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01:00However, there is a reason for this.
01:02Women, civilians and children were released first during the successive hostage deals brokered between Israel and Hamas.
01:08Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on this in November 2023,
01:13referring to tough decisions in the context of Israel negotiating the release of infants and children, mothers and women.
01:19Additionally, media reports, as well as official communications from the IDF and Israeli government,
01:25confirm that female hostages have been freed during prior deals.
01:29On the 15th of October, the body of the last female hostage was returned to Israel,
01:33following identification carried out by forensic experts.
01:36So although there were no female hostages released as part of the last deal brokered between Israel and Hamas,
01:43many had been freed previously.
