Statement From IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari-January 25, 2025

“Since the October 7th Massacre, our mission has been clear - bring home all the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Today, as part of these ongoing efforts, we welcomed home four more Israeli hostages after 477 days in Hamas captivity:
Liri Albag, aged 19, Naama Levy, aged 20, Karina Ariev, aged 20, Daniella Gilboa, aged 20, four IDF soldiers who were all abducted by Hamas from Nahal Oz on October 7th, 2023.

Today, we salute and embrace them and their families as they reunite just now after so long.
We cannot and will not forget that 90 hostages - including women, children, and elderly men - still remain in brutal conditions in Hamas captivity.

Hamas failed to meet its obligations to first release Israeli female civilian hostages as part of the agreement.
We are determined to return Arbel Yehoud, an Israeli citizen kidnapped from Nir Oz, and also Shiri Bibas and her two children, Kfir and Ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about.
We appreciate and thank the efforts of all the international mediators, the United States, Qatar and Egypt. And we expect them to make sure Hamas stands in accordance with the agreement.

IDF troops will continue to be deployed and operate and do everything to protect the citizens of Israel.
Our mission is not over until every single hostage comes home.”