Joyous celebrations have broken out in Tel Aviv as three Israeli hostages were released under a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Friends and relatives of the three women clapped and cheered in Hostages Square in central Tel Aviv when their release was confirmed, 471 days after their capture on October 7, 2023.
The three women – named by Israeli soldiers as Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher – were handed over by Hamas to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday afternoon.
They have now been handed over to the Israeli army and will undergo a medical examination before being taken to a hospital in Tel Aviv, where they will be reunited with family.
Prisoner transport buses park in front of the Ofer Israel military prison for the release of 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
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