Watch: Six Israeli hostages released in Gaza

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

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Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were freed by Hamas on Saturday morning, in a highly-choreographed event in Rafah.

Hours later, in Nuseirat, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert were handed over amid similar scenes.

Hisham al-Sayed was released shortly after in Gaza City.

Mengistu and al-Sayed were seized in 2014 and 2015 respectively, after they crossed into Gaza on their own.

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