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Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu now in Israeli hands
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Released hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu are now in the hands of IDF troops in the Gaza Strip, the military says.
The two released hostages will be brought out of the Strip to an army facility near the border community of Re’im for an initial checkup and to meet family.
In the next hour or so, Hamas will be releasing hostages Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Hisham al-Sayed from the Nuseirat area in central Gaza.
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