Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas called on Monday for remembrance, rejection of antisemitism and the release of their loved ones ahead of the commemoration of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in 1945 on Monday.

Four hostages were handed over by Hamas gunmen in a heavily-staged event, and transferred into waiting Red Cross vehicles. Soldiers Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev - all three aged 20 - and Liri Elbag,

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza were reunited with family members in Israel on Saturday.