The first of the Israelis released in an exchange today has now been handed over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip, media reports.
A total of eight hostages are on their way to being released from terror -stamped Hamas captivity during the day.
In return, Israel releases 120 Palestinian prisoners, as part of the ceasefire agreement.
Islamic Jihad, who is allied with Hamas, published in the morning a video where two of the people to be released, Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses, joyfully embrace each other. Where and when the film is recorded is not clear, but it is taken by Israeli media as a confirmation that the process is now underway.
At the same time, the Red Cross was reported to go to Jabalia in the Northern Gaza Strip where the release would take place. And there, militants left the young soldier Agam Berger.
These are the three named Israelis, two civilians and one soldier, as well as five Thai citizens who have not yet been named, According to The Times of Israelwhich is released in this step.
Everyone was robbed in connection with Hama’s major attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The two Israeli civilians have since been held captured by the extremist group Islamic Jihad.
Exchange: 110 Palestinians
One of them is 29-year-old Arbel Yehoud. According to Israel, she would have been released already last week, when four female soldiers were handed over.
Israel then pointed out that Hamas broke his part of the settlement, which states that civilians should be released first. This led to Israel briefly paused the plan to let hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to their homes in the Northern Gaza Strip.
The first Israeli man to be released as part of the prison exchange, where a total of 33 people will be released in a first phase of the ceasefire, is 80-year-old Gadi Moses.
In exchange, 110 people will be released from Israeli prisons, 30 of whom have been sentenced to life imprisonment after performing deadly attacks against Israelis, according to the AP.