(15 Feb 2025)
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Ramat Gan, Israel – 15 February 2025
1. Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of medical directorate at the Ministry of Health approaching podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of medical directorate at the Ministry of Health
"Today marks the 6th stage on the return of the captives from terror organization’s captivity. The healthcare system received three more returnees who came back to Israel after 498 days. Sagui, Iair, and Sasha are reunited with their families in the Sheba and the Ichilov medical hospitals. They have joined 18 captives who returned during the past weeks and are now receiving medical and rehabilitative care in hospital.
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of medical directorate at the Ministry of Health
"The returnees will meet the best medical teams who will treat them in the complex process of rehabilitation. The entire healthcare system stands firm and ready to provide the returnees with a comprehensive medical and mental treatment. The stay in the hospital allows them to receive all the necessary care in a safe and supportive environment alongside their families while maintaining their privacy."
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STORYLINE:
Israel and Hamas completed their sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners on Saturday after their ceasefire survived its latest crisis.
Israeli authorities released more than 300 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli custody after receiving three Israeli men held hostage in Gaza since the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
The three Israeli hostages released by Hamas-led militants are receiving medical and rehabilitative care in hospital, Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of medical directorate at the Ministry of Health said at a press conference Saturday.
"The returnees will meet the best medical teams who will treat them in the complex process of rehabilitation," Mizrahi said.
The three freed are Iair Horn, 46, Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, and Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, 29. All are dual nationals. Horn was abducted along with his brother, Eitan, who remains in captivity.
The two sides have carried out five swaps since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, freeing 21 hostages and more than 730 Palestinian prisoners so far during the first phase of the truce. The war could resume in early March if no agreement is reached on the more complicated second phase, which calls for the return of all remaining hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack and an indefinite extension of the truce.
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