The freed hostages Yarden Bibas and Ofer Calderon arrived at a IDF facility near the border settlement of Re'im, after being transported from the Gaza Strip under military escort, reports The Times of Israel. Both hostages will undergo initial physical and psychological examinations at the military facility and will meet with family members after 484 days in captivity.
Bibas's wife Shiri and sons Ariel, 5 years old, and Kfir, 2 years old, who were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, are still held in Gaza, and Israel has stated it has "serious concerns" for their fate.
Israeli and U.S. citizen Kit Sigal will be picked up by Red Cross representatives at another location — in the port of Gaza City.
In exchange for the three hostages, Israel will release 90 Palestinian prisoners, nine of whom are terrorists serving life sentences.