The footage of the transfer of the three female Israeli hostages to the ICRC showed them in "full physical and psychological health," as opposed to the footage of Palestinian prisoners who showed "visible signs of neglect and exhaustion,

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Emily Damari, 28, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24, were released with sick 'memorabilia' commemorating the nearly 500 days they spent in Hamas internment

The ICRC said they were in good health. Previous reporting by USA TODAY established that "many" of the Israeli female hostages who were released in an earlier Israel-Hamas truce, in November 2023 ...

A long-awaited ceasefire has started in Gaza following a three-hour delay, bringing respite to the besieged enclave after a bloody 15 months. Follow for live updates.

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

Three female Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months have been released and brought back to Israel, after a long-awaited ceasefire deal took effect. Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari, who is also a British citizen, were due to be freed in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas handed over three Israeli captives to the Red Cross on Sunday under the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. The three captives were handed over by Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, at Saraya Square in central Gaza City, according to an Anadolu reporter.

Hamas released three Israeli hostages during the first phase of the 42-day ceasefire that came into effect on Sunday. Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari had been in Hamas custody since October 7, 2023 and had been held in Gaza.

Israel 's top general has resigned, citing the security failures that allowed Hamas ' 7 October, 2023, attack as at least six Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank.

"Hamas has not given us any indication" that ... shelter and fuel. The UN and ICRC say they are preparing to scale up their aid operations for when the ceasefire takes effect.

Emily Damari is one of three women released, the first of 33 hostages due to be let go under the terms of the ceasefire