Jerusalem (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the second phase of release operations, reuniting more families as part of the agreement reached by the parties.

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Once the details are received, a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sets off in vehicles marked with the humanitarian organisation's logo to pick up the hostages in Gaza. Israeli military and medical personnel are also assembled at several different locations,

Hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are expected to be freed in a ceasefire deal with Israel. Palestinian prisoners held in Israel will also be freed.

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.

The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed its readiness to manage all aspects of a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.

ICRC's ongoing dialogue with the parties has ... more release operations to see more families reunited across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and deliver critical humanitarian ...

Emily spent 15 nightmare months in Gaza after she was snatched from her home in southern Israel during Hamas' incursion in the country on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 people.

Photo: Alamy The first American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Keith Siegel, 65, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023,

Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said that the Palestinian movement Hamas would release Israeli citizen Yarden Bibas, US national Keith Siegel and French citizen Ofer