Noa Argamani bids farewell to Itai Svirski: "We never thought you would return to the country like this"

After it was permitted to publish that the body of the abductee Itai Svirski, may he rest in peace, was retrieved from the Gaza Strip, the released hostage Noa Argamani bid farewell this evening (Thursday) to someone who had been her companion during the Hamas captivity.

"Dear Itai, during our time together in captivity, we imagined thousands of scenarios – how we would return to the country together, how we would meet for coffee after everything was over and laugh about it all," Argamani wrote on Instagram. "For a moment, we never thought you would return to the country like this, as a corpse."

"Thank you for every moment during our time together." "You were my friend, you were my big brother in this dark place," she eulogized. "You taught me so many things that I will carry with me, no matter where I go." Now you will receive a proper burial in the land.