Omer Shem Tov is Home!

 b''H, he was released from captivity on Shabbat. In all, six hostages were released that day (Omer, Tal Shocham, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Avera Mengitsu and Hisham al-Sayed).

Yet another disgusting handover ceremony by Hamas, with Omer being required to kiss two of his captors on the forehead and "wave to the crowd" before going with the Red Cross (who continue to stun me with their absolute uselessness; two other hostages, Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, were brought in a van and made to watch these six hostages get freed. And then taken back into captivity. The Red Cross [aside from that they have visited NO hostages AT ALL in over 500 days] have been reported to have seen these two hostages and did.....NOTHING.

Omer lost 37 pounds while in captivity, and was kept alone for 450 days in a tunnel. 

https://www.gov.il/en/pages/event-omer-semtov220225

In an interview with the "Meaningful Minute", Shelly Shem Tov said that she began keeping Shabbat exactly a year ago, on Shabbat Mishpatim, and has kept Shabbat ever since. "She claims it's not coincidence he was released on exactly the same Shabbat. She says that just as she kept Shabbat, Shabbat saved them"

May Omer regain his physical- and mental health soon. If the prayers of a nation can help, he's certainly got them.