Six freed hostages reunite with families, head to hospital for treatment
Nir Oz confirmed Shiri Bibas's remains following forensic testing • Palestinian prisoners to be released later today
Family of freed hostage Hisham al-Sayed reacts to his return to Israeli territory
Freed hostage Omer Shem Tov waves at Israelis following his release from Gaza
Freed hostage Tal Shoham reunited with his family after his return from Gaza
A military helicopter with released hostage Tal Shoham arrive at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva
A military helicopter with released hostage Tal Shoham arrive at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva
Freed hostage Eliya Cohen waves to Israelis upon his release from Gaza
Freed hostage Hisham al-Sayed is taken by the Red Cross in Gaza
Freed hostage Hisham al-Sayed is taken by the Red Cross in Gaza
Israel delays releasing Palestinian prisoners
Army Radio reported that the prisoners would be released after a security consultation concluded.
Israel has delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners set to be freed Saturday as part of the first phase of the hostage-ceasefire deal, N12 and Army Radio reported on Saturday.
"Regarding the delay in releasing the terrorists – once the security consultation concludes, a decision will be made regarding the way forward and the completion of the return of the fallen hostages at this stage," a source told Army Radio.
Hamas says ready to move to second phase of hostage-ceasefire deal
Hamas said on Saturday it was ready to move to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and to carry out a comprehensive hostage-prisoner exchange to achieve a permanent ceasefire and complete withdrawal of Israeli troops.
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- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 69 hostages remain in Gaza.
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal