Israeli-American community boosted by hostage release amid temporary cease-fire – NBC 6 South Florida

It’s hard to overstate how much the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks have galvanized the Israeli-American community in South Florida.

They are glued to every development in the war with Hamas, so Friday’s release of 13 Israeli hostages, 10 hostages from Thailand and one from the Philippines is like a sliver of light in a very dark time.

“My heart is broken, I’m a strong man, and I can’t stop crying every day when I see these pictures, all I want is to get them back,” said Shlomi Ezra, an  Israeli-American business owner who is active in the effort to raise supplies for the Israeli homefront.

The Freibach family survived the rampage in their kibbutz, Nahal Oz, by hiding in their saferoom for 11 hours. But Hamas terrorists murdered three of their neighbors and kidnapped a dozen more. The family arrived in South Florida on Wednesday.

Moran Freibach…