Hostage release process from Gaza begins as crowds gather across Israel

ANI | Oct 13, 2025 10:36

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 13 (ANI): Crowds gathered across Israel on Monday morning as Hamas prepared to release a group of 20 living hostages after two years in captivity, Times of Israel reported.

Families, friends and supporters lined streets, public squares and military bases, awaiting the emotional homecoming of their loved ones.

In Tel Aviv's Hostages Square and along roads in southern Israel near the Gaza border, hundreds of people assembled, waving flags and holding photos of the captives. The atmosphere was a mix of emotions as news spread that the first group of hostages would soon be handed over to the Red Cross in northern Gaza.

The Times of Israel, citing Channel 12, reported

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