(22 Feb 2025)
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Petah Tikva, Israel – 22 February 2025
1. Beilinson hospital chief Dr. Lena Koren Feldman taking podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Lena Koren Feldman, Head of Beilinson Hospital:
"As we all know, Omer, Eliya, Tal and Omer experienced an extremely difficult period in captivity, and they are undergoing a medical evaluation at this time and in the next coming days. The reunion with the families in Beilinson Hospital were powerful moments. We are providing the returnees and their families the privacy and the time they need."
3. Wide of empty podium
STORYLINE:
The head of the Beilinson hospital in the Israeli town of Petah Tikva said that four of the hostages returned on Saturday from Gaza were undergoing medical evaluations.
Dr. Lena Koren Feldman said that, at the families’ request, the hospital will not provide details about their condition.
“We’re providing the returnees and their families the privacy and the time they need," Feldman told reporters.
Six Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip were freed Saturday, bringing to 25 the number of Israeli captives released by militants as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that began last month.
They were the last of the living hostages slated for release in the current phase of the deal.
It remains unclear if the sides will continue into a second stage of the ceasefire meant to end the war and bring home all remaining hostages.
Hamas-led militants took 251 hostages during their Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war in Gaza.
Over 60 hostages remain in Gaza, roughly half of whom are believed to be dead. The others were released, rescued, or their bodies were recovered.
Israel’s military campaign has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters but says more than half were women or children.
AP video by Sam McNeil
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