Hamas has released an Israeli female soldier held in Gaza in the third phase, as part of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas on Thursday, officials said.
The release of Agam Berger took place on Thursday as the captive emerged from under the rubble at the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, which was repeatedly targeted by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023.
A total of eight captives are due to be released today, including five Thai nationals and three Israelis.
The release of captives on Thursday will be taking place at locations across Gaza, including outside what used to be the house of former Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar in the southern city of Khan Younis.
As part of the hostage deal, Israel is due to release 110 Palestinians held in various Israeli prisons later today.
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Before this, Hamas on Saturday released four Israeli soldiers held in Gaza and 200 Palestinians were freed from the Israeli prisons as of the agreement that ceased more than 15 months of war.
The 15-month-long war has killed around 47183 people in Gaza, with 10000 more buried under the rubble of Gaza.
According to UN estimates, a total of 13,000 children have also died in the Israeli invasion of Gaza, with tens of thousands of children having life-altering injuries since October 7, 2023.
Some 1139 people have also been killed as a result of the Hamas-led raid inside Israel.
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