Seventh exchange of hostage-prisoners after Gaza ceasefire - in pictures
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Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Mr Wenkert is released. Reuters -
Mr Tov, Mr Cohen and Mr Wenkert are brought out on stage by masked, armed Hamas fighters. Photo: Screengrab -
Mr Tov, 22, kisses one of the armed fighters on the head. Reuters -
Israeli soldiers stand guard as the hostages board a helicopter. Reuters -
Israeli hostages Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham are released by Hamas in Rafah. Reuters -
A woman watches the release in Gaza of hostages, on a screen at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. AFP -
Hamas fighters line a street in the Nuseirat refugee camp. AFP -
Hamas fighters secure the site at Nuseirat refugee camp where some of the Israeli hostages will be handed over. AFP -
Relatives and friends wait for the release of Omer Shem Tov, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival party in Israel. Reuters -
People watch a TV broadcast of the release, in Tel Aviv. Reuters -
People gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of the scheduled release of six hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. EPA -
People gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. AFP
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