Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories, Feb 8, 2025 (AFP) - Israeli hostages forced by Hamas captors to speak in Gaza release

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2025-02-08

Emaciated and disoriented, three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza on Saturday were forced by their Hamas captors to speak on stage, in the latest of the increasingly familiar handover ceremonies. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy were led on to a makeshift stage in the central Gaza city of Deir el-Balah and asked questions by a masked militant in Hebrew on a microphone in front of watching crowds, before being handed over to the Red Cross. Ben......

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