After 477 days in Hamas captivity, four freed hostages reunited with their families in Israel on Saturday.<br /><br />The emotional reunion took place at the Reim military base, shortly after the female soldiers—captured during Hamas’s October 7 attack—were handed over to Israeli authorities as part of a ceasefire deal. <br /><br />In exchange, 200 Palestinian prisoners were released, including 120 serving life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis.<br /><br />The freed women were part of a mostly female observer unit stationed around Gaza to monitor Hamas activity and were among 251 hostages taken during the assault.<br /><br />#Israel #Gaza #hostages
