Hamas releases Israeli soldier in latest hostage-prisoner exchange

Jan 30

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Hamas began the process of freeing more hostages Thursday morning. The terror group will release a total of three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives throughout the day.

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This is the third release since a ceasefire began in Gaza earlier this month.

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Three Israeli and five Thai hostages set for release today

Israel is set to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners Thursday as well.

Israel confirmed Thursday morning Hamas released female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, 20. Berger was among five young, female soldiers that Hamas abducted in its terror attack on Israel in October 2023 which set off a widescale war in the Middle East.

🎥 The moment Agam was reunited with the IDF after 482 days of being surrounded by terrorists: pic.twitter.com/V7tAtJJkxC
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 30, 2025

The Jerusalem Post quoted Berger’s family Thursday morning, saying, “Our hero has returned to us after 482 days in enemy hands.”

The other four female soldiers were released Saturday, Jan. 25.

Hamas plans more releases as exchange continues

Hamas is also set to release two more Israelis on Thursday: Arbel Yehoud, 29, and Gadi Moses, 80. The group plans to free another three hostages on Saturday, Feb. 1, in exchange for dozens more Palestinian prisoners.

This is just the first phase of the ceasefire in which Hamas is set to release a total of 33 Israeli hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas said it won’t release the remaining hostages without an end to the war and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Tags: Hamas, hostage, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Prison, prisoner swap, Prisoners

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TURNING NOW TO THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE HAMAS HAS BEGUN THE PROCESS OF FREEING MORE HOSTAGES.

THE TERROR GROUP WILL RELEASE THREE MORE ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND FIVE THAI CAPTIVES TODAY — THE THIRD SUCH RELEASE SINCE A CEASEFIRE WENT INTO EFFECT IN GAZA EARLIER THIS MONTH.

ISRAEL IS SET TO RELEASE ANOTHER 110 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.

https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/HamashandsfirstIsraelihostageAgamBergerovertoRedCrossinGazaStrip/4d8adee17e4148e3999c81b951ec6fe0/video?Query=hostages&mediaType=video&sortBy=creationdatetime:desc&dateRange=now-24h&totalCount=10¤tItemNo=1

https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/RelativesofIsraelihostageswatchfromTelAvivasAgamBergerhandedovertoRedCrossinGaza/e75cdb0cebc54891a33d1857a438c195/video?Query=hostages&mediaType=video&sortBy=creationdatetime:desc&dateRange=now-24h&totalCount=10¤tItemNo=0

ALREADY TODAY — ISRAEL HAS CONFIRMED HAMAS HAS RELEASED 20-YEAR-OLD FEMALE ISRAELI SOLDIER A-GAM BERGER.

BERGER WAS AMONG FIVE YOUNG, WOMEN SOLDIERS THAT HAMAS ABDUCTED IN ITS TERROR ATTACK ON ISRAEL IN OCTOBER, 20-23 THAT TOUCHED OFF A WIDESCALE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE JERUSALEM POST IS QUOTING BERGER’S FAMILY THIS MORNING AS SAYING, ” OUR HERO HAS RETURNED TO US AFTER 482 DAYS IN ENEMY HANDS. ”

THE OTHER FOUR WERE RELEASED ON SATURDAY.

SHOW YEHOUD AND BERGER HERE PLEASE

TWO MORE ISRAELIS ARE SET TO BE RELEASED TODAY — 29-YEAR-OLD ARBEL YEHOUD AND 80-YEAR-OLD GADI MOSES.

ANOTHER THREE HOSTAGES — ALL MEN — ARE SET TO BE FREED SATURDAY ALONG WITH DOZENS MORE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CEASEFIRE — IN WHICH HAMAS IS SET TO RELEASE A TOTAL OF 33 ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN EXCHANGE FOR NEARLY 2-THOUSAND PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.

HAMAS SAYS IT WON’T RELEASE THE REMAINING HOSTAGES WITHOUT AN END TO THE WAR AND A FULL ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA.