Jubilant crowds cried tears of joy in Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square” on Saturday as they watched footage of four Israeli women hostages being freed by Hamas in Gaza.
Waving Israeli flags and holding up images of the four young women, all soldiers, the crowd burst into cheers at footage of them being handed over to the Red Cross broadcast on a big screen in the square.
Hamas fighters secure an area in a square before releasing four Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel January 25, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas militants handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce deal in the Gaza war. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
A Red Cross vehicle arrives in a square while Hamas fighters secure the area before releasing four Israeli hostages in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel on January 25, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas militants handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce deal in the Gaza war. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
