Palestinian militants on Saturday freed two Israeli hostages, among the last live captives eligible for release under the first phase of a fragile truce that is also expected to see Palestinian prisoners released.
Freedom for the captives caps an emotional two days in Israel, where the family of another hostage, Shiri Bibas, earlier on Saturday confirmed receipt of her remains.
Bibas and her two young sons had become symbols of the ordeal suffered by Israeli hostages since the Gaza war began.
Palestinian militants seized dozens of captives during their unprecedented October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which triggered more than 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip.
Militants escorted Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu onto a stage in Rafah, southern Gaza.
