Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in ceasefire swap happymamay

Hamas liberated three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest exchange under the ceasefire by Israel and the militant group last month.

The three hostages that were delivered on Saturday are the Israeli Americans, Sagoy Dickel Chen, 36, Argentine-Israeli Yer Horn, 46, and Israeli-Russian Alexander Terkfanov, 29.

On the other hand, 369 Palestinians were released in Israeli prisons.

Until now, 19 hostages have been released in Gaza and more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire in Gaza, which started on January 19, 2025.

By the end of the first stage of the six weeks of the deal, 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released.

On Saturday, in the sixth exchange since last month, the Israeli hostages were handed over in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Surrounded by the militants of the armed militants, the men grabbed a crowd of Palestinians before they were transferred to the Red Cross vehicles.

They did not look at GAUT like the hostages who released them a week ago – their appearance anger in Israel and other places.

The three men have been transferred by military helicopters to a hospital in central Israel, where they will undergo medical tests and will be reunited with relatives.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who was published on social media, said that the hostages were “forced to” be “hateful and satirical”.

In the position of social media, Israel Defense Secretary Katz said that Israel will continue to work with the United States “to ensure that all hostages return to Israel soon.”

The majority of the freed Palestinians were transferred to Gaza, although some of them were transferred to the West Bank. In both fields, the crowds gathered to welcome the former prisoners.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society told the BBC that five of those who were issued in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank were transferred directly to the hospital.

“All of them have chronic diseases,” said Mohamed Fakih, an official from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, adding that a man had a broken leg.

It is said that most of the 36 Palestinians who spend the provisions of life will be deported to Egypt.

Earlier this week, Hamas threatened to delay the hostage issue after accusing Israel of violating the terms of the agreement, which Israel denied.

Israel, with the support of US President Donald Trump, said that the “intense” fighting would resume unless the hostages are delivered.

The latest versions mean that in light of the ceasefire, Hamas is due to the liberation of 14 other hostages.

However, Israel says that eight of them have died, which means that six Israelis are expected to be returned in the first stage.

A total of 141 hostages has now been released, including 81 Israelis and 24 foreign citizens who were issued as part of a previous deal between Israel and Hamas.

About 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken to Gaza as hostages when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

This sparked a huge Israeli military attack in Gaza, which killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas -running Ministry of Health.