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Friday, February 14, 2025
Freed hostage Ofer Calderon hospitalized due to pneumonia

Freed hostage Ofer Calderon raises both hands and blows kisses to friends outside the Sheba Medical Center on his return to Israel, February 1, 2025. (Eyal Hadani/AFP)
Ofer Calderon, who was released two weeks ago as part of the hostage deal, contracted the flu earlier this week, which has deteriorated to pneumonia, Hebrew media reports, adding that he has been hospitalized as a result.