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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas freed each six hostages successful nan latest speech Saturday, moreover arsenic heightened hostility betwixt nan adversaries clouded nan early of the vulnerable ceasefire deal.
The six included 3 Israeli men seized from nan Nova euphony show and different abducted while visiting his family successful confederate Israel erstwhile militants stormed crossed nan separator successful nan Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that triggered Israel’s astir 16-month run successful nan Gaza Strip.
Two of nan hostages had been held by Hamas for astir a decade since they each entered Gaza connected their own.
Five of nan captives were handed complete successful staged ceremonies that nan Red Cross and Israel person condemned successful nan past — brought retired by masked, equipped Hamas fighters successful beforehand of hundreds of Palestinians earlier being transferred to Red Cross vehicles.
In nan cardinal municipality of Nuseirat, Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen were posed alongside Hamas fighters connected nan stage. A beaming Shem Tov moreover kissed 2 militants adjacent to him connected nan caput and blew kisses to nan crowd. Hamas has travel nether dense disapproval for specified nationalist displays, pinch Israel, nan U.N. and nan Red Cross saying they are sadistic and do not respect nan dignity of nan hostages.
Watching nan release, Cohen’s family and friends successful Israel chanted “Eliya! Eliya! Eliya!” and shouted erstwhile they saw him for nan first time. Shem Tov’s grandma ululated successful joy, shrieking, “Omer, my joy! My life!” arsenic she saw him.
The Israeli subject said nan last hostage, Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was released later Saturday. The Bedouin Israeli crossed connected his ain into Gaza successful 2015 and had been held since. His family has told Israeli media Al-Sayed was antecedently diagnosed pinch schizophrenia.
The latest releases, to beryllium followed by nan freeing of hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, went up aft tensions mounted complete a grisly and heart-wrenching conflict triggered this week erstwhile Hamas initially handed complete nan incorrect assemblage for Shiri Bibas, an Israeli mother of 2 young boys abducted by nan militants.
The remains that Hamas transferred pinch her sons’ bodies connected Thursday were later wished to beryllium those of an unidentified Palestinian woman. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge for “a sadistic and malicious violation,” while Hamas suggested it had been a mistake.
On Friday night, nan mini militant group believed to person been holding Bibas and her sons — nan Palestinian Mujahedeen Brigades — handed complete a 2nd body. Bibas’ family said Israeli forensic authorities had confirmed nan remains were hers.
“For 16 months we sought certainty, and now that it’s here, it brings nary comfort, though we dream it marks nan opening of closure,” nan family said.
Difficult negotiations apt complete nan ceasefire’s adjacent phase
The ceasefire woody has paused nan warfare but is nearing nan extremity of its first phase. Negotiations complete a 2nd phase, successful which Hamas would merchandise dozens much hostages successful speech for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal, are apt to beryllium moreover much difficult.
The six hostages being freed Saturday are nan past surviving ones to beryllium released nether nan first phase.
Cohen, Shem Tov and Wenkert, each successful their 20s, were abducted by Hamas fighters astatine nan Nova euphony festival. During their release, they were brought retired wearing clone service uniforms, though they were not soldiers erstwhile they were kidnapped.
Earlier Saturday, 2 different hostages — Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 38 — were freed successful nan confederate Gaza metropolis of Rafah. Arriving backmost successful Israel, some were taken to aesculapian centers for examination.
“This is an unforgettable moment, wherever each emotions are quickly mixing together. Our Tal is pinch us,” Shoham’s family said successful a statement, calling for a woody to free each those still captive. “There is simply a model of opportunity; we must not miss it.”
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Shoham, who besides holds Austrian citizenship, was visiting his wife’s family successful Kibbutz Be’eri erstwhile Hamas militants stormed into nan organization during nan Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. Shoham’s wife, 2 young children, and 3 different relatives who were abducted pinch him were freed successful a November 2023 exchange.
Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli, had been held successful Gaza since entering connected his ain successful 2014. Watching nan handover connected Israeli media, Mengistu’s family collapsed retired into a Hebrew song, “Here is nan Light,” arsenic they saw him for nan first clip successful much than a decade.
The sixth hostage owed to beryllium freed later, 36-year-old Hisham al-Sayed, crossed into Gaza successful 2015 and has been held since.
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners group for release
More than 600 Palestinians jailed successful Israel will beryllium freed successful exchange, nan Palestinian prisoners media agency said Friday. They see 50 serving life sentences, 60 pinch agelong sentences, 47 who were released nether a erstwhile hostage-for-prisoner speech and 445 Palestinians who were seized by Israeli troops successful Gaza since nan warfare began.
Hamas has said it will besides merchandise 4 much bodies adjacent week, completing nan first shape of nan ceasefire. If that scheme is carried out, Hamas would clasp astir 60 hostages, astir half of whom are believed to beryllium alive.
Hamas has said it won’t merchandise nan remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and a afloat Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu, pinch nan full backing of nan Trump administration, says he’s committed to destroying Hamas’ subject and governing capacities and returning each nan hostages, goals wide seen arsenic mutually exclusive.
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Israel’s subject violative killed much than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t separate betwixt civilians and combatants. Israel says it has killed much than 17,000 fighters, without providing evidence.
The violative destroyed immense areas of Gaza, reducing full neighborhoods to rubble. At its height, nan warfare displaced 90% of Gaza’s population. Many person returned to their homes to find thing near and no measurement of rebuilding.
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Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Jahjouh from Rafah. AP correspondents Abdel-Kareem Hana successful Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, and Samy Magdy successful Cairo contributed to this report.
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