Six living hostages set to be returned to Israel from Gaza have been handed over as the ceasefire holds despite being shaken by the misidentification of the body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas.
The Israeli army said it had received the first two hostages, Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, from the Red Cross after the handover in Gaza. They were then being transported to hospital in an Israeli air force helicopter accompanied by family members, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.
Hamas freed five hostages and was set to release one more from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees https://t.co/3q000bwQtV pic.twitter.com/mIM05FaIqZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 22, 2025
