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Report: Hamas is done moving the hostages ahead of their release from 3 Gaza locations

By Nurit Yohanan 12 October 2025, 5:06 pm
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

A senior Hamas official is cited by Al Jazeera as saying that the hostages will be released from three different locations in the Gaza Strip, apparently referring to the living hostages.

The unnamed official does not say when the release will take place, but notes that Hamas representatives will meet tonight with representatives of the Red Cross to agree on a mechanism for the hostages’ release. The official adds that Hamas has finished counting the hostages and moving them to various sites across the Strip in preparation for their release.

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