Tel Aviv, Feb 22, 2025 (AFP) - Tears of joy as Hamas frees more Israeli hostages

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2025-02-22
Family and friends of released Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov clapped, burst into tears and popped bottles of champagne as they watched him walk free on Saturday after being handed over by Hamas in Gaza. Shem Tov was among six Israeli captives freed by Palestinian militants as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner swap to take place under the first phase of a fragile truce which took effect last month. Militants released four hostages seized in Ham......
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