The youngest among the hostages released on Sunday was three-year-old Yahel Shoham, freed with her mother and brother, although her father remains a hostage.

According to Reuters, the release follows the liberation of 13 Israelis on Saturday — six of them women and seven of them teenagers or children.

 Adi Shoham, 38, her children Yahel Shoham, 3, and Nave Shoham, 8, and Shoshan Haran — released Israeli hostages — walk following their arrival in Israel on Nov 25 after being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel. — Israeli PMO via Reuters
Adi Shoham, 38, her children Yahel Shoham, 3, and Nave Shoham, 8, and Shoshan Haran — released Israeli hostages — walk following their arrival in Israel on Nov 25 after being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel. — Israeli PMO via Reuters

 Yahel Shoham, 3, and her mother Adi Shoham — released Israeli hostages — sit together shortly after their arrival in Israel on Nov 25, after being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel. — Israeli PMO via Reuters
Yahel Shoham, 3, and her mother Adi Shoham — released Israeli hostages — sit together shortly after their arrival in Israel on Nov 25, after being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel. — Israeli PMO via Reuters

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