FOUR young Israeli female soldiers are finally free and reunited with their families after 477 brutal days in Hamas captivity.
Karina Ariev, 20, Daniela Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Elbag, 19, were handed over to the Red Cross and taken back to safety with Israeli forces.
The four women were seen being escorted by several Hamas terrorists in Gaza City on Saturday morning, before being handed over to the Red Cross.
Their desperate parents clipped and cried out in joy when they saw them on screen, watching the handover live from a nearby military base across the border.
In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israelis gathered at the so-called Hostages Square, crying, embracing and cheering as it was aired on a giant screen.
The four young hostages were reunited with their parents for the first time in more than a year in emotional scenes.
The families and friends of the four released hostages are overjoyed that they are back to safety.
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Liri the hero,” Albag’s friends told Israeli outlet Ynet.
Naama Levy also reunited with her family after being freed on Saturday.
Karina Ariev seen tightly embracing her loved ones as she’s finally back to safety in Israel.
The four women 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 in Gaza City on Saturday morning.
The women were seen waving from a stage while flanked by masked terrorists in a sickening parade before being handed over to the Red Cross and driven to safety.
Under the terms of the fragile ceasefire, Hamas released the soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
Buses carrying the released Palestinian prisoners departed from the Israeli Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank, and will be taken to Gaza.
The families of the hostages who are still missing are yet to receive any information on their fate.
