Elderly Freed Israeli Hostage In Intensive Care

An 84-year-old Israeli hostage, Elma Avraham, was released by Palestinian Hamas militants on Sunday and rushed to a hospital intensive care unit with her life in danger, the hospital director said.

Avraham "is in critical condition. She's treated in our emergency department after serious neglect for the last several weeks while being held by Hamas", said Shlomi Codish, head of the Soroka Medical Centre in southern Israel. ---More...