(30 Jan 2025)
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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 30 January 2025
1. Various of crowds gathering as Hamas fighters transfer hostages to Red Cross
2. Various of Red Cross vehicles driving away
STORYLINE:
Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.
Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.
The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross.
Thursday’s exchange would be the third since the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that has held for a week and a half.
The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas.
The first hostage, female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, was released in northern Gaza.
Hours later, a chaotic scene unfolded as thousands of people pressed around a handover site in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in front of the destroyed home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
AP video shot by Mohammad Jahjouh
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