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Saturday, February 15, 2025
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Israel expects hostage handover to begin at 9 a.m. from one site in southern Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hamas gunmen secure an area before handing over Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025 (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
The IDF expects Hamas to begin releasing hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn starting from 9 a.m., from one handover site in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, a defense official says.
The hostages will be handed over to the Red Cross, who will bring them to IDF troops inside Gaza. The three will then be escorted out of the Strip by 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 Sourasky and Sheba hospitals in central Israel.
