Families of Bedouin hostages wait for news as Gaza fighting resumes

ARAB NEWS
Reuters
December 03, 2023

Photo of shows Israeli released hostages siblings Bilal, second right and Aisha Al-Ziyadne, left, reuniting with their family at Soroka Medical Center, Israel. (GPO/AP)

• “There were tough times, we always had hope”
• Bedouin Arabs make up about 4 percent of Israel’s population

TIRABIN AL SANA, Israel: The family members of four Bedouin Arabs taken hostage on Oct. 7 during the assault on southern Israel by Hamas gunmen have welcomed the return of two of the captives but wait for news of the others as fighting resumes in the Gaza Strip.