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,

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 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.

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

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 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.

"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.

International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric talks to Becky Anderson in Davos about “extremely complex and sensitive” efforts that went into facilitating the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners at the start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Chaotic scenes enveloped the three hostages from Israel who were handed over to the Red Cross Sunday by masked Hamas militants wearing green headbands in a packed Gaza City square.A dense crowd of Palestinians had gathered to watch the moment,

Watch as Al Jazeera live broadcast the tense moment the armed wing of Hamas handed over three Israeli female captives.

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip was implemented on Sunday, following a nearly three-hour delay, bringing a pause to the 15-month-long conflict.