Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Hostages Evyatar David (l) and Guy Gilboa-Dalal speak in a Hamas propaganda video filmed at the site and time of the release ceremony in Gaza for three other captives, February 22, 2025.
(JNS) - Israel on Saturday, Feb. 22, redeemed six living hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip: Eliya Cohen, 27, Avera Mengistu, 39, Hisham al-Sayed, 36, Omer Shem Tov, 22, Tal Shoham, 40, and Omer Wenkert, 23.
Cohen, Shem Tov, Shoham and Wenkert were all abducted during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, while Mengistu and al-Sayed were taken captive over a decade ago.
During the release of the hostages, Israeli hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David were forced to watch their friends' release ceremony from captivity. Hamas compelled the two to attend and watch the ceremony...
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