In a brief statement on Sunday night, two doctors at Sheba Hospital said the women did not need emergency treatment.

“I am happy to say that he is in a stable position,” said Prof. Itai Pessach, adding, “This allows us, and them, to focus on what is most important right now – reuniting with their families.”

Sheba Medical Center is the first stop for many prisoners captured in October and released, including many who were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in November 2023, and four hostages rescued in brutal and brutal attack on Israel in June 2024.

Professor Pessach, who led Sheba’s medical team to return the captives, warned interview in June that first appearances can be deceiving.

“The only thing I know is to expect the unexpected,” he said, after receiving the four rescued slaves. “After eight months,” he said, “we had a feeling that they would be very broken, maybe look different than they were.”

They had lost more weight than expected, he said. But then, he said, the results of the medical tests start to come in, along with the initial psychological evaluations, and “you start to understand what they’ve been through.”

All four came back suffering from malnutrition, Dr. Pessach said, adding that the lack of sunlight, torture and stress they endured would have long-term effects on their health.

“While it’s great to see Emily’s resilience, it’s still early days,” said Mandy Damari, Emily’s mother, in a statement Monday, adding that Emily is “doing better than any of us expected.” .”

In a recent television interview, Yamit Ashkenazi, Ms. Steinbrecher’s sister, said she was looking forward to receiving “another Doron.” Mrs. Ashkenazi was also worried about telling her sister that many of his friends were killed in the attack of Hamas.