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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

Three Israelis released by Hamas in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal – along with five Thai hostages - It is the third exchange ...

The videos of Agam Berger being paraded on stage by Hamas before being released also sparked reactions on the internet.

Three Israelis, five foreign nationals freed in Gaza as hostage releases begin - It is the third exchange of Israeli hostages ...

Hamas is set to free two more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Hamas and Israel are set to exchange hostages and prisoners today in the third swap of a fragile ceasefire. Israel is to release 110 Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas will set free eight hostages - ...

It is the third exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners since a ceasefire was agreed nearly a fortnight ago ...

• Eight hostages – three Israeli and five Thai – are set to be released from Gaza on Thursday. The three Israelis are Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses, according to the Israeli Prime ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...