Israeli hostages Avera Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (2nd-L) are flanked by Palestinian Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 22, 2025. Masked militants paraded Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu on stage in the southern Gazan city of Rafah before handing them over to officials from the Red Cross. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)