Three Israelis and five Thais were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday with 110 Palestinians expected to be exchanged in return.

Officials from Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, and five Thai nationals.

TERROR group Hamas are set to release six more hostages this week, according to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Three young Israelis, including Arbel Yehud, will be rescued on

The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force.

Hamas will release more Israeli hostages this week, officials said Monday, including Agam Berger, who was not released along with four of her colleagues on Saturday.

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinians.

Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, along with five Thai nationals in the next hostage release on Thursday.

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Hamas has so far released seven hostages, with 290 prisoners freed in exchange. "Israel received the list of hostages who are supposed to be released from Hamas captivity tomorrow," the Israeli premier's office said. Israel said a total of eight hostages, three Israelis and five Thais, were to be freed from Gaza on Thursday.

Israel is expected to release more than 100 Palestinian prisoners, including around 30 serving life sentences, in the third exchange of the Gaza cease-fire.