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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Monday, October 13, 2025
Seven Israeli hostages released to IDF, heading home after two years in captivity
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The seven hostages freed in the first round of releases on October 13, 2025: Top row from left: Ziv Berman, Gali Berman, Matan Angrest, Alon Ohel; Bottom row from left: Omri Miran, Eitan Mor, Guy Gilboa-Dalal
Seven Israeli hostages released by Hamas are now in the hands of IDF troops in the Gaza Strip, the military says.
Hamas handed over the seven, named as Matan Angrest, brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, Alon Ohel, Eitan Mor, Omri Miran, and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, to the Red Cross in Gaza City.
The hostages will be escorted out of the Strip by Israeli special forces to an army facility near the border community of Re’im for an initial checkup and to meet their families.
The other 13 living hostages will be released later this morning from different areas of Gaza.
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