A Hamas leader told AFP this Sunday, January 19, that the three Israeli hostages had been handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City.
“The three hostages were officially handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Saraya Square, in the al-Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City, after a member of the teams of the ICRC met them and ascertained their condition”, said this official. They “are on their way” to Israel, she added.
Israel then said it had confirmation from the Red Cross that it had recovered the three Israeli hostages, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher. “The Red Cross has communicated that the three Israeli hostages have been transferred to them and are on their way.” towards Israel, according to a military statement.
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