Hamas releases six hostages from Gaza amid ceasefire

Описание: Six living hostages set to be returned to Israel from Gaza have been handed over as the ceasefire holds despite being shaken by the misidentification of the body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas.

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The Israeli army said it had received the first two hostages, Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, from the Red Cross after the handover in Gaza. They were then being transported to hospital in an Israeli air force helicopter accompanied by family members, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.

The next three hostages to be released, Eliya Cohen, 27, Omer Shem Tov, 22, and Omer Wenkert, 23, smiled and waved as they stood on a stage in Nuseirat, central Gaza, flanked by armed and masked Hamas militants. They were transported by the Red Cross and transferred to the Israeli military before reaching Israel.

Hisham al-Sayed, 36, was handed over privately later. The IDF questioned Hamas’ double standards in doing so, adding: “Hamas won’t hold their ‘ceremony’ for hostage Hisham al-Sayed in respect for the Bedouin-Israeli community by not exposing him to this dehumanising and traumatic experience.

“Where was this ‘respect’ for the Arab-Israeli community when they held Hisham hostage for over a decade, or [when they] kidnapped and murdered many Arab-Israelis on October 7?”



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