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The six freed are the final living hostages to be released as part of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
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Israeli hostages Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen were kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and among six hostages released in the final exchange of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Ethiopian-Israeli Avera Mengistu and Israeli Bedouin Hisham al-Sayed were also freed after being held in Gaza for a decade.
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 Hamas freed two hostages and was set to release four more from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.
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