Hamas released six hostages on Saturday, the last living hostages slated for release under the first phase of the tenuous ceasefire agreement struck last month.
The six hostages were turned over to the Red Cross for transport into Israel in three groups. The first released were 40-year-old Tal Shoham and 39-year-old Avera Mengistu, according to Fox News. Hamas terrorists escorted them to Red Cross vehicles after holding a staged ceremony in front of hundreds of cheering Palestinians. Israel has condemned such displays.
Omer Wenkert, 23, Omer Shem Tov, 22, and Eliya Cohen, 27, were released in the second group. Hamas terrorists conducted another ceremony for them, bringing the trio out in military garb — though none were soldiers — before handing them to the Red Cross.
Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was the last of the hostages to be released to the Red Cross on Saturday. Al-Sayed and Mengistu…
