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Thursday, January 30, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Released hostages reach IDF base, will meet family members, Thai officials
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israelis celebrate the release of hostages from Hamas captivity in Tel Aviv, January 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Released hostages Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, and Thai nationals Pongsak Thenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Seathao and Surasak Lamnau have arrived at an IDF facility near the Gaza border community of Re’im, the military says, after 482 days in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad captivity.
The seven will undergo an initial medical checkup at the facility. Yehoud and Mozes will meet with their family members there, while the five Thai nationals will meet Thai officials.
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