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Helicopters bearing released hostages, mothers, take off for hospital

By Emanuel Fabian 19 January 2025, 8:13 pm
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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)
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.

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