Four hostages were handed over by Hamas gunmen in a heavily-staged event, and transferred into waiting Red Cross vehicles.
Soldiers Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev – all three aged 20 – and Liri Elbag, 19 were taken from a military base at the Israel-Gaza border during the 7 October attacks.
This is the second part of an Israeli hostage release and Palestinian prisoner swap since a ceasefire was agreed earlier this month.
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