Tehran, IRNA - A third exchange of prisoners between Hamas and Israel is currently underway as part of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
The Palestinian resistance group handed over a female Israeli soldier to the Red Cross in northern Gaza’s Jabalia area on Thursday.
The Israeli military confirmed that Agam Berger, 20, had crossed the border into the occupied territories. The military was preparing to receive more prisoners shortly, it added in a statement on X.
Berger is one of the three Israeli prisoners and five Thai nationals being released by Hamas in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 30 minors.
Later in the day, two other Israeli prisoners were handed over to the Red Cross in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
According to Al-Mayadeen news channel, two Israeli prisoners named Erbil Yehuda and Gadi Mozis were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday.
Al-Mayadeen reporter said that the two Israeli prisoners are in good health, adding, "They were handed over to the Red Cross in front of the house of the martyr "Yahya Al-Sinwar" (the late head of the political office of Hamas) in Khan Yunis."
Israel was supposed to release 110 Palestinians later in the day, but it put on hold to free them for yet unclear reasons.
Large crowds of Palestinians and resistance fighters also gathered in Khan Younis in southern Gaza to welcome the Palestinian prisoners.
Israel has failed to achieve its stated goal of eradicating Hamas in Gaza following over 15 months of a genocidal war that killed more than 47,000 Palestinians.
Early this month, the Israeli regime was forced to enter a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which continues to have a strong presence in Gaza and is in charge of the handover of Israeli prisoners.
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