Jerusalem: Hamas no longer holds any living Israeli hostage as the remaining 13 were handed over to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and are now on their way home after over two years in Hamas captivity, Israel announced on Monday.
This was the second group of hostages to be released on Monday. Earlier, seven Israeli men returned to their country after over 738 days of Hamas captivity.
The seven include Gali and Ziv Berman, Matan Angrest, Alon Ohel, Omri Miran, Eitan Mor and Guy Gilboa-Dallal.
The Red Cross handed over the hostages to the Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on X, the IDF said, "Returning to Their Borders. Seven returning hostages have now met IDF and Shin Bet forces in the Gaza Strip, and they are on their way to Israeli territory."
The military said that the