Eight Israeli and Thai hostages released from Gaza

Eight and hostages organized by Hamas in Gaza have been released amidst chaotic scenes as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel.

Three Israel and five Thai citizens were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas before transferring to Israeli forces and being taken to Israel.

A total of 110 Palestinians were later released from Israeli jails, including 32 life sentences and 32 with 30 minors.

Israel delayed its release, the way the hostages were treated, the way they were handed over.

Thursday’s release means that 15 hostages have been freed since the ceasefire came under the influence of ceasefire on 19 January. Eighty-two are still being organized.

Israeli soldiers Agam Berger, 20, was the first to release on Thursday – led by masked gunmen through a scene of debris at a stage -based program in Jabalia north of Gaza.

A crowd of citizens was back by armed Hamas fighters as it appeared on a platform and a certificate was given before the Red Cross passed.

She was one of the seven women of an unarmed unit of observers who were abducted on 7 October 2023, and the last remaining in Gaza.

In the category of Tel Aviv’s hostages, a large screen was watching a crowd.

“I’m thrilled … to see her face, to see her back to her family. It’s exciting,” Yahil Oren, who served in the same unit as Ms. Berger a decade ago , Told the BBC.

Pictures released by the Israeli army showed four other young women from the unit released on the previous exchange on Saturday.

In a statement, his family said that they can now “start the treatment process” but that “recovery will not be complete until all the hostages return home”.

About two hours later, in the Khan Unis south of Gaza, seven other hostages were brought out among the chaotic scenes.

They were led by armed fighters through the crowd of spectators, before handing over the red cross in waiting vehicles, many filming with mobile phones.

This happened symbolically in front of the remains of the house – the 7 October attacks were bombed by Israel by the architect, late Hamas leader Yahya Sinavar. Sinavar was killed by Israeli soldiers in Rafah in October 2024.

A journalist covering the handover told the BBC, “There was a lot of chaos, there was a lot of shock.” Sinavar had mantras for the name and Hamas, he said.

A woman in the crowd said that she is “proud of Gaza’s resistance to men and Gaza”.

In Tel Aviv, people used to watch eagerly, as they used to have pictures of Israeli flags and hostages.

Apart from Ms. Berger, Israeli citizens Arbel Yehud, 29, and Gadi Moses, 80, and Thai Agricultural activists Pongsak Thanna, Sathian Suwanakham, Watchra Srihouun, Banwat Sithao and Surasak Lamno were freed.

In the indication of the ceasefire’s uncertainty, the release of prisoners was stopped by Israel until it was assured that the scenes with the release of hostages in Khan Younis would not be repeated.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “the shocking scene” was “additional proof of the unimaginable cruelty of the Hamas terrorist organization”.

The Prime Minister’s office later stated that it was received from the mediators “a commitment that a safe exit would be guaranteed to our hostages” yet to be released.

The adjournment was the latest hurdle to hit delicate and complex mutual stages, which is committed by Israel and Hamas under the terms of ceasefire.

On January 25, after failing to include Arbel Jehud in the last round of hostage release, Israel allowed hundreds of displaced Palestinians to return to North Gaza in two days.

On 7 October 2023, Hamas took two hundred and fifty people captive for attacking Israel, killing about 1,200 people. The attack started a war that destroyed Gaza.

According to Gaza’s Hamas-Interested Health Ministry, 15-month-old military aggressive of Israel killed 47,460 Palestinians in the region.

Prior to Thursday, 290 Palestinian prisoners – from those ranging from those ranging from prolonged punishment and other attacks to bomb blasts, to teenagers organized without any allegations.

Most occupied West Banks have returned to Eastern Jerusalem and Gaza, while about 70 most serious criminals have been deported.