Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages to Red Cross in central Gaza

Hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel

Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Source: REUTERS

Hamas handed over on Saturday three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah, live television showed.

The militant group released Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri during the cross-border Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, abducted that day from the Nova music festival.

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By Reuters

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