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Relatives and friends of the 240 seized by the terror group had gathered in a plaza in Tel Aviv, known as Hostages Square,
for the anticipated freeing of women and children, only to be left devastated while further negotiations were held.<\/p>\n
This was in stark contrast to the joyous scenes when the first 13 hostages released on Friday were reunited with relatives.
The second group of released hostages had been due to be returned yesterday afternoon but Hamas claimed that promised aid had not arrived in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n
It also said the terms of the release of Palestine prisoners, three for each Israeli, had not been adhered to. It was also claimed Israel had violated the ceasefire deal by flying drones over southern Gaza.<\/p>\n
Hope was restored as a spokesperson for Qatar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed Al-Ansari, said last night the \u201cobstacles were overcome\u201d and hostages would be freed along with a further seven civilians.<\/p>\n
The setback on the second day of a temporary truce came as videos and photos were released yesterday of children, mothers and grandmothers hugging relatives following 49 days in captivity.<\/p>\n
Ohad Munder, who turned nine while being held, was seen running down a hospital corridor before being swept up in his father\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n
He had earlier been photographed with a masked Hamas fighter as he and his teacher and volleyball coach mother Keren Munder, 55, and grandmother Ruth Munder, 78, were handed over by Red Cross officials.<\/p>\n
Ruth\u2019s husband Avraham remains in Gaza while Keren\u2019s brother Roee was murdered in the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n
Ohad\u2019s brother Roi said in a statement: \u201cWe\u2019re happy, but we\u2019re not celebrating, because there are other hostages in captivity. Don\u2019t lose hope, they\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
After 49 days in captivity Doron Asher, 34, and her daughters Raz, 4, and Aviv, 2, were held tight by husband and father Yoni.<\/p>\n
Raz told him: \u201cI dreamt we went home\u201d. The trio hid in Doron\u2019s mother\u2019s house in Kibbutz Nir Oz. She was murdered.<\/p>\n
Hamas had kidnapped 80, or a quarter of the kibbutz\u2019s residents, including Emilia Aloni, 5, who was hugged by her gran after being freed with her mother Danielle.<\/p>\n
The pair had been visiting Danielle\u2019s sister Sharon Cunio at the same kibbutz.<\/p>\n
Sharon, husband David and their three-year-old twin girls Yuri and Emma are still being held in Gaza.<\/p>\n
And Yaffa Adar, 85, was reunited with her family after last being seen in a video taken by Hamas terrorists as she was driven from Nir Oz into Gaza in a golf buggy. Adina Moshe, 72, who was kept in \u201ccomplete darkness\u201d during her captivity was unaware her husband had been murdered.<\/p>\n
Chana Katzir, 76, only learnt her husband Rami had been killed and her son Elad seized on her release, suggesting families were kept apart.<\/p>\n