Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war.
Four Israeli hostages wave on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. Hamas militants handed over four Israeli women hostages to the Red Cross in a January 25 swap after parading them on a stage at a square in Gaza, an AFP journalist reported.
The hostage-prisoner exchange is part of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that took effect last Sunday, and which is intended to pave the way to a permanent end to the war. The ceasefire agreement should be implemented in three phases, but the last two stages have not yet been finalised.
During the first, 42-day phase that began Sunday, 33 hostages Israel believes are still alive should be freed in staggered releases in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
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