Hamas releases six Israeli captives in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal
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Hamas releases six Israeli captives in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Sixth captive to be handed over by Hamas to Israeli authorities in Gaza City without a ceremony. Hamas has released six Israeli captives from Gaza ahead of the release of hundreds of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons in the final swap under the first phase of the ceasefire between the Palestinian group and Israel. The first two captives, Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu, were handed over to the Red Cross in Rafah in southern Gaza on Saturday after they were led onto a stage by armed Hamas fighters. Three more captives – Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Omer Shem Tov – were later released to Red Cross officials in Nuseirat in central Gazain a separate ceremony. Speaking to Al Jazeera before the release, Professor Sami al-Arian from Istanbul Zaim University said the elaborate staging of the handover is a way for Hamas to signal it is responsible stakeholders by “showing the whole world that they were trying to keep them alive, keep them safe”.

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