Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages to Red Cross in central Gaza

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, on February 01, 2025.

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Hamas handed over on Saturday three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in central Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah, live television showed.

The militant group released Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri during the cross-border Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, abducted that day from the Nova music festival.

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