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Jan. 25: Hamas yet to say which hostages still set to be freed in first phase of Gaza deal are alive
Information was meant to be received by Saturday * Released hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag in stable medical condition after 477 days in captivity
- The 33 hostages slated to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Row 1 (L-R): Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Arbel Yehoud, Doron Steinbrecher, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Shiri Bibas; Row 2: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami, Gadi Moshe Moses; Row 3: Keith Siegel, Ofer Calderon, Eli Sharabi, Itzik Elgarat, Shlomo Mansour, Ohad Yahalomi, Oded Lifshitz; Row 4: Tsahi Idan, Hisham al-Sayed, Yarden Bibas, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Yair Horn, Omer Wenkert, Sasha Trufanov; Row 5: Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, Avera Mengistu, Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov (all photos courtesy)
- People wave Israeli flags as a military helicopter transporting the four newly-released hostage soldiers lands at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva on January 25, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/AFP)
- Protesters demanding the release of all hostages held in Gaza rally on Begin Road in Tel Aviv, January 25, 2025. In the center is a display with a “rock on” sign made by former hostage Emily Damari upon her release days earlier, which has quickly become a symbol among supporters, alongside the words, "Only thus," apparently meaning only the deal will bring freedom for the rest of the hostages (Eitan Slonim)
- Israeli female soldier hostages Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev and Liri Albag seen on a stage set up by Hamas in front of a Palestinian crowd before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar)
- Released hostage Naama Levy is seen with her parents after being freed from Hamas captivity on January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)
- Released hostage Liri Albag is seen with her parents Eli and Shira after being freed from Hamas captivity on January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)
- Released hostage Daniella Gilboa is seen with her parents after being freed from Hamas captivity on January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)
- Parents of four Israeli hostages freed by Hamas watch their release at a military facility near Re'im on January 25, 2025 (Screen grab)
- Red Cross vehicles are seen leaving a Gaza City square after collecting four Israeli hostages on January 25, 2025. (Screencapture/ YouTube)
- Relatives and friends of Israelis killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as they follow the news of the hostages' release, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)