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Netanyahu’s office says Agam Berger in Israeli hands, pledges to bring all hostages home
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Hostage soldier Agam Berger is seen on a stage in northern Gaza's Jabalia, surrounded by Hamas gunmen, before she is handed over to the Red Cross on January 30, 2025 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
The Prime Minister’s Office confirms that Agam Berger has been handed over to Israeli forces in Gaza.
The PMO says her family has been updated and that “the government and all of the security establishment will accompany her and her family.”
The government reiterates its commitment to bring home “all the hostages and the missing.”
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