The letter Danielle Aloni wrote to Al-Qassam figthers. Photo: Qassam Military Media.
The letter was first communicated by the military media of Al-Qassam, and has widely circulated in Arab and Middle Eastern media.
A freed Israeli captive thanked Al-Qassam fighters in Gaza ‘from the bottom of her heart’, for their humanity and kind treatment of her and her daughter Emilia while held in Gaza since October 7.
The now-freed Israeli woman, Danielle, was freed along with her daughter Emilia Aloni, 6, as part of the first prisoner swap between the Resistance and Israel on Friday, November 24.
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The letter was first communicated by the military media of Al-Qassam, and has widely circulated in Arab and Middle Eastern media, including Anadolu News Agency, Al-Jazeera and others.
“My daughter felt like a queen in Gaza,” Danielle wrote, according to the published letter. “Thank you for the many hours you spent as caregivers.”
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“She hasn’t met anyone on our long journey, from the rank and file to the leadership, who didn’t treat her with gentleness, affection, and love,” she added.
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Below is the full letter.
“To the generals who have accompanied me in recent weeks, it seems we will part ways tomorrow, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your extraordinary humanity shown towards my daughter, Emilia.
“You were like parents to her, inviting her into your rooms whenever she desired. She acknowledges feeling like all of you are her friends, not just friends, but truly beloved and good.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you for the many hours you spent as caregivers. Thank you for being patient with her and showering her with sweets, fruits, and everything available even when it was not.
“Children should not be in captivity, but thanks to you and other kind people we met along the way, my daughter felt like a queen in Gaza… In general, she acknowledges feeling like the center of the world. She hasn’t met anyone on our long journey, from the rank and file to the leadership, who didn’t treat her with gentleness, affection, and love.
“I will forever be a prisoner of gratitude because she did not leave here with a lifelong psychological trauma. I will remember your kind behavior, granted here despite the difficult situation you were dealing with yourselves and the severe losses you suffered here in Gaza.
“I wish in this world we could truly be good friends.
“I wish you all health and well-being… Health and love to you and your families’ children. Many thanks.
Danielle and Emilia”
