Terrorist group Hamas released four additional hostages from Gaza on Saturday after a ceasefire deal with Israel went into effect nearly a week ago.
Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, all members of the Israel Defense Forces, were freed on Saturday in the second round of hostage releases.
In exchange, Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees, including 120 militants serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks. I did.
The first round of hostages were released on Sunday: Romi Gonen, Emily Demari, and Doron Steinbrecher.
Video from Palestine Square in Gaza shows four newly released female hostages being taken from a car. They are alive and walking and wearing uniforms.
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L: Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Liri Albag, Naama Levy. (Handout/Take it home now)
“The Red Cross has informed us that four Israeli hostages have been transferred to them and are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF and Israel Securities Authority said in a joint statement.
It was believed that the four female soldiers were all together at least once.
Under the ceasefire deal, a total of 33 hostages, including those already released, will be released over six weeks in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
On January 19, 2025, as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, three female hostages held in Gaza, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damali, are brought to Israel. i am back. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Hamas agreed to release three female hostages on the first day of the deal, four on the seventh day, and the remaining 26 to be announced over the next five weeks.
This is the second ceasefire reached during the war, which began more than a year ago.
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Naama Levy was held hostage for over a year. (Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
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15 months of many years war in gaza It began when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, prompting military retaliation from the Israeli military. Almost 100 hostages remain held in Gaza.
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