The Palestinian militant group freed Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy in a prisoner exchange.
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday morning in a televised event in central Gaza in the latest exchange under the cease-fire agreement in the region.
The Palestinian militant group freed Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who were captured in the Oct. 7. 2023, attack on Israel.
The three men appeared on stage, flanked by armed and masked militants, before being released to Red Cross ambulances waiting nearby. The captives were swapped in a deal for 183 Palestinian prisoners.
It is the fifth prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas since the two warring parties reached a cease-fire deal last month. The three hostages were returned safe to Israel, confirmed an official government X account, which accused Hamas of having starved the three men.
The cease-fire has held so far, but recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, where he proposed the wholesale removal of the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian population, risks inflaming tensions.