The IDF stated this evening that they are preparing for the possibility that the hostages may leave Gaza from more than one location, including from the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
According to assessments, all the hostages will be transferred when they leave Gaza, under the escort of IDF troops, to the reception facility in Re'im, where they will receive physical and psychological care from professionals as needed and will be able to prepare before meeting their families. The IDF noted that family members will be waiting at the reception facility to reunite with them, after which they will be transferred to Ichilov and Sheba hospitals. The military is also preparing for the possibility of an urgent medical evacuation, in which case helicopters will transport them directly to Soroka or Barzilai Medical Centers without stopping at the reception center.
Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Israel had received the list of hostages set to be released. Once Israeli officials verified and approved the list, they updated the families before publicly releasing the names. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters, a body representing families of hostages remaining in Gaza, celebrated the news of the upcoming hostage release.
We will not give up or stop at any stage until all hostages return home, down to the last one - the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for proper burial. IDF finalizing preparations for hostage return on Saturday. IDF prepares to receive hostages returned from Gaza in hostage deal, January 18,
