Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 22, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Released hostage Omer Shem Tov gives thanks and asks for a hamburger
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Released hostage Omer Shem Tov, flanked by his parents, on a helicopter being transported to a hospital in central Israel on February 22, 2025 (IDF)
Released hostage Omer Shem Tov is seen in photos being airlifted by an IAF helicopter to a hospital in central Israel.
“Now everything is OK! Thank you to the dear people of Israel, and to all the soldiers!” he writes on a whiteboard.
“I want a hamburger,” Shem Tov adds.
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