Hamas Hands Over 7 Israeli Hostages to Red Cross as Trump Heads to Gaza Peace Summit
Hamas has handed over seven surviving Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), marking the first stage of a major hostage-prisoner exchange under a newly brokered Gaza ceasefire deal. The Israeli military confirmed that a Red Cross convoy had entered northern Gaza on Monday to collect the hostages, in line with the terms of the agreement. The deal, mediated by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, aims to bring an end to the devastating conflict that erupted following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Under the initial phase of the agreement, Hamas will release 47 Israeli hostages — both living and deceased — in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans detained by Israel since the war began. The group is also expected to return the remains of an Israeli soldier killed during the […]
