Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Crowd in Hostages Square applauds report saying process of return of three hostages has begun

A woman holds up posters showing hostages Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damaris, ahead of their expected release, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, January 19, 2025. (Paulina Patimer / Hostage Families Forum)
Some 200 people gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square applaud as Kan News, broadcast on a large screen, cites an Israeli source confirming that the process that will see the release of hostages Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari has begun.
The Hostages Families Forum has called for a rally at the square.
A Red Cross convoy was filmed in Gaza a short while ago apparently en route to get the hostages.