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Armed, masked militants made the three pale, worn men walk onto a stage and speak to a crowd before handing them over to the Red Cross in the southern city of Khan Younis. The 369 Palestinian prisoners were later released.
Three Israeli hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza by Palestinian militants on February 15, in the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month, Report informs via CNN.
The NNA also reported that the Lebanese Red Cross had transported eight people to hospitals in Hermel after they were injured in shelling in the northern border region. It said shelling from Syria struck the towns of Zakiyah, Ard al-Sabea, Sahlat al-Maa, and Qanafez, injuring civilians.
Prisoners boarded buses ahead of their transfer to the Red Cross. In total 183 Palestinians are to be freed on Saturday as part of the cease-fire and hostage release deal.
All laws are followed in the detention center, and the International Committee of the Red Cross visits us periodically. We have opportunities for phone calls with our family members. Our treatment in detention is provided in accordance with law and we are treated in compliance with legal protocols.
The data that was collected thanks to the assistance from the DRC Red Cross and the World Health Organization reflected the situation as of January 31. Previous reports put the number of fatalities at 733. Goma was seized by units of the March 23 (M23) rebel movement on January 26.
Two hostages are transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza after standing on a stage and waving, Report informs via AP.
They are expected to be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in the south Gaza city of Khan Yunis at around 0900 GMT, an Islamic Jihad source said.
The Al-Qassam Brigades (military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement) handed over Israeli hostage Agam Berger to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip, Report informs via Al Jazeera TV channel.
Allegations of ill-treatment against prisoners in Azerbaijan had been investigated independently, including by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and had been found to be false.