The hostages are transferred to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the outskirts of Gaza. Col Dr Avi Banov, deputy chief of the Israel Defense Forces medical corps, says: "We're prepared through the outskirts of Gaza and other areas to receive the hostages.

Hamas has released three Israeli and five Thai captives in Gaza and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process after crowds swarmed one of the captive handover points.

GAZA/JERUSALEM - The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday released the second batch of Israeli hostages, four women who were received by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City.