The militant group Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers who were held captive in the Gaza Strip in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners. This was the second such swap under the fragile ceasefire deal implemented on January 19 to pause the 15-month-long war.
Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.
Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City. The soldiers had been abducted during Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7,
Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, hours after Hamas freed four young female Israeli soldiers from captivity in Gaza.
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 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 prisoners arrived in Egypt under Gaza ceasefire deal, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News channel reports - Anadolu Ajansı
Israeli media has reported that the list of hostages slated for release was not in line with the original agreement, but it was not immediately clear whether this would have any impact on the planned exchange.
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Gaza Strip: Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers in GazaIsraeli hostages Naama Levy and Karina Ariev were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by Hamas militants today. Together with two other hostages, they were captured during an attack in October 2023.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that the completion of the second phase of a prisoner-hostage exchange between Hamas and Israel, implemented under the initial terms of a ceasefire agreement.
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Chaotic crowds, Hamas gunmen surround Gaza hostage handoverChaotic 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,
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