Families of the captives and their supporters crowded the centers to watch and cheer as Emily Damari, 28, Romi Gonen, 23, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, left Gaza after more than 15 months in captivity.
All three hostages -- Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher – were filmed being loaded into a car, then without a word a Hamas terrorist handed each a paper bag with the group’s crest on it.
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Damari, who was wounded in a shooting on Oct. 7, 2023, lost two fingers during the assault, according to her family. She is seen holding up her bandaged left hand, showing the gruesome injury.
There are still 57 living hostages left in Gaza; 30 more hostages, including two Americans, are set to be freed in the first phase of the cease-fire agreement.
The first three Hamas hostages, who have been in captivity for 15 months, have been handed over to the Red Cross in a historic moment on the first day of the cease-fire between Israel and the terror group.
Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas for over a year have been freed as the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect despite an 11th-hour snag threatening to upend the fragile accord.
Three female hostages were set to be released from Gaza on Sunday -- with the terror group supposed to have provided their names on Saturday, according to Israeli officials.
“The first three freed people get out of hell and finally return home,” said Lior Ashkenazi, an Israeli actor who hosts weekly protests for the hostages.
