'You are not alone,' freed Israeli hostage tells families of captives still in Gaza

An Israeli hostage freed in the first Gaza cease-fire swap last month vowed on Saturday to fight to secure the release of captives still held in Gaza, insisting that they were "not alone."

Doron Steinbrecher, 31, was released on Jan. 19 when the cease-fire in Gaza came into effect, along with two other women captives, Emily Damari and Romi Gonen.

In a video statement screened at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday and addressed to the families of hostages still in Gaza, Steinbrecher said she would fight to secure the release of their loved ones.

"You are not alone. We continue to fight for you, and we will do everything," she said.

"I will do everything until everyone returns home and until you can close this circle, and we're together, until the end."

Steinbrecher said that sending the video message was important for her. 

"The last time I sat with a camera pointed at me was in captivity," she said.

"And as difficult as this is, it was important for me to film this video to convey my message and my request, and to show that I'm okay.

"It will take time and it's a process – it won't end in a week or two, but I'm here thanks to you and I'm okay," she said.

"I'm no longer Hamas's captive and I'm home."

Since Steinbrecher and the other two women were released on Jan. 19, Israel and Hamas have carried out three more swaps, the latest of which was completed earlier on Saturday.

Israeli-French hostage Ofer Kalderon, Israeli Yarden Bibas, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel were freed on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners freed by Israel, all Palestinians except for one Egyptian.

So far, Hamas has freed 18 hostages as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in exchange for nearly 600 Palestinian prisoners.