Seven hostages handed to Red Cross by Hamas as exchange continues - latest - Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud is among eight hostages handed over to Red Cross

A female Israeli soldier is released as the next hostage-prisoner exchange gets underway amid the ceasefire in Gaza.

There are still 57 living hostages left in Gaza; 30 more hostages, including two Americans, are set to be freed in the first phase of the cease-fire agreement.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced scenes of Palestinians mobbing the Red Cross convoy of hostages in Khan Yunis as "horrifying." It took one hour to transfer Gadi Moses and Arbel Yehud from a Palestinian Islamic Jihad vehicle to Red Cross vehicles,

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen reports from Tel Aviv on the release of Israeli soldier Agam Berger and the upcoming release of the remaining two Israelis held in Gaza as part of the third hostage-prisoner exchange under the ceasefire.

Watch live as crowds gather in Tel Aviv as the Israel and Hamas ceasefire sees hostages released on Sunday (19 January) after 470 days.

The first hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released Sunday morning, with 33 hostages expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.

Chaotic scenes unfolded as an Israeli hostage was led through a crowd in Gaza before being handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday.

Israeli military says seven hostages have been transferred by Red Cross to Israeli

Egypt and Jordan have rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians, after US President Donald Trump suggested a plan to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and move its population.