Four female Israeli hostages finally handed over by Hamas terrorists after being taken 477 days ago in Oct 7 atrocity

FOUR young Israeli female soldiers have finally been handed over after 477 brutal days in Hamas captivity.

Four young women, Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Elbag, ages 19-20, were observed coming out of the midst of the commotion in Gaza during the second hostage release as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Release of hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag.
The women were seen bring escorted by several Hamas terroristsCredit: AFP
Palestinian fighters and women in military uniforms at a rally.
They then went on a stage before being handed over to the Red CrossCredit: AFP
Hamas militants hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross.
Hamas then finally handed them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City, who will drive them to safetyCredit: AFP
Photos of four Israeli women hostages, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, and Daniella Gilboa.
(L – R) Posters of Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev and Daniela Gilboa while they wrre still being held hostageCredit: AFP

The four soldiers were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, during the deadly assault on Israel’s Nahal Oz military base.

Their long-awaited release came as armed Hamas fighters surrounded the hostages and dozens of onlookers gathered at the square in Gaza City.

The women were seen waving from a stage before being handed over to the Red Cross.

A nonprofit organization has verified to the IDF that the four hostages have been handed over to them and are currently en route to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip.

They are now the second group of hostages to be released after three women, including Israeli-Brit Emily Damari, were freed last week.

These women were delivered to Red Cross vehicles in Gaza City while armed militants paraded with elevated guns, chanting slogans, attracting crowds eager to witness the high-stakes swap.

Their desperate families are said to be already en route to meet their daughters there for the first time in more than a year.

Under the terms of the fragile ceasefire, Hamas released the soldiers in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

The four women are now expected to be driven to an Israeli army facility near the Gaza border, the IDF said earlier today.

There they will undergo physical and psychological evaluations before tearfully reuniting with their families in hospital.

For the hostages, the nightmare began on that fateful October morning, when Hamas stormed the Nahal Oz outpost.

Israeli military helicopters landing.
Israeli military helicopters were seen landing near the border ahead of the arrival of released Israeli hostagesCredit: Reuters
Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists keeping guard as they prepared to release the hostages earlier todayCredit: Reuters
Israeli security forces preparing for the arrival of hostages.
Members of the Israeli security forces at the Shneider Children’s Medical Centre in Petah Tikva preparing for the arrival of the four hostagesCredit: AFP

Videos from the attack showed the young women with their hands tied behind their backs, bloodied and pleading for mercy as Hamas terrorists tormented them.

Liri, just 19 at the time, had been a surveillance soldier for only three days.

Naama, 20, appeared in footage with blood-soaked clothes and visible wounds.

Daniela, also 20, was injured during her abduction and appeared in several Hamas propaganda videos.

And 20-year-old Karina was snatched alongside her fellow soldiers in the pre-dawn chaos.

Crowds gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release, with dozens of Israelis tearing up at the hopeful scenes while holding posters of other hostages yet to be freed.

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Masked, armed Hamas fighters and civilians gather in Gaza City.
Hamas fighters and locals gahter at a square before handing over four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza City on January 25Credit: AFP
Hamas militants parading in Gaza City, handing over hostages to the ICRC as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Dozens of Hamas terrorists shamelessly parade before they hand over the Israeli womenCredit: Reuters
Two International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles outside a prison.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arriving at the West Bank’s Ofer military prison ahead of the expected release of Palestinian prisoners in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire dealCredit: EPA
Illustration of a three-phase peace deal for the Middle East, showing ceasefire, hostage release, and border details.
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