Israeli soldier freed by Hamas, two more hostages handed over to Red Cross in Khan Younis”

Israel says it has received female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, who was taken prisoner by Hamas alongside four other women soldiers during the October 7, 2023 attack

Agam Berger, a 20-year-old soldier who was taken captive by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attacks, has been handed over by the militant group to the Red Cross in Gaza’s Jabalia.

Berger is the first of eight hostages set to be released today as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas is set to free two more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since fighting paused earlier this month.

 Berger was captured alongside four other female soldiers, who were freed on Saturday. 

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