Israel takes over 13 more hostages released by Hamas
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Alon Ohel was taken from the death shelter after fleeing the Nova Music Festival. Now, after two years in Hamas captivity, he is finally returning home.
The Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, in southern Israel killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and around 250 were taken hostage to the Gaza Strip. Israel responded with a military campaign ai
Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.
Hamas is said to have informed mediators that if Israel agrees to release even two of the seven names, it will release the hostages today.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff addressed thousands at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, expressing support for hostage families amid the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.