Hamas Frees 8 More Hostages

GAZA TRUCE HOLDS | Israel is set to release another 110 prisoners in exchange

- AP

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners. The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross.

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive 15-month war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose October 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting. It was held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released. The first hostage, a female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, was released in northern Gaza.