Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 30, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Large Islamic Jihad convoy seen heading to release site in southern Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas terror operatives as they arrive for the handover of hostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A large convoy of Palestinian Islamic Jihad vehicles has arrived at a location in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis for the handover of Israeli hostages Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Mozes to the Red Cross.
Dozens of armed and masked gunmen ride on the back of the vehicles. Other vehicles have heavy machine guns on them.
Reports say Yehoud and Mozes are also in vehicles in the convoy.
The vehicles move slowly through large crowds that are gathered at the site outside the destroyed home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, where the release is expected to take place.
Many are waving Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags in the air.
This is the first hostage release to take place in southern Gaza.
Fighters from the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups before the handover of hostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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