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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Just freed by Hamas, 10-year-old Ofri Brodutch wants to come to Canada, her uncle says
Description: This past weekend, Canadian physicist Aharon Brodutch enjoyed an emotional reunion in an Israeli hospital with his kidnapped sister-in-law, Hagar, and her three children, all of whom were taken by Hamas on Oct. 7.
The Israelis from Kibbutz Aza were set free on Sunday, Nov. 26 as part of the ongoing hostage deal reached between Israel and Hamas. They'd been held for more than seven weeks since the attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and saw 240 people taken hostage.
Brodutch said the four freed hostages have lost a lot of weight and were not ready to leave the hospital...