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IDF spokesman says 4 released hostages meeting their parents: ‘They are in safe hands and on their way home’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Hamas operatives escort four Israeli hostages to hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on January 25, 2025 (AFP)
Released hostage soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag are meeting with their parents at an IDF facility near Re’im, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says in a televised statement.
“They are in safe hands and on their way home,” he says.