Released hostage Omer Wenkert reacts as he celebrates his release while being driven to Beilinson Hospital on February 22, 2025 in Petah Tikva, Israel. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Abril Elfi 9:05 AM – Saturday, February 22, 2025
Six more Israeli hostages have been released and reunited with their families.
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On Saturday, Hamas freed six more Israeli hostages as a fragile ceasefire deal continues to hold.
The first two men released were Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39. They appeared frail and afraid on video footage as they were led to a stage in front of a crowd, flanked by masked gunmen. They were turned over to the Red Cross and were on their way to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Three more hostages, Omer Wenkert, 23, Omer Shem Tov, 22, and Eliya Cohen, 27, were eventually released in the central town of Nuseirat. The three were put in Red Cross vehicles that then headed for Israel.
Lastly, Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was also handed off to the Red Cross after nearly 10 years in Gaza, being kidnapped by Hamas in April of 2015.
“A short while ago, accompanied by IDF and ISA forces, the two…
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