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Tel Aviv [Israel], January 30 (ANI): 482 days since being held in captivity by Hamas after the horrific October 7 attack, Israeli hostage Agam Berger, 20, was freed in Gaza early Thursday (local time) as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
This marked the second exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners since the ceasefire came into effect
Israel and Hamas have initiated the first of several hostage and prisoner exchanges that will take place as part of a ceasefire deal.
Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy formed the second group of Israeli hostages to be released under the terms of a ceasefire deal. Flanked by Hamas militants, the four Israeli soldiers smiled and waved from a stage in Gaza City's Palestine Square before being led off to Red Cross.
The names of the four female Israeli soldiers who will be exchanged on Saturday for Palestinian prisoners have been released by Hamas. This is the second of such exchanges that are to run the course of the first two phases of a three-stage ceasefire agreed this month.
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On the eve of his historic return to the White House, Trump helped broker the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that has allowed many of the Israeli (and American) hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 to be returned. If the deal holds, more will be released over time.
The released hostages, all women, have been identified as Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher. The Israeli citizens did not need immediate medical attention and have been reunited with their families. A video shared by the Government Press Office of Israel shows the emotional reunifications.
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