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Hostage release expected to begin from 8:30 a.m., Israeli official says
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The scene of an expected hostage release in Gaza on February 1, 2025 (Screen grab/Al Arabiya)
A security official says that the release of three Israeli hostages is expected to get underway from 8:30 a.m.
The three slated for release by Hamas are Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35.
They are expected to be released from two separate locations in the Gaza Strip.
The official stresses that the timings could change.
Footage from Gaza shows the Hamas terror group setting up stages in Khan Younis and the Gaza port areas.
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