Israeli hostages Naama Levy and Karina Ariev were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by Hamas militants today. Together with two other hostages, they were captured during an attack in October 2023.

Hours later, Israel freed 200 jailed Palestinians. The majority of the prisoners were transferred to Ramallah, while several dozen were released into Egypt. Another 16 were also sent to Gaza. Crowds of Palestinians celebrated as the freed prisoners reached Ramallah.

GAZA/JERUSALEM - The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday released the second batch of Israeli hostages, four women who were received by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City.