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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza City square for expected handover of 4 hostages
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Red Cross vehicle arrives at a Gaza square ahead of the expected release of four Israeli hostages on January 25, 2025. (Screencapture/Reuters via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
A convoy of Red Cross vehicles has arrived at a square in Gaza City where Hamas will hand over four Israeli hostages.
Hamas has set up a stage where the handover will take place. Dozens of uniformed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives are seen at the square.