taking so long,” he added.
Ziv Berman is seen in this photo without date.
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Gali Berman is seen in this photo without date.
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Liran Berman said he suffers from guilt that he was not with his younger brothers when they were kidnapped during the October 7 attack. He said he also feels guilty to enjoy the freedom of each day.
“This is the fault with the one I live. And I promised them that it would be an uncle for his future children, and I will do whatever necessary, regardless of how long it will take,” he said.
Advocating for his brothers, he propelled Liran Berman to the center of attention, a focus of attention that he said he did not want, but said he will see his mission until all the hostages are released.
“This is not what I enrolled for, this is not the life I wanted for me,” he said. “And I will, I will until the end, until the last hostage … but I want to be anonymous again.”
