The International Committee of the Red Cross transported the prisoners through the Kerem Shalom crossing in eastern Rafah in southern Gaza.

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

The Red Cross on Thursday called for "improvements" in the security of the handovers to Israel of captives held by Hamas in Gaza after chaotic scenes earlier in the day.

The four women – Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag – were marched onto a podium where they waved and smiled – likely under duress. They were then led into ICRC vehicles, which transported them to Israeli forces.

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.

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,

Hamas militants handed over Israeli hostages to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday in Gaza City. The hostages got into vehicles of the ICRC as masked and armed Hamas fighters surrounded the vehicles and chanted "God is the greatest.

Four Israeli female soldiers were swapped for 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal under the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian faction,

Three more Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released by Palestinian militants from captivity and returned to Israel, after being held for more than 15 months in Gaza.

Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and cheering in Gaza as Israeli and Thai hostages were handed over to the Red Cross earlier that day.

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