HAMAS has released the latest batch of seven hostages after keeping them in captivity for a harrowing days. Agam Berger, 20, Arbel Yehud, 29 and Gadi Mozes, 80, were all handed over alongside five foreign hostages after a sick month long detention in the tunnels beneath Gaza.
They are the third group of hostages to be released from Hamas' terror captivity as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel. The IDF confirmed their release in a statement that read: "The seven returnees are now being escorted by an elite IDF unit and Shin Bet forces on their way to Israel, where they will undergo an initial medical evaluation. Israeli soldier Agam Berger was the first to emerge on a stage at the handover point in Gaza on Thursday morning.
The year-old, who spent her birthday still under Hamas' claws, was seen holding what appears to be a certificate and waving at the crowds - as ordered by a terrorist filming her. Young Agam was surrounded by terrorists wielding their guns before she was finally handed over to the Red Cross. Officials from the humanitarian organisation had to sign a form before receiving the young woman in twisted Hamas "formality".
Red Cross vehicles arrived at the two handover locations on Thursday morning ahead of the releases. Some of the hostages were handed over in Khan Younis, in the south, while others were released up north in Jabalia. So far, standard procedure has been to take the rescued hostages to a military facility at the Israeli border where they will undergo initial medical and psychological checkups before reuniting with their families. She arrived at an initial reception point in southern Israel, where she finally met with her parents after days of terror.
Her parents Shlomi and Merav Berger were waiting for their beloved girl at a military facility near Re'im. The IDF said in a statement: "The returning hostage, IDF soldier Agam Berger, together with her parents, just took off aboard an Israeli Air Force helicopter to make her way to the hospital, where she will receive medical treatment and be reunited with the rest of her family. The force previously said: "The commanders and soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces salute and embrace the returning hostage as she makes her way home to the State of Israel.
