Five Israel Defense Forces female surveillance soldiers have completed the intensive stage of their rehabilitation, six months after their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah said on Wednesday.

The hospital said that the next stage of treatment will see the women undergo periodic check-ups in a long step-by-step journey of healing and support, so they can rebuild their lives.

“The five surveillance soldiers have returned to the Returning Unit, which symbolizes for them the transition from captivity to freedom. Their rehabilitation, and ours as a nation, will not be complete until all 50 hostages return,” said Professor Noa Eliakim-Raz, who heads the department that receives former hostages at Beilinson.

To mark the occasion, L

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