Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for the interruption of fire
Hamas released three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest replacement under the dedication fire that the Israel and a militant group agreed last month.
Three Talata surrendered on Saturday are the US Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, 46, and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troofanov, 29.
In return, 369 Palestinians were released in Israeli prisons.
So far, 19 hostages held in Gaza and over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners have been liberated as part of Gaza’s truce, which began on January 19, 2025.
By the end of the first six -week phase of the agreement, 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners are expected to be released.
On Saturday, in the sixth replacement since last month, Israeli hostages were handed over to Khan Younis in southern Gazi.
Surrounded by very armed Hamas militants, men briefly addressed the crowd of Palestinians before being transferred to the Red Cross vehicles.
They did not look as long as hostages released a week earlier – their appearance aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.
Three men transferred military helicopters to a hospital in central Israel, where medical tests will pass and reunite with relatives.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, publishing on social media, said hostages were “forced to withstand” “” despised and cynical ceremony. “
In the workplace of social media, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel would continue working with the US to “ensure that all hostages soon return to Israel.”
Most of the liberated Palestinians were taken to Gaza, although some were taken to the West Coast. In both areas, crowds gathered to welcome the former prisoners.
The Palestinian Society of the Red Crescent said the BBC that five those released in the city of the western coast of Ramallah were taken straight to the hospital.
“Everyone has chronic diseases,” said Mohammad Faqih, an official from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, adding that one man had a broken leg.
The majority of 36 Palestinians who serve life penalties are reportedly deported to Egypt.
Earlier this week, Hamas threatened to delay the release of hostage after accusing Israel of violating the terms of the agreement, which Israel denied.
Israel, supported by US President Donald Trump, said he would be “intense” intense fighting if hostages did not surrender.
The latest editions mean that Hamas, under a dedication fire, should have been free of 14 hostages.
However, Israel says eight of them are dead, which means that it is expected that six living Israelites will be returned in the first phase.
A total of 141 hostages have been released, including 81 Israelites and 24 foreign nationals released as part of the previous agreement between Israel and Hamas.
About 1,200 people were killed and 251 was taken to Gaza as hostages when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
This launched a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, says the Hamas Ministry of Health.
