Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest swap under the ceasefire agreed by Israel and the armed group last month.
The three hostages handed over on Saturday are American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, 46, and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29.
In return, 369 Palestinians held in Israeli jails were released.
So far 19 hostages held in Gaza and more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners have been freed as part of the Gaza ceasefire that began on 19 January 2025.
By the end of the first six-week stage of the deal, 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners are expected to have been freed.
On Saturday, in the sixth swap since last month, Israeli hostages were handed over in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Surrounded by heavily armed Hamas militants, the men briefly addressed a crowd of Palestinians before being transferred into Red Cross vehicles.
They did not look as gaunt as the hostages freed a week earlier - their appearance had aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.
Yair Horn and his brother Eitan, 37, were both abducted from a kibbutz during the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas. Eitan Horn remains in captivity in Gaza.
The three men were airlifted by military helicopters to a hospital in central Israel where they will undergo medical tests and be reunited with relatives.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, posting on social media, said the hostages had been "forced to endure" a "despicable and cynical ceremony".
In a social media post, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel would continue to work with the US to "ensure that all hostages return to Israel soon".
