TEL AVIV — Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross at Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
FRANCE 24's Mark Owen reports from Tel Aviv on the release of Israeli soldier Agam Berger and the upcoming release of the remaining two Israelis held in Gaza as part of the third hostage-prisoner exchange under the ceasefire.
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Hamas freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.
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Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.
Surrounded by Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters struggling to hold back the crowd, Israeli hostages Arbel Yehud and Gadi Moses are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The handover is part of an exchange deal with Israel,
Chaotic scenes unfolded as an Israeli hostage was led through a crowd in Gaza before being handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday.
In exchange, Israel freed 110 Palestinian prisoners. Their release was delayed because of chaos surrounding Thursday’s hostage handover in Gaza.
Israeli military says seven hostages have been transferred by Red Cross to Israeli forces inside Gaza.