Gazans gather to watch as Hamas prepares to hand over Israeli hostage to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Doha, Qatar: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third hostage-prisoner exchange got under way, an AFP journalist reported.
Three Israelis and five Thai captives are slated for release Thursday under a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war.
Israel's military said she was back in Israel and would undergo "an initial medical assessment".
A fourth exchange is scheduled for the weekend.
Hamas had released seven hostages in last two weekends, with 290 prisoners freed in exchange.
Israel is to release 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, in exchange for the three Israelis, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group said
