Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals captured by Hamas are set to be freed on Thursday following a ceasefire agreement that came into effect this month.
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00:00Hamas has released three Israeli and five Thai hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire
00:08agreement with Israel.
00:10The first captive to be released was female soldier Agam Berger.
00:15She was seen walking through the rubble of a wrecked building in the Jabalia refugee
00:19camp in northern Gaza, escorted by Hamas fighters.
00:23She then appeared on a stage before being handed over to the Red Cross.
00:28Captives of Israeli hostages cheered from Tel Aviv as they watched Berger enter the
00:32Red Cross vehicle that took her out of Gaza.
00:36The civilian hostages, including 29-year-old Arbel Yehud and 80-year-old Gadi Moses, were
00:42released further south in Khan Yunis amid a massive crowd of onlookers.
00:47The five Thai nationals being released were among 31 foreign agricultural workers in Israel
00:53taken hostage by Hamas.
00:56Israel is set to release 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 30 children, many of whom were detained
01:02without a trial.