Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 25, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Red Cross representatives taken onto stage in Gaza City square to sign paperwork for release of hostages
Red Cross officials and Hamas gunmen sign documents ahead of the release of four Israeli hostages in Gaza City on January 25, 2025 (Screencapture/YouTube)
Representatives of the International Red Cross have been taken onto a stage in the Gaza City square where they are apparently signing documents ahead of the expected release of hostages.
A stage with a wooden desk has been set up in the square, where thousands of onlookers are gathered alongside armed members of Hamas.
The scene is reminiscent of the last hostage handover in which Red Cross staff were asked to sign forms and the freed women were given “gift bags” by the terror group.
