Kidnapped Israeli soldier Agam Berger was the first to be released, followed by civilians Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses. Thenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat and Rumnao Surasak were the five Thai nationals freed.

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting.

Hamas is set to release 33 Israeli hostages - approximately one-third of those held - in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. As part of the truce, Israe

Three Israelis and five Thais were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday with 110 Palestinians expected to be exchanged in return.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah is in new jeopardy Sunday as various groups slow walk responsibilities under the deal.

After the chaotic handover in southern Gaza, Zivan Frieden, a spokesman for Israel’s prisons authority, said in a statement that the release of over 100 Palestinian prisoners had been suspended, without providing further details.

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.

The Israeli military says Hamas released a female Israeli soldier on Thursday morning. The Islamic group says it will free two more captives later in the day.

A female Israeli soldier is released as the next hostage-prisoner exchange gets underway amid the ceasefire in Gaza.

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas

Three Israelis released by Hamas in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal – along with five Thai hostages - It is the third exchange of those held in Gaza and Palestinian detainees since a ceasefire was agre