Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 8, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Released hostages will be taken to hospitals in central Israel, do not need urgent medical evacuation
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Top row, left to right: Released hostages Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami seen on a stage set up by Hamas in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, before the terror group handed them over to the Red Cross, February 8, 2025. Bottom row, the three Israelis as pictured before they were abducted. (Eyad Baba / AFP; courtesy)
Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami are undergoing an initial medical assessment at an IDF facility near the border community of Re’im after being released from Hamas captivity.
They will be airlifted to Ichilov and Sheba hospitals in central Israel shortly, and not to hospitals in the south.
Soroka and Barzilai hospitals in southern Israel have prepared to receive released hostages who require urgent medical care.
