‘Moment we all prayed for’: Hospital readies to receive freed hostages

‘Moment we all prayed for’: Hospital readies to receive freed hostages

The team is trained and aware of needing to be particularly attentive to the ramifications of extended time in captivity and how this has affected the bodies and psychological states of the hostages. By Howard Blas, JNS On Sunday at 8:30 a.m., the halls and grounds of Rabin Medical Center–Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah—in central Israel outside Tel Aviv—are calm and quiet. Staff on work breaks relax in the sculpture garden, a few visitors s…