Israel says three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

Hamas Saturday freed four Israeli female soldiers after 477 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Army said. The soldiers crossed into Israeli territory before reuniting with their families after their captivity ended thanks to the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel,

The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City amid a large crowd of Palestinians. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.

GAZA/JERUSALEM - The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday released the second batch of Israeli hostages, four women who were received by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City.

The Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages on Saturday, in return for some 200 Palestinian prisoners, in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza.

Chaotic scenes enveloped the three hostages from Israel who were handed over to the Red Cross Sunday by masked Hamas militants wearing green headbands in a packed Gaza City square.A dense crowd of Palestinians had gathered to watch the moment,

The four soldiers – Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag – were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of Gaza and abducted by Hamas fighters who overran their base during the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Palestinian resistance group Hamas handed over four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel.

Palestinian group Hamas handed over four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported.

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