US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also went today to visit Mahmoud Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority has justified the October 7 terrorist massacre and said it seeks unity with Hamas.

https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/palestinian-authority-justifies-hamas-massacre-of-israelis/

Israeli security forces confiscate 6 million shekels worth of weapons smuggled from Jordan into Samaria (the "West Bank").

Mia and Amit were reportedly transferred to the Red Cross in the center of Gaza City in northern Gaza, just a mile or so from where IDF soldiers are holding the ceasefire line.

And again they had to pass through a baying mob of "innocent" Gaza civilians en route to freedom.

Mia and Amit are in Israeli territory.

Mia was the first “sign of life” Israel received when Hamas posted a clip of her in captivity in October.

Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar in his first public statement since the start of the war:

"October 7 was just a dress rehearsal."

Yesterday, Liat Atzili was freed from captivity in Gaza. Her husband, Aviv, was also listed as kidnapped. But today his family announced that he was killed.

May his memory be a blessing.

Reported interception over southern Israel. IDF is checking what was intercepted, and if there was an actual aerial infiltration.

Mia Shem is reunited with her mother and brother at Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel.

Blinken to Israeli leaders: I don’t think you have the diplomatic credit to make war on Gaza for several more months.

The uncle of Or and Yigil Yaakov says Hamas “branded” them so they could be identified as captives, and also drugged them during captivity.

“They treated them so cruelly, but at least the boys are home.”

This evening Hamas published a video in which the terrorists force a weeping Yarden Bibas to say his wife and two little boys (the cute red heads) are dead, and he just wants to return home and bury them.

This is demonic psychological warfare. But it might also be true.

The IDF is checking the veracity of the claims.

Mia Shem was operated on by a veterinarian while in Hamas captivity.

The remaining hostages to be released today have reportedly been transferred to the Red Cross.

Hostages released today, including Mia and Amit earlier this afternoon.

The 8 Israeli hostages released today from Gaza:

- Bilal Alziadna (18) and Aisha Alziadna (17) were kidnapped from Kibbutz Holit along with their father Hamis Alziadna and their older brother Hamza Alziadna, who remain in captivity.

- Mia Shem, 21 years old: Mia was kidnapped from the Nova music festival with an injured hand. Mia is the first abductee to appear in a video released by Hamas.

- Sapir Cohen, 29 years old: Sapir came with her partner Sasha Trupanov to visit his parents in Nir Oz. Both were kidnapped along with Sasha's mother Yelena Trupanov and Irena Teti, who were released yesterday evening.

- Shani Goren, 29 years old: Shani was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. In the video from the day of the massacre on October 7, she was seen along with Gaza citizens and armed terrorists being taken to Gaza in a cart.

- Ilana Grichevski, 30 years old: Ilana was kidnapped from her home in Nir Oz along with her partner Matan Tsengauker. Ilana's last contact was with her friend. Matan had subsequent correspondence, up to the moment he was kidnapped.

- Nili Margalit, 40 years old: Nili was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Yochaved Lifshitz, who was released in late October, reported that she was with her in Gaza - adding that she was in good condition and was helping treat the wounded.

- Amit Soussana, 40: Amit was abducted from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Gaza at 10:00 a.m. She sent a final message to her family, after which she was taken to Gaza.

38 of 40 captive children have been returned from Gaza. Only the Bibas brothers, Ariel (4) and Kfir (10 months), were not returned to us.

While on a break from fighting Hamas, Israeli soldiers have been rescuing animals in Gaza, including this hyena who was found starving in a bombed out building.