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Hostages handed over to IDF troops in Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 19 January 2025, 5:40 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as hostages are handed over to the Red Cross, as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as hostages are handed over to the Red Cross, as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher are in the hands of IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.

They will be brought out of Gaza to a facility near the border for an initial checkup.

The IDF says the three hostages are being escorted by an elite unit, after they were handed over to them by the Red Cross.

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