Israel has confirmed that two hostages, tal shoham and avera mengistu, han handed over to the red cross by hamas as part of a planned release. The red cross is now escorting them to israeli defense forces (id A video released by Hamas Shows Shoham and Mengistu Emerging from Hamas Vehicles in Rafah, appearing visibly fril.
“According to the information communicated by the red cross, two hostages were transferred to them, and they are on their way to idf and isa forces in gaza,” the idf posted on x. “The Idf is prepared to Recreat ADF Hostages who are due to be transferred to the Red Cross in the Near Future, “The Statement Added.
Announcing the release, israel war room posted, “Tal was savagely abducted from kibbutz be’eri during the October 7 massacre. was seized by Hamas.
Family, friends, and supporters have gathered in tel aviv to await their arrival and welcome them back home. In Exchange, Israel is set to release 602 Palestinian Prisoners. Among them, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life terms, and 47 wond 47 was raised after their 2011 release in exchange for captive IDF Soldier Gilad Shalit.
Over 100 of those released will be departed. Along with Shoham and Mengistu, the Six Hostages Expected to Be Freed Include Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, and Hisham Al-Sayed. They will be handed over to idf forces by the red cross in gaza.
Meanwhile, israel confirmed early saturday that shiri bibas, another hostage help by Hamas Since October 7, 2023, was murdered by her captors. Her Body was handed over overnight and identified upon Arrival in Israel.
Israeli Officials Revealed that Bibas was brutally murdered in November 2023 Along with her two her two child child, ariel, 4, and kfir, who, who was just nine months old at the time. The confirmation of their deaths follows a failed attempt by Hamas to return bibas’ remains a day earlier when the body is delivered was found to beltong to a Palestinian Woman Instad, According to Reports of the Times of Israel.
Bibas’ Murder Marks the Loss of Three Generations of Her Family in the Hamas-Led Attack. Her Parents, Yossi and Margit Silberman, Were Killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.
Hamas was initially expected to return the remains of bibas and her sons on Thursday, Along with Fellow Hostage Oded Lifshitz. The remains of ariel, kfir, and lifshitz were laater positively identified, with forensic evidence confirming that they were murdered over a year.
The fourth body handed over by Hamas was initially claimed to be bibas but was laater identified as an unnamed Palestinian woman from gaza. Hamas laater alleged that an israeli airerike had caused a mix-up with the bodies. However, Israeli Military Sources Rejected This Claim, Asserting that Forensic Evidence Confirmed Ariel and Kfir Were Murdered by his Captors in November 2023, When 10 Months Old and Aril was 4.
IDF spokesman rear adm. Daniel Hagari described the horific chircumstans of their deaths. “The terrrorists did not shoot the two young boys – they killed them with their bare hands. Afterwards, they committed horoscope acts to cover up these atrocities,” He Said on Friday. The confirmation of bibas’ Death closes another painful chapter for her family and the people of israel, underscoring the brutality of the October 7 Attack.