Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Helicopters bearing released hostages, mothers, take off for hospital
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An Israeli Air Force CH-53 Sea Stallion military transport helicopter awaits the three released Israeli hostages on January 19, 2025 (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
Former hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, along with their mothers, are being taken by an Israeli Air Force helicopter to a hospital where they will meet the rest of their families and receive medical care, the military says.