An image grab from a handout video released by the Hamas Media Office shows a member of its Al-Qassam Brigades gesturing to a hostage before handing her over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Nov. 24, 2023, ahead of her transfer to Israel. (Credit: Alex Mita/HAMAS MEDIA OFFICE / AFP)
Israeli authorities said that 14 hostages being held in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 would be released on Saturday, as well as 42 Palestinian prisoners, on the second day of a truce deal.
Prison authorities said 42 prisoners — both male and female — would be freed under the terms of the agreement, which mandates exchanges at a ratio of three to one, and an Israeli official source said 14 hostages would be handed over.
Israeli authorities said that 14 hostages being held in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 would be released on Saturday, as well as 42 Palestinian prisoners, on the second day of a truce deal.
Prison authorities said 42 prisoners — both male and female — would be freed under the terms of the agreement, which mandates exchanges at...