Скачать или смотреть Israeli hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy handed over by Hamas-led militants in Gaza

(8 Feb 2025)
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Salah al-Din Road, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip - 8 February 2025
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1. Various of Israeli hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami being led on stage by militants, standing on stage
STORYLINE:
Hamas on Saturday paraded three Israeli hostages before a crowd of hundreds in the Gaza Strip ahead of their release. The three male civilians are to be freed Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel as part of a ceasefire in Gaza that has paused the war in the Gaza Strip.

The hostages - Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, 34 - were led up onto a stage and a masked Hamas fighter held a microphone as each was made to give a statement before the crowd. Hostages did not speak during previous releases.

U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, welcomed by Israel but vehemently rejected by the Palestinians and most of the international community, does not appear to have affected the current phase of the truce, which runs until early March.

But it could complicate talks over the second and more difficult phase, when Hamas is to release dozens more hostages in return for a lasting ceasefire. Hamas may be reluctant to free more captives — and lose its main bargaining chip — if it believes the U.S. and Israel are serious about depopulating the territory, which rights groups say would violate international law.

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