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Saturday, February 8, 2025
IDF expects hostage handover to start at 10 a.m.
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A stage set up by Hamas in central Gaza ahead of a hostage release on February 8, 2025 (Screncapture/YouTube)
The IDF expects Hamas to release hostages Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami starting at around 10 a.m. from one location in the central Gaza Strip, a defense official says.
Hamas has been setting up a stage for the handover to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah.
All three hostages will be escorted out of Gaza by IDF troops to an army facility near Re’im, where they will undergo an initial physical and mental checkup and meet their families.
Afterward, they will be taken to Ichilov and Sheba hospitals in central Israel.
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