{"id":284750,"date":"2025-10-06T21:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-israeli-hostage-whose-family-were-killed-on-7-october-is-trying-to-be-positive-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:05:36","slug":"ex-israeli-hostage-whose-family-were-killed-on-7-october-is-trying-to-be-positive-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-israeli-hostage-whose-family-were-killed-on-7-october-is-trying-to-be-positive-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Israeli hostage whose family were killed on 7 October is \u2018trying to be positive&#8217; | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IO-C_hjvmDE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Israeli hostage whose family were killed on 7 October is \u2018trying to be positive' | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IO-C_hjvmDE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A former Israeli hostage whose wife and children were killed by Hamas in the 7 October attacks, has said he is &quot;trying to be positive&quot; after his release earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed his hope that the latest peace plan will end fighting between Israel and Hamas and said the lives of the remaining 20 living hostages were being put at risk by the continued Israel-Gaza war.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Israeli hostage whose wife and children were killed by Hamas in the 7 October attacks, has said he is &quot;trying to be positive&quot; after his release earlier this year. 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