Sharone Lifschitz hopes for answers about the fate of her 84-year-old father, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 469 days. About 100 hostages remain unaccounted for, and families are waiting to learn who survived and their conditions. The ceasefire deal expected to begin Sunday could lead to the release of Lifschitz's father and other hostages, but the odds are against them. Lifschitz's mother was released in 2023 and described her experience as hell, but also mentioned that the guards provided medicine and food to the hostages.
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