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Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Red Cross en route to IDF forces in Gaza with hostages Shoham and Mengistu
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Red Cross vehicles at the site of the handover of Israeli hostages in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 22, 2025 (Screen grab/YouTube)
The IDF says the Red Cross has notified the military that released hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu were handed over to them by Hamas.
The Red Cross is now bringing them to IDF and Shin Bet forces inside Gaza to then be escorted out of the Strip, the military adds.
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