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Monday, October 13, 2025
Hostages fly to hospitals as second batch arrives at Re’im for checkups, reunification
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Despite serious fears over their health after two years in captivity, none of the 20 living hostages released today need to be rushed to Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheba and will instead make their way to hospitals in central Israel.
The military says released hostages Alon Ohel, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, and Omri Miran, along with their families, are being taken in Israeli Air Force helicopters from the Re’im base in southern Israel to a hospital in central Israel, joining Eitan Mor and brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, who helicoptered to another hospital minutes earlier.
The hostages are set to meet more family members at the hospital and undergo rehabilitation after over two years in Hamas captivity.
Meanwhile, the final 13 hostages are arriving at Re’im to undergo an initial physical and mental checkup and meet family members.
Released hostages Elkana Bohbot, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Haim Ohana, Evyatar David, Rom Braslavski, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn, Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, and Ariel Cunio have arrived at the IDF facility near the border community after being escorted out of the Gaza Strip by troops, the military says.
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