Parents of hostages to be waiting at Gaza border facility

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Shira Albag, mother of captive soldier Liri Albag, speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, January 11, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Shira Albag, mother of captive soldier Liri Albag, speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, January 11, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

The parents of hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag will be waiting at an army facility near the border with the Gaza Strip — close to Re’im — to meet their daughters for the first time after 477 days in captivity.

If any of the hostages require immediate medical care they will be airlifted straight to a hospital in Israel without going through the army site.

At the IDF facility, the hostages will undergo an initial physical and mental health checkup, and change clothes.

The four are IDF surveillance soldiers who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from the Nahal Oz post during the October 7, 2023, onslaught.

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