Three Israeli hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza by Hamas on Saturday, in the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month, APA reports citing CNN World.
American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, Russian-Israeli Alexandre Troufanov and Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn were released in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, around 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET). They were seen exiting vehicles surrounded by militants, who ushered the hostages on stage, where the captives addressed the crowd.
Israel is expected to release 369 Palestinian prisoners later Saturday, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said Friday, 333 of whom were arrested in Gaza following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. It will be the largest number of Palestinian prisoners released during the exchanges so far.
Since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was reached on January 19, 18 hostages (13 Israelis and 5 Thai citizens) have been released.
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