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Hamas photo shows handover of Hisham al-Sayed to Red Cross
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hostage Hisham al-Sayed is handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza City, February 22, 2025. (Hamas media office)
Hamas releases photos showing the handover of hostage Hisham al-Sayed to the Red Cross in Gaza City earlier.
The terror group did not hold a ceremony for his release, unlike all previous hostages freed in the ceasefire deal thus far, including the bodies of slain captives.
Al-Sayed, a Bedouin Israeli from the village of Hura in the Negev desert, entered the Strip on his own near the Erez Crossing in April 2015. According to his family, he suffers from mental illness.
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