Former hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, the first Israelis released as part of a hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, watched together from the hospital today as the next batch of abductees was freed from captivity in Gaza, Channel 12 reports.
Four female soldiers held hostage by Hamas for 477 days — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag — were released by the terror group this morning after being paraded through a Gaza City square before being handed over to the Red Cross.
They were taken to a hospital in central Israel by helicopter this afternoon after reuniting with their parents at a military facility near the Gaza border.
Top (L-R) Karina Ariev, Liri Albag; bottom (L-R) Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa, the four Israeli released hostages, at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)
Gonen, Damari and Steinbrecher are recovering in a different hospital, after being released from captivity on Sunday.
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