
Four Israeli hostages wave on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a Red Cross team in Gaza City, Jan. 25, 2025. (Credit: John Wessels/AFP)
Four Israeli female soldiers held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023, were handed over shortly after 11:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. GMT) on Saturday to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of the truce agreement.
The young women, dressed in khaki uniforms, were briefly displayed on a podium set up by Hamas for the occasion, in front of dozens of armed Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters, as well as hundreds of local residents. They were immediately set to be transported to Israel.