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Unsourced report claims hostages being moved ahead of expected release
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The head of Saudi channel Al Arabiya’s Cairo bureau, Randa Abu Al-Azm, reports that Hamas has started moving the hostages to secure locations in preparation for them being handed over in the coming days as part of the deal announced overnight.
The approximately 20 living hostages are expected to all be released at the same time, but are thought to be held in various locations around northern and central Gaza.
Randa Abu Al-Azm’s claim is not attributed to any source.
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